Novels like Bone-Piercing Needle
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- 1 Long-Cherished Wish: Beyond the Law, Destiny 夙愿：至法之上：宿命 A flop of a book!!! Don't click!!! Don't click!!! Don't click!!! Opening it is a complete waste of time!!! If you don't want to see my embarrassing past, steer clear!!! From now on, I'll only write stories with two female leads in all kinds of genres!!! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Salt Frost [Crime Investigation] 盐霜【刑侦】 A city’s lifeblood is rusting, and the truth is the only antidote. In the bitter winter of 2025, homicide squad captain Yu Yan takes on the bizarre poisoning of a pregnant woman, only to discover breathing metallic crystals beneath the victim’s skin. A gold-plated fountain pen engraved with plum blossoms and a string of quality-inspection codes spanning thirty years lead her into the unsolved mystery of her mother’s fall from a building. In the yellowed laboratory logs, every date blurred by te 173Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Blank in the Files 档案留白 How could an organization with no identity, no life records, no DNA data, and no biological records, and a man returned from the dead, pull off the perfect crime? Grand ambitions were halted by the red line imposed by reality. Leng Lingfeng admitted that tampering with germline genetic editing meant standing against all of humanity. That path was destined to be a dead end. He redefined the meaning of a "perfect crime." It did not need to leave rivers of blood or shock the world. The perfect cri 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Who Was the Witness? 谁是目击者 The Gu family’s recognition banquet in Lanzhou glittered beneath crystal chandeliers. Gu Zhihua, who controlled the hidden side of the Gu family, watched the farce unfold with cold detachment. Su Qingya was eager to cozy up to the powerful, while Tian Qin took the chance to put her down and prove she wasn’t an outsider. Everyone thought it was just an ordinary family-reunion squabble. Until Su Qingya collapsed beside the sofa and Tian Qin fell at the doorway. Every guest in the hall saw it. N 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Tales of Folk Supernatural Encounters 民间灵异故事说 This book takes a fresh approach with its distinctive chapter structure. Each chapter is like a gateway to a mysterious world, leading readers into one gripping, spine-chilling ghost story after another. The stories cover a range of subjects and styles: some are so sinister and terrifying they raise the hairs on your neck; others are packed with suspense that makes your heart race; still others are steeped in an eerie atmosphere that draws you in and refuses to let go. Whether you’re a seasoned 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 He's a Technical Police Officer, So Why Is He Doing Nothing but Criminal Investigations? 他是技术警察，怎么全是刑侦的活 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Qin Chuan becomes a technical police officer in the criminal investigation department. In other words, he's a photographer who follows criminal investigators to crime scenes to take pictures and document evidence. Before transmigrating, he was an inept young mage who only knew the most basic spells for summoning spir 1kReads7.4Score102Shelves
- 7 Casebook of the Strange 【诡案笔录】 A mysterious criminal organization calls its members judges, hiding in the dark corners of the city! Executioners carry out ancient punishments, trying to teach the world a lesson through bloody, brutal executions! What lies behind it all? Behind these strange and bizarre murders, is it the devil within, or a righteous revenge? All names in the cases are pseudonyms! Everyone is welcome to read and enjoy: Case Files of the Bizarre. 219Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 8 From Surviving in the Shadows to Seeking the Truth in the Light 从灰色地带的谋生到阳光下的探寻 Introduction: >I make a living designing perfect alibis for criminals, until a murder takes place in the building across the street. >When the police storm my home, the surveillance footage shows “me” coming and going from the victim’s room repeatedly around the time of the murder. >I recognize the killer’s method as an exact copy of the plan I designed for a client, except the timing has been carefully altered. >During the investigation, a rookie policewoman suddenly points her gun at me. “The —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Ultimate Manhunt 绝地追凶 A contemporary criminal investigation mystery, full of unexpected twists and deductive case-solving. Feel free to dive in. The story will never go on hiatus. Entirely original, with a deliberate pace. Take your time and follow the investigation. Pay attention to the casual remarks and gestures of certain people. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Dreambound Bookshop 缘梦书局 A gifted detective with special abilities teams up with a beautiful agent of extraordinary strength. Using a bookstore as their base, they investigate the dark side of society. One baffling case after another, layer upon layer of domestic and foreign forces lurking in the shadows: whether through perfect teamwork or overwhelming ability, neither corrupt power brokers, rampant criminal gangs, nor traitors within national security can escape the bookstore’s scrutiny. French gangsters, Vietnamese p 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Broken Mirror Murder Case 破镜缉凶 [Mystery + Criminal Investigation + Deduction + Case-of-the-Week + Long Main Plot + No Romance + Solving Crimes] On a livestream, a bride in red hangs herself from an ancient locust tree. A million viewers watch as her corpse follows an invisible track and “walks” back to the crime scene. I'm Qin Niu, captain of the criminal investigation team in Changping City. The people I'm up against aren't ghosts, but a group of “crime designers.” They use magnetic levitation to transport corpses, infrasou 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Night Watch Detective 守夜刑警 Everyone on the Criminal Investigation Team says I'm cursed. Someone died in a case my father investigated, my mother died in front of a mirror, and even my partner nearly lost their life. Then I took on the dismemberment case. The victim had been cut into seven pieces, each incision dusted with sandalwood powder. The forensic pathologist said it was the work of a deranged killer. I said it wasn't. Because in the second-floor window at the crime scene, I saw a woman in a red dress. Rain passed s 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I’m Just a Deep-Cover Agent, So What If I Know a Little Criminal Psychology? 我一个卧底会亿点犯罪心理怎么了 [Cunning, alluring undercover psychological counselor VS smiling tiger of a detective, a gentleman with a dark heart] Bring our heroes home. Bring criminals to justice. Yu Ningwei volunteered to go undercover to find her parents' remains, but when her informant was exposed, she had no choice but to abort the operation. After changing jobs, she found herself between positions, becoming an intern... a rookie who could do a little bit of everything... Blood-soaked floors, a secret fighting arena, 553Reads6.3Score100Shelves
- 14 She Can't Die 她死不了 Gu Qing, a centenarian, had a poor relationship with her children. Her children and grandchildren all hoped she would leave this world soon, and she thought so too, until one day she discovered the secret of why she couldn’t die. 631Reads6.1Score101Shelves
- 15 Venus on a Rainy Night 雨夜维纳斯 In 2001, a museum in Linhai City reports a late-night emergency. A damaged statue of Venus stands quietly in place. When its plaster cracks open, a young woman's corpse is found sealed inside. The victim's arms have been severed, and blood streams from her eyes. The scene is identical to the old case from eleven years ago, the Rainy Night Venus murders. In 1990, detective Tang Yuliang paid a terrible price to solve the serial murder case, only to get a resolution that was half true and half fals 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 By Chance 意外之下 When she discovered her husband was having an affair, she tracked down his mistress’s home. During their confrontation, an accident happened, and the young, beautiful, brazen mistress collapsed in a pool of blood... After an accidental killing, her life plunged into an endless abyss. But little by little, she realized that something about the accident didn’t add up... 16.1kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
- 17 The Divine Detective 神探 A murder case brings agent Xia Lan back to her hometown, where she becomes the youngest captain of the criminal investigation team in Mengshan City. With the help of private detective Sun Yu, she uncovers the secrets behind one bizarre case after another: serial killers, unexpected culprits, and a mysterious criminal organization. It was he who made the Blue Enchantress bloom once more in the darkness. After darkness is dispelled, the brilliant detective ensures that the light remains. 10Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 18 Major Crimes: Keeping Night Watch in the Forensics Lab 重案追凶：我在法医室守夜 The protagonist, Lin Yebai, is the chief forensic pathologist of the Major Crimes Unit at the Jianghai Public Security Bureau. With his exceptional expertise, meticulous reasoning, and keen insight, he leads his team in uncovering the truth behind one seemingly impossible case after another. At the same time, he is investigating the truth behind his father's accidental death ten years ago. 4Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 19 The Mystery of Dingcheng 2 定城迷踪2 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Standalone Stories + Jaw-Dropping Twists] The second installment of "Unraveling the Truth". Behind every massacre, there is always an unseen hand, seemingly trying to expose the ugliest side of human nature. Children turned into pawns in their parents’ power games, victims who take up the butcher’s knife, ghosts wandering on rainy nights, missing human organs... Walking the boundary between day and night, seeing the warmth and coldness of this world, a ray of dawn will al 39.6kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
