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- 1 Trace Examination: The Entire Sect Is Hunting Me, So I Investigate Murders in the Immortal Sect 验痕：全宗通缉，我在仙门查命案 My entire family was slaughtered, and I was the only one left alive. So I became the sole suspect. They didn’t examine the blade. They wrote the accusation first. The words “escaped with an evil talisman” were put to paper, and that paper went down the mountain ahead of me, posted in a place I’d never been in my life. I don’t cry injustice. To cry injustice, you need someone to believe you. Evidence doesn’t. The angle of the wounds, the direction of the blood trails, the way the bodies had bee 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Case Files of the Great Xuan 大玄探案录 Wu Qingyun is a low-ranking official with only one goal: to investigate cases and catch criminals. A mysterious case brings him to the capital, where, by a twist of fate, he becomes embroiled in a struggle for power. He also meets Li Liuyun, a gifted young man from a prestigious family. The two join forces to solve countless strange cases, but find themselves drawn ever deeper into the treacherous politics of the Great Xuan court, until they are even caught up in the battle for the throne. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Marquis’s Wife Solves Cases at the Court of Judicial Review 侯夫人的大理寺断案记 After her older brother went missing, Xie Shu spent more than five years pretending to be him while working at the Dali Temple. She worked diligently and conscientiously, always afraid someone would discover she was a woman. By a twist of fate, Xie Shu gets promoted to the fourth-rank position of Minister of the Dali Temple. Xie Shu thinks, I need to keep my secret identity under wraps. But why does that marquis look at me so strangely? And what's with Ji Wuyou? He's handsome enough, but why doe 19Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 4 The Forensic Examiner’s Miracle 仵作奇迹 A Coroner’s Miracle —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Drizzle Falls, an Ancient Mystery 渐骤雨【古代探案】 A slow-to-warm, slightly dense young detective of the martial world vs. a clever, passionate Minister’s daughter who champions justice (mystery investigations + romance and personal growth + twists throughout + comedy and angst + political intrigue later on + brisk pacing + one-on-one romance) Friendly reminder: Don’t trust anyone but the protagonists. Everything can take an unexpected turn, so don’t jump to conclusions. P.S. I’m a new author, writing as a hobby. If this book earns anything, pa —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Peerless Detective of the Tang Dynasty 大唐无双神探 After transmigrating to ancient times, Fang Wushuang discovers that the dynasty in this world is called the Great Tang, but it is not the Tang dynasty from the history he knows. Faced with mysterious and baffling cases and murders shrouded in uncertainty, Fang Wushuang becomes a legendary detective in another world, teaming up with martial artists who can travel to heaven and earth to solve one deadly case after another. Human brains made into elixirs, deadly lotuses, a snake-demon crone, bloods 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Secret Cases of Late Tang: Unrecorded Tales 晚唐秘案补遗 On his way home to cultivate after resigning from his post as an assistant judge at the Dali Temple, Cui Yuanzao received a jade pendant message from his fiancée, who had died a month earlier. Curious, he went to meet the woman pretending to be his fiancée. Little did he know that after that meeting, his life would no longer be his own. One was the chivalrous Liu Lanyin, whose martial prowess was second to none; the other was Cui Yuanzao, an unconventional scion of an aristocratic family. They w 32Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 8 Strange Tales of the Song Dynasty 宋朝异闻录 Mystery + comedy. Bai Jingjing's mother and father both passed away, and her father died under mysterious circumstances. Alone and with no one to rely on, she has no choice but to accept Xia Ze's kindness. But she never imagined it would draw her into an even greater conspiracy... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Long Live King Jinhua 锦婳大王千千岁 [Mystery, political intrigue, two powerful leads, no brainless characters] I, Wei Jinhua, am the most notorious and spoiled young noblewoman in Zhaocheng. My favorite pastimes are flipping over noble young men's banquet tables, dealing with the scheming women who try to seduce them, and pining after my delicate childhood friend. Then the masked man who'd been watching over me took off his mask “Wei Er, wake up. I've taken your father's military power and the man you love for you.” From a genera 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Prosperous Age Case 盛世案 Li Shengyuan is the greatest painter in the Great Sheng. Rumor has it that his fate brings death to his wives. In his early thirties, he has already lost two wives. Though fabulously wealthy, he is a man no woman dares marry. During the Ghost Festival, he goes to a temple to light a lamp for his late wife. When he wakes after fainting, he has lost his memory! He later finds work as a shop assistant at Jing's Grain Store, where he hits it off with the owner's daughter, Jing Ruyu, and the two bec —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Great Zhou Detective 大周女探案 Ever since Ye Sheng took office, Jiangning has been far from peaceful. The Wu family’s bride mysteriously dropped dead, and the Lu sisters were both found with their throats slit. One strange incident followed another, leaving everyone on edge. To clear his father’s name, Tan Xin traveled a thousand miles to Jiangning. There, he and Ye Sheng supported each other as they sought the truth. Amid shifting fortunes, greed, anger, delusion, truth and falsehood, who is right and who is wrong… 12Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 12 Twelve Unsolved Cases in Chang'an 长安十二悬案 Why was the brothel’s most beautiful courtesan found