Novels like The Rules of Silent Murder
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- 1 The Occult Murder Task Force 诡秘谋杀专案组 I’m an ordinary food delivery guy. One night, I ran into a beautiful woman wearing sexy pajamas. I thought I was in for a passionate encounter, but a few minutes later, the woman was found decapitated... 41Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 2 High-Tech Comeback: Building Controlled Nuclear Fusion by Hand from the Start 黑科技逆袭：开局手搓可控核聚变 In 2035, a blockade by the Four Great Tech Alliances pushes Longxia to the brink. Lin Mo, a graduate student in materials science, accidentally activates the “Cosmic Core,” an artifact of an interstellar civilization hidden inside a Shang-Zhou bronze jue at the scene of his advisor’s mysterious death. From then on, his path to a comeback begins. On a rain-soaked night, blue light flares as a 100,000-volt Tesla coil weaves an electric cage. Cuneiform characters flicker eerily across a bloodstaine 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Haunted House: The Azure Dragon's Reverse Scale 凶宅诡影：青龙逆鳞 Lin Nili, son of a feng shui master, forms the Azure Dragon Bureau with the mysterious retired soldier Zhou Xuan, known as “Ghost Eye,” and the genius hacker Mo Ya to uncover the truth behind his father’s murder by a financial conglomerate. As they investigate haunted urban houses and secret tombs, they unravel a thousand-year conspiracy involving feng shui arts and the transnational cult known as the Blood Moon Society, only to discover that his own bloodline is a key piece on the board... 1Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 4 My Ex Is a Spy 我的前任是间谍 After Graduation, I Became a CEO Thanks to Penny Stocks, and My Ex-Girlfriends' Conglomerate Came Looking for Trouble After being dumped 20 times, Niu Youai unexpectedly discovered that the penny stocks he had bought in college had soared in value. Even more unexpectedly, infighting among the shareholders of the listed company led them to appoint him, a minor shareholder with just 1% of the shares, as CEO. On his first day at work, Niu Youai spotted eight familiar names on the employee roster. T —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Great Qian's Richest Woman: The Abandoned Daughter's Rise 大乾女首富：侯府弃女的逆袭生活 Chu Mingyue was a formidable, smiling CEO in the 21st century. One day, she transmigrates to the Great Qian dynasty and finds herself a village girl on the brink of starvation. A girl born with the destiny of a phoenix arrives at the Yong'an Marquis Estate. To preserve the wealth and status of the legitimate heirs, the concubine-born girl born on the same day is cruelly abandoned? Bullied and bled dry by greedy relatives, then dumped on the street. A living hell from the start? Chu Mingyue: No o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Super Sleuthing: I Livestream Myself Cracking Cases Like Crazy 超级推理：我疯狂直播破案 [Mystery and Deduction + Comedy + Livestreaming + No Female Lead] Super detective Su Chen transmigrates to a parallel world just like Earth, obtains a sign-in System, and starts livestreaming. To everyone’s astonishment, he solves one baffling case after another! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The City at Night Is Dark 城市的夜，很黑 When the setting sun bathes a city in light, night is on its way. Faced with the darkness of the city, are you ready to confront your fears? This is a test of human nature and the mind, and many people gradually cross the line. Yet some cling to the last glimmer of light in darkness so deep they cannot see their own hands. Some lights are extinguished by the slightest impurity, while others can burn away the darkness in people’s hearts. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Psychological Showdown 心理暗战 What is human nature? Gaozi said, “Eating and sex are human nature.” The essence of humanity is morality: what makes us human is mastering our instincts. Human nature is driven by desire: when we lose our essence, we become beasts. “Preserve heavenly principle, extinguish human desire.” “Preserve benevolence and righteousness, extinguish the appetite.” When long years of dark thoughts and spiritual torment wear away at a person, their natural instincts erase their social nature, turning them int 4Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 9 The V-Types Who Board the Ship Are a Little Vicious: Remastered 上舰的V性格有点恶劣重制版 As a “veteran captain” who spent all his time in virtual livestreams, I never expected to run into my favorite streamer’s real-life identity, until one day after school, in the alley behind the classroom building, I saw a boy from the class next door, the one everyone was always teasing, refusing to leave her alone. “What’s this about cutting in line when it comes to liking someone?” the boy said, his chin jutting out, his voice full of an inexplicable urge to compete. “We have to see who’s a b —Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 10 The Case Whisperer 案语者 [Dual male leads] + [high-IQ crime] + [both rivals and friends] + [mysterious identities] The body of a young woman is discovered by the river, with a string of mysterious numbers carved into her back. Experts decipher the numbers and find that they mean “butterfly.” The police identify the killer as a schoolteacher who had been close to the victim, but the suspect vanishes in a massive fire. The case changes the lives of two children forever: one is the victim’s younger brother, and the other i 904Reads8.7Score122Shelves