- 20 Detective Di Renjie of the Eastern Capital 东方神探狄仁杰 Di Renjie is here, Li Yuanfang is here, and Ruyan is here, along with a series of gripping cases. The Black Flame Spirit Serpent case, the Goguryeo restoration case, the Tubo marriage alliance case... Behind the glittering prosperity and hidden undercurrents, the power plays and human nature lie baffling mysteries, complicated relations with neighboring states, tangled court struggles, and evil forces concealed from view. History, suspense, deduction, and action come vividly to life in a series 267Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Frost City Shrouded in Mist 雾锁霜城 Synopsis of Fogbound Frost City (200 words) Frost City, a fog-shrouded city in the south. Fifteen years after a heavy snowfall sealed off the city, an unsolved throat-slashing case from the fog mysteriously resurfaces. At a murder scene on a demolition site, a jade pendant etched with a fog pattern in the victim’s palm tears open the scar of a long-buried case. Retired veteran detective Shen Yan is forced back into the field and joins forces with young policewoman Su Tang to investigate. As th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Song of the Lonely Warrior Came from Inside the Wall 墙里传来孤勇者 The Lonely Warrior echoes from behind the wall. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Yin-Chasing Detective 追阴神探 Four hundred years ago, my ancestor left behind a book. Four hundred years later, I take action once more in the name of justice. Whether they are evil ghosts, fiends, demons, or monsters, none can escape the punishment of the law. Everything comes from the heart, and everything is for the people. 777Reads6.6Score110Shelves
- 24 Qingtang Was at Peace 青棠本无事 Faced with a marriage she couldn’t escape or get out of, Zhao Qingtang chose to face it head-on. But on the morning of her wedding, she was kidnapped and sold to a mountain village. There, she met a migrant worker she had helped back when she was in college. After learning what had happened to her, the man’s mother said, “Qingtang, I’m your mother. Your real mother.” And so Zhao Qingtang uncovered a secret from twenty-five years ago. My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Chang'an's Demon-Hunting Chronicles: The Rat Demon's Scheme 长安侦妖行：鼠妖的阴谋 Monster-Hunting on the Northern Grasslands and in Chang'an [Tang Dynasty Strange Tales and Legends + Ancient-Style Mystery with Light Fantasy and Imaginative Premises + Passionate Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted Comedy + Tang Dynasty Local Customs and Dragon Boat Festival Traditions + Atmospheric Beauty] This Chang'an monster-investigation story is entirely fictional. In the fourth month of the eighth year of Zhenguan in the early Tang dynasty, the peaceful urban life of Chang'an's residents is sud 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Ten Deadly Crimes 【十宗罪】 Ten Deadly Sins + darkness + humor + morally gray coming-of-age. A legend about a snowman and fur suddenly emerges in Jiangcheng. It all stems from a boy named Zhang Fansheng, whose long-buried secrets are gradually coming to light... 127Reads—Score105Shelves
- 27 Crime Investigation: My Eyes Are as Precise as a Ruler 刑侦：我的眼睛就是尺 Xie Chen, a police academy graduate, is a trace evidence examiner with the county criminal investigation unit. Since childhood, he has known his eyesight was extraordinary. His vision is sharp, he notices the tiniest details, and he can discern the fine patterns on even the smallest objects. That keen eyesight always brings unexpected discoveries when he uses it to solve cases. One glance at a dent on a taxi's steering wheel was all it took for Xie Chen to tell it had just been made and left by 21.7kReads7.2Score2.4kShelves
- 28 Murdering Eric 谋杀Eric On Monday morning, a murder took place in a bustling CBD. A partner at a globally renowned accounting firm was bludgeoned to death with a heavy object. The police questioned everyone connected to the case, only to uncover a suicide from many years ago... 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 A Record of Beauties in Dreams 梦中美人录 Surviving in the Demon Realm North of the City (Survival in a Bounded but Non-Closed Space) [Tang Dynasty Strange Tales and Legends + Transmigration in a Dream + Eastern Fantasy + Ancient-Style Mystery + Light Comedy + Multiple Heroines + Literary Style + Light Deduction] A jade-like beauty in a dream! Dreamlike scenery straight out of a fantasy! This is a strange tale in which a fox demoness lures someone into a blind date in a dream! In this dream, fantasy and reality intertwine, as do the anc 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The County Town Murders of 1997 97县城凶案 [Detectives +] [Interlocking Cases] [A Blend of Manhunts and Anti-Corruption] At the end of 1997, a series of murders takes place in a county town in Northeast China. The killer’s first victim is Liu Jing, head of the county’s Culture Bureau. Her uterus is stuffed inside a mannequin and dumped across from the entrance to the county committee offices. The second body part dumped is Liu Jing’s heart, left in the same spot among a crowd of people clearing snow for the county committee. An old scave 2.6kReads8.4Score252Shelves
- 31 Half-Cooked Rice 夹生饭 Two new police interns arrived at Taoyuan Police Station. Station chief Yu Sheng asked the first, Yang Xu, “Why did you become a police officer?” Intern Yang Xu: “The pressure of senior year was getting to me, so I read a bunch of crime-detection novels and impulsively applied to the police academy.” Yu Sheng was speechless. He hadn’t expected crime novels to send a rookie into the police force. Station chief Yu Sheng asked the second, Li Mumu, “Why did you become a police officer?” Intern Li Mu 3.5kReads8.7Score221Shelves
- 32 The Cannon Fodder Villain Is Surrounded by Protagonists 炮灰反派身边全是主角 Lin Li is a character created for a story: a beautiful, strong, tragic villain whose only purpose in this world is to help the protagonists of various novels grow by adding obstacles to their paths. Lin Li: What does the protagonist’s growth have to do with me Being alive every day is already annoying enough. Do you really have to make trouble for me too? The protagonist can get out of my way, too! As a child, Lin Li was the wicked girl who got between the childhood sweethearts next 1.3kReads8.6Score137Shelves
- 33 County Case: The Frozen Village of Hanli 县案：冰冻寒荔村 Criminal investigation and suspense + school rooftop fall + cold case + restrained romance + rigorous deduction + no rivalry between women Su Nian, a senior high school student, leaps from the teaching building, shattering Lin Song County's tranquil facade. As criminal investigation captain, Lu Zheng pursues the truth behind her fall, only to become entangled in the unsolved case of the bones discovered in Hanli Village. Secrets from years ago slowly come to light: missing funds, dismemberment —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Eyes of the Deep Abyss 1: Evil Like a Hook 凝渊之眸1：恶如钩 I'm a special-case criminal investigator. I'm also the most ordinary one among thousands upon thousands of criminal investigators. This is a collection of criminal cases, and a record of memories. In this novel, you'll find me, my mentor, and my best friends. Like me, they are all unique, yet utterly ordinary. We once blazed with ambition and confidence. We once pieced together clues and chased criminals through the fog. We also knew sorrow and hesitation. My mentor once told me: We walk the lin 589Reads9.3Score100Shelves
- 35 Prophecy Is No Crime 预言无罪 [Criminal investigations] + [No System, no brainless characters] Ten years ago, a psychopathic killer called Blackface escaped capture. Ten years later, Blackface is back. If I tell you who the killer is, can you figure out how the crimes were committed? Who deserves to die, and who doesn’t? The White Witch’s daughter awakens from the darkness. Faced with the trials of human nature and the law, what will she choose? A series of major cases, each intricately connected. Just how powerful can Black 3kReads8.8Score339Shelves
- 36 Major Crimes Unit: The Struggle Between Good and Evil 刑侦重案组：正与邪的博弈 [High-Stakes Suspense] [Mystery] [Forensic Medicine] [No Romance] [Clash of Wits] At the heart of this novel is the political protection shielding a cross-border organ trafficking network, along with the infiltration of foreign forces. The provincial public security department's Criminal Investigation Corps has a Major Crimes Special Operations Unit. Using a big-data analysis platform, it investigates cases through an integrated approach combining crime-scene examination, psychological profiling 2.8kReads6.9Score179Shelves
- 37 Tokyo Monster-Hunting Notes 东京提妖手记 Built on Song-dynasty texts and records, this book carefully recreates customs, official posts, city life, and winding streets, bringing the Song Empire to life in vivid, tangible detail. Its beating heart is the lively world of ordinary people: teahouses and taverns, street vendors and laborers, and the everyday lives of common folk, all brimming with warmth and bustle. Traditional tales of the strange give it its soul, with fox spirits, ghosts, and extraordinary people woven throughout, bizarr 147Reads6.5Score101Shelves
- 38 Pufferfish 河豚 [No brainless plot] + [No protagonist plot armor] + [No ghosts] + [Three male leads] A tightly paced, plot-driven crime-solving story. It all begins with a bizarre murder in the small town of Menghai... A dead man checking into a hotel, an unknown toxin, a mole in the police force, execution-style killings, a secret buried for years... In this case, criminal investigation captain Si Jiannan, case consultant Cheng Tian, and rookie officer Duan Luo untangle the clues and find redemption... Love ha 14Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 39 Detective Chen Meng: Twelve Secrets from Major Cases, Complete in 3 Volumes 刑警陈猛：重案秘闻十二宗（共3册） I’m a special crimes detective. Just one of the countless ordinary detectives out there. This is both a collection of criminal cases and a record of memories. In this novel, there’s me, my mentor, and my best friend. Like me, they’re each one of a kind, yet utterly ordinary. We once strode forward with bold ambition and high spirits. We once unraveled tangled clues, cutting through the fog to hunt down the truth. We also faced twelve major cases that left us grief-stricken, hesitant, and lost. M 211Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 40 Transmigrating to the Great Song: A Young Constable Solves Cases and Becomes a Legend 穿越大宋，小捕快破案封神 A modern SWAT officer transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty and becomes a low-ranking constable. With his exceptional criminal-investigation skills, he cracks every baffling case under heaven! He solves cases and becomes legendary, his official career skyrocketing. From a petty clerk, he rises to become a powerful figure who dominates the court! 12.9kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