- 11 Infinite Worlds: Acting in Horror Movies 无限之我在恐怖片里当演员 Xu Sheng, a delivery driver, gets into a car accident during a torrential rainstorm. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a place called Sunshine Cinema. He is told that he is already dead, and the only reason he was brought back to life is that the cinema needs “disposable material.” To see his younger sister again and keep protecting her, he is forced to star in one eerie, terrifying “movie” after another. A perilous old mansion, an abandoned village, a baffling hospital, a gloomy school… Xu 3Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 12 Reborn in the Apocalypse: Sweeping the Western Suburbs Cemetery from the Start 重生末日：开局扫荡西郊陵园 At 00:00 on August 16, 2065, a wave of energy swept in from across the universe. Humanity on Blue Star endured thirty days of extreme natural disasters. Just as everyone was celebrating that the calamity had finally passed, 95% of all living creatures suddenly turned into zombies, officially ushering in the apocalypse on Blue Star. Ten years passed in the blink of an eye. After becoming a top powerhouse, Lin Wushe fell into a deep sleep following a battle to wipe out a zombie horde in the ocean. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Hidden Face 隐藏的脸 A mysterious woman. A series of terrifying nightmares. Years ago, the woman was murdered in a string of killings. Lu Hao has never met her, so why does she keep appearing in his dreams? Is this the work of the supernatural, or a memory he deliberately buried? What exactly connects Lu Hao, this mysterious woman, and the unending murders? Could one person be behind the series of killings spanning so many years? Can the truth hidden behind this bloody haze finally be revealed? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Warlord's Betrothed Princess 枭雄的赐婚小王妃 Born into an age of chaos, the great warlord Gao Cheng ends the era of rival states and unites the six kingdoms… Yan Yunhe, the apple of the Yan family’s eye, is suddenly betrothed to the ruthless Gao Cheng… 20Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 15 If This Fleeting Life Could Be Sent, It Would Be No Dream 若能寄浮生非梦 “Welcome back, my star.” Obsessive, unhinged organization leader gong Erlan Xu * sickly, aloof prophet shou Xieruisi Both are pure; shou-centered. Forced love in the early stages, mutual support later on. (A fanwork pairing, with a little Genshin Impact mixed in, but you can pretend it isn’t there.) (The alternate timeline is just me tossing in random ideas to fill things out, qaq. Leave a comment if you want to read it and I’ll start it.) —Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 16 Cube Mansion 魔方公馆 A reckoning for sins committed twenty years ago comes at last. Six people enter the Magic Cube Mansion after receiving a mysterious invitation... Amid hidden mechanisms and buried memories, the dark secrets of an orphanage and a young man’s wrongful conviction are brought to light... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Live Trial: I Sent My Police Commissioner Father to Court 直播审判：我把警监父亲送上法庭 Live Trial: I Took My Police Commissioner Father to Court —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Records of Strange Cases Beneath the Heavens 巡天诡案录 The male lead, Lu Zhaoming, was a narcotics officer who died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. To his surprise, he transmigrated to the Great Yin Dynasty and became the lowest-ranking, ninth-grade night patrolman in the Bureau of Celestial Patrol. Thus begins his legendary journey as a crime-solving sleuth... 2Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 19 Ma Long Investigates: The Three O'Clock Mystery 马龙探案之三点的迷案 Revision in progress, The format will be changed to one translation per sentence, with one Chinese sentence followed by one English sentence. Extensive English reading material, suitable for readers with a vocabulary of 3,000 words, and written according to the logic of how to say things in English. Contents Volume One: The Three O'Clock Mystery @ Chapter 1 Volume Two: The Missing Corpse @ Chapter 34 Volume Three: The Wrong Murder Case @ Chapter 68 Volume Four: The Right Murder Case A suspens —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 This Detective Is a Bit of a Clown 这个神探二把刀 This book continues the story of the first two volumes of The Sin-Hunting Detective. See how detective Chen Yang cracks bizarre, terrifying, and inexplicable mysteries. This book has it all: suspense, deduction, horror, strange happenings, the supernatural, and plenty of scares. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Never-Ending Plum Blossoms 梅完梅了 Years ago, the powerful businesswoman Dong Zhenzhu was brutally murdered in her home. Mei Changqing, who had only just joined the police force, accidentally caught a glimpse of the culprit's back during an emergency assignment, but an unexpected mishap let the killer slip away. In the end, the police closed the case as a suicide. Years later, after weathering all kinds of hardships, Mei Changqing is no longer the inexperienced young officer he once was. He has become a middle-aged man with a bee 2Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 22 Murder in the Golden House: My Opponent Is a Bit of a Letdown 金屋藏凶：我的对手不太行 [Alternate Republic of China setting + episodic mystery-solving + happy ending] During the Republic of China era, the body of socialite Xu Ruolan is discovered in a suburban villa. The police station hastily closes the case as an accidental fall. Officer Jiang Shuyi suspects foul play and continues investigating, only to be dismissed without explanation. Just as the truth is about to be buried, a year later, dancer Dong Yujiao moves into the villa to track down a missing treasure. There, she cro 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Help! My Teammate Is a Monk Who Has Sworn Off Women 救命！我的队友是戒色和尚 [Lighthearted] [Humorous] [Urban Daily Life] [Dungeons] The protagonist accidentally transmigrates to another world and obtains the [Reincarnation Mirror], getting dragged into conflicts from then on. Along with a monk who has renounced lust and his two ghost employees, he fights his way through one challenge after another, earns the recognition of the Moon-Eclipse Holy Temple’s leader, and becomes an ally. This world has not only bustling human cities, but also ghosts in the Black Mountain regi 1Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 24 The Map Collector's Fantastic Adventures 地图采集员的奇幻经历 Two map data collectors and an intern reporter set out to uncover the truth behind a mysterious tunnel, only to encounter a series of incredible events, including an unexpected transmigration and a mysterious spotted dove clan capable of imitating humans... 5Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 25 My Wicked Girlfriend Gave Me Divine Evasion? Then I'll Become a God by Taking What I Want 恶毒女友赐我神遁？那我靠抢成神 [Ex-System + Reverse Rebirth + Cool as a Cucumber + Runaway Immortal + Nearly Invincible + A Cast of Brainy Characters] Games invade reality, and the old order collapses. In the Myriad Spirits Profound Realm, might makes right! Gu Beichen, once the top-ranked battle god, dies a gruesome death after letting his little head do the thinking, drained dry by his current girlfriend! When he wakes up after coming back to life, he finds himself transmigrated ten years into the future, with nothing to hi —Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 26 The Famous Detective's Multidimensional Reasoning: The Age of Superpowers 名侦探的多维推理：异能纪元 [Detective Conan fan fiction + infinite flow + quick transmigration + System + detective + mystery and deduction] “Ding! You have entered a horror instance. Solve the serial murder case within the allotted time, or be erased!” Every deduction is a life-or-death gamble! Just as the truth comes to light, a System panel suddenly appears... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Strange Corpse Case 奇尸案 Do you think there is such a thing as the perfect crime? If so, what would it look like? Would it make a body disappear completely? Make sure no one ever discovers it? Or leave no evidence behind? 1.6kReads8.1Score135Shelves
- 28 Daisies and a Scalpel 小雏菊与手术刀 Late autumn: why did the conjoined twins suffocate inside the wall? A snowy night: who took the lives of the elderly couple who fell from a building together? On New Year's Eve, as lights glow in homes across the city and families gather, someone lies on the freezing street, their body growing cold... This winter, Hunjiang seems colder than ever. As investigative reporter Fang Jin looks into these cases in pursuit of the truth for the public, she stumbles upon a mysterious organization operating 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Doomsday: My Dimensional Warehouse Has Infinite Critical Hits 末日：我的次元仓库无限暴击 Bad news: The apocalypse has arrived. My closest brother and beloved betrayed me, and I was devoured by a horde of zombies! Good news: I've been reborn! I've also gained the heaven-defying System, the Infinite Critical-Hit Dimensional Warehouse! Thirty thousand yuan from the start? A hundredfold critical hit! Billions in supplies overflow the warehouse in an instant! Divine weapons slay the Zombie King in seconds! My former enemies, get ready for bloody revenge! I'll build the strongest fortress —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Dream Brook's Record of Strange Investigations 梦溪探异录 During the Northern Song dynasty, a boy named Shen Kuo sets out in pursuit of the truth after a strange calamity known as the Black Apparition. This learned man, hailed by later generations as “a landmark in the history of Chinese science,” led a life filled with mysteries far stranger than those recorded in Dream Pool Essays. From his years as a young scholar in Qiantang, Hangzhou, to the treacherous political currents of the court in Bianjing; from the smoke and flames of war on the northwes —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 True Criminal Investigation Cases 真实刑侦案件 For more than 30 years, Zhou Xianliang, head of the Major Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Yuezhou Public Security Bureau, has remained on the front lines of the fight against crime. He has solved more than 3,000 major, serious, and difficult cases, quietly living by a criminal investigator’s creed: “Speak for the dead and defend the rights of the living.” More than 70 notebooks sit neatly arranged on the shelves in his office. Hand-drawn crime-scene sketches, accounts —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Haunted Doll Town 惊魂玩偶镇 During a summer break after graduating from college, Zhou Rui returned to his hometown with the woman he loved, Qinglan. His hometown was a small town in the southwest, known for its handmade dolls and nestled beneath the scenic Mount Qingcheng. The people there had lived at an unhurried pace for generations, making all kinds of dolls by hand for a living. But a string of bizarre murders shattered the town’s peace. Who was the killer? Could it really be a ghost? What truth lies behind the murder 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Chinatown Case Files 唐人街探案实集 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Detective Jia 贾案侦探 [Mystery + detective + case-solving + deduction + no System + mind-bending cases + steadily unfolding plot] A locked-room murder leads to an antiques donation case from years ago. A ruthless killer lurking in the shadows carefully assassinates the people who know what the police have discovered, cutting off every lead. But evidence of a crime never disappears, and the law's net may be wide, but no criminal can slip through forever. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 A High-IQ Crime? My Mental Hospital Is Full Of... 高智商犯罪？我的精神病院全是 [Linked Cases + Brain-Teasing Deduction + No Female Lead + High-IQ Crime + Mentally Unstable] "Director Shen, have they put a chip in you?" "They scanned me yesterday. They didn't find one." "Don't trust their scans. The real chips are nanoscale, and you breathe them in. One breath, and you're infected." This is my everyday work. My name is Shen Yan, the youngest director at Ankang Hospital of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Sixty-three psychiatric patients are held here, and one-third of 8Reads—Score163Shelves
- 36 Rule Horror: Can I Roll the Dice in a Dungeon? 规则怪谈：我能在副本中摇骰子？ [A little national luck] + [No female lead] + [No saintly protagonist] + [Smart characters] “If I don’t roll a five this time, I’m done for. Come on, talent, give me something!” As the monster chased him, Fang Xin could only marvel at how useless his talent was. “Damn, another one. My luck is always this bad.” Fang Xin once again found himself questioning his talent. Was this really an SSS-rank ability? The Fate Dice: the number rolled determines your route. A traditional rule-based horror story 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Phoenix’s Wrath: A White Blade and Vermilion Sand for the Possessive Emperor 凤戾九重：偏执帝王的白刃朱砂 “I loved you ten million times in my dreams. When I awoke, the realm and the cinnabar mark were yours.” “Special Scenes” Jiang Wan enters the palace in her father’s stead to present a treatise on flood control. As she crosses the white jade steps, the wind blows her pale-yellow cape away, and it lands right over the young emperor passing by. He pinches the cape and raises an eyebrow. “Are all the daughters of the Jiang family this bold?” Yet when no one is around, he secretly inhales the lingeri 1Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 38 The Sunset Is Still Beautiful If You Haven't Gone 夕阳尚美好你若未走开 I've wanted to write a novel for a long time. More than a novel, though, it's a love letter to our generation, the post-90s. People often call us a lost generation, but that's far from the truth. We have our own dreams and our own goals. This story isn't a journey to chase dreams, nor is it a dose of feel-good life advice. Instead, I've lightly embellished a few things that happened to me to show you how our generation lives. Maybe every post-90s reader will find their own story in these pages. —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 39 The Disciple's Path to Emperorhood 门徒帝路 Archaeologist Xiang Wentian is unexpectedly reborn in the Kingdom of Modi, where he becomes a member of the Xiang family. He grows up alongside Princess Modilan, but their difference in talent leads to her being taken away. To break through his limits, Xiang Wentian sets out on a journey of trials and training. —Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 40 The Night of the Mask 假面之夜 A young woman is brutally murdered and her body is found at home. An anonymous tip comes in over a hotline, along with a mysterious letter of accusation... At the masquerade ball, will the killer show themselves? What is the informant after? Suspicious guests, an elusive truth. How will he and she piece together the clues and unmask the “Masked Face”? —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 41 Crime Hunter: The Detective, Book 2 罪猎神探2 The sequel to Crime Hunter Detective. Follow Detective Chen Yang as he cracks a series of bizarre, mysterious cases. The book has it all: the supernatural, thrills, terror, suspense, and deduction. 368Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Seven-Day Loop: The Male Lead Commits Suicide for Love Every Week 7天循环：男主每周都在殉情 [Limited-cycle loop + devoted couple seeking love + light System + reborn revenge] After a strange man saves her life at the cost of his own, Qiu Shui becomes trapped in a loop. Gradually, she discovers that the world has been turned upside down and everyone around her is evil. With the support of the Plane Loop System, Qiu Shui cleans up the workplace, tears into trashy men, says goodbye to fake friends, and cuts off every awful romantic prospect! What? Someone’s stealing her face and her man 9Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 43 Special Criminal Investigation Unit 特殊刑侦小组 [No System + No golden finger + Hard-hitting deduction + One female lead + Special forces veteran + Ruthless and decisive] A special forces veteran was ambushed by the enemy during a special mission. His teammates were tortured and killed, and he barely survived. From then on, his only purpose was to hunt down the killers and exact revenge, but he didn’t even know who his enemies were. After transferring to the police force as a detective, one baffling case after another came his way: Pairs of m 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 A Female Magistrate Joins the Jingzhao Office 京兆司来了一位女理正 A new female magistrate takes office at the Jingzhao Bureau. As unsolved cases pile up and mysterious symbols streaked with blood emerge, she uses her meticulous reasoning to unravel the clues, advancing cautiously along a perilous path to catch the culprit. Each bizarre case she solves is like opening a hidden compartment in her memory, gradually lifting the veil over her mysterious past. Where does the truth lie? A heads-up: The story is told primarily from the heroine’s perspective. The hero 3Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 45 Phantom in the Night Rain 夜雨魅影 A charming little city in the south. A sudden shower of rain. Hidden in the rain-soaked city are secrets no one knows. A lonely soul is often jolted awake by bloody, terrifying nightmares. Now, he is waiting for someone. A shocking murder case has continued for years. When the truth finally comes to light, no one can believe that the killer had been plotting for a full twenty years… 31Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 46 The Sin Hunter Detective 罪猎神探 Crime Hunter is a gripping crime mystery about Detective Chen Yang, who uses deduction to solve baffling cases during the course of his investigations. 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Immortal Army: An Endless Life of Fortune and Misfortune 长生军：福祸相依的无尽人生 The merits and faults of the ages may be debated, but who dares challenge the imperial throne and stand above all? Ten thousand years later, facing an army of thousands, the eternal emperor Wang Sheng will look back on the final moment when the people begged him to sweep away the enemy and turn the tide. Could the price of eternal life really be a fate worse than death? He can sweep away thousands of enemies and survive through sheer cunning. A protagonist who becomes invincible in stages, epic 1Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 48 Reconstructing the Crime Scene: I Can See the Erased Traces 重构现场：我能看见被擦掉的痕迹 [Criminal investigations + trace evidence deduction + cold case pursuit + episodic cases + master-apprentice legacy] Seven years after leaving frontline work, trace examiner Lu Chuan is called back to the scene by a suspicious case on a rainy night. Everyone thinks it is just an ordinary accident. But Lu Chuan crouches down, takes one look at the gray marks on the soles of the shoes, and realizes something is wrong. The trail of mud on the ground is broken, the scuff marks by the window are 114Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Hunting the Killer: Where Is Father? 追凶之父亲在哪 A former top student at the police academy, forced to drop out after his father, a former criminal investigator, mysteriously disappeared ten years ago while investigating a cold case. He reinvented himself as an investigative journalist. Sharp-eyed, tenacious, and obsessive, he excels at piecing together the truth from small details and uses his online network to uncover leads. He is determined to find out what happened to his father, even as he struggles with the boundary between justice and t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Clay Masters Are Weak? What Does That Have to Do with Me, Deidara! 粘土师弱？关我迪达拉什么事！ [Everyone changes class + nuclear-explosion art] [Mostly everyday life] [Well, maybe it's a little funny, too] In this world, everyone changes class, and combat classes are held in high esteem! Chu Nan transmigrates here, only to become the most useless entertainment-class worker: a firecracker-maker (crossed out) clay sculptor. All he can do is set off a few firecrackers at other people's funerals to get by. Luckily, Chu Nan discovers a bug in this world: because of its emphasis on individua 22Reads—Score—Shelves