- 41 Trace Evidence: Shen Yan's Criminal Investigation Notes 痕迹：沈砚的刑侦笔记 In a city drenched by the rain at night, evil quietly takes root in the shadows, and one seemingly unsolvable murder after another unfolds. Rookie detective Shen Yan unexpectedly becomes bound to the Trace Analysis System. From then on, crime scenes that look flawless to everyone else are full of inescapable clues to him: a speck of dust out of place, half of an invisible trace, a tiny dried residue, a deliberately disguised detail. He sees them all clearly. People can lie, and hearts can concea —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Crows Descend on Sin City 鸦落罪城 (Mystery and deduction + criminal investigation + anti-drug operations + anti-corruption + mind-bending crimes) In Yacheng, Nanhuai Province, in the 1990s, a sensational case shocked the nation: the 712 serial murders. The case reached far and wide. The suspect brutally murdered a family of three, but the Qingsha Syndicate behind the killer controlled Yacheng's police, procuratorate, and courts, keeping justice out of reach. To solve the case, Zhou Zhen of the Nanhuai Provincial Police Departmen 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 My Husband Cheated, So I Personally Turned Him In to the Police 老公出轨，我亲手把他送进警局 In the middle of the night, I got a call from the city public security bureau. They said my husband had been arrested for soliciting a prostitute and told me to come bail him out. I hurriedly denied knowing him and said they had the wrong number. How ridiculous. I was the one who put him away. Why would I go bail him out? My husband cheated, and my mother-in-law treated me like a doormat. Since I’ve already sent one of them inside, I might as well send the other one too. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 I Woke Up After Being Knocked Unconscious and Became a Murder Suspect 被打晕醒来后，我成了杀人凶手 Yang Meng is a wildly popular outdoor paranormal exploration blogger, and my boss. The two of us went to the famous haunted “check-in spot” of Fengmen Village to shoot a video. There were four of us in all. Once we arrived, someone suddenly knocked me unconscious. When I woke up, I was covered in blood, and Yang Meng was already dead. The bloodstained knife was mine, and all the evidence pointed to me. But I know the killer is one of the other two who are still alive. He is still watching me lik —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 My Daughter Was Kidnapped, and the Kidnapper Turned Out to Be My Husband 女儿被绑架，绑匪竟是我老公 My daughter had just turned one hundred days old when she was kidnapped. I paid the ransom, bankrupting myself in the process. Then the kidnappers killed her anyway. I was devastated. But then I suddenly realized my husband was deeply involved in the kidnapping. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Pathological Growth: A Life Destroyed by My Family of Origin 病态生长：被原生家庭毁掉的一生 [Dysfunctional Family Background + Women's Growth + Causes of Crime + Family's Influence] Just how deep, far-reaching, and devastating can the effects of a person's family background be? Some people spend their whole lives healing from childhood. Others lose themselves for life in its shadows. A woman born of love and destroyed by hate, trapped in a twisted relationship that went from dependence to ruin, ended everything with 32 knife blows: her love, her hatred, and a life trampled underfoot. T —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Murderous Testimony 证言杀机 When I was seventeen, driven by jealousy, I reported someone to the police for stealing. But I never imagined that years later, he would nearly destroy my happiness… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 During Renovations on My New Home, We Found Thirty Million Hidden in the Walls! 新房装修，墙体里竟藏着三千万！ I returned to my hometown and bought the house next door. But during renovations, I found thirty million yuan in cash hidden inside the wall! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Consumed by Love, He Became an Executioner 为情沉沦，他终成刽子手 Who was really in the wrong? A mother and son were brutally murdered. She was a married woman of irresistible charm. He was a hardworking, diligent carpentry contractor. On a quiet night, he climbed into her home and slit the throats of the woman and her son as they slept. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 He Killed His Wife, Then Took His Own Life 杀死妻子后，他自杀了 His wife was dead. He had killed her with his own hands. He held her as her body grew cold, weeping uncontrollably. The moment the police rushed upstairs, he plunged a knife into his own abdomen… —Reads—Score—Shelves
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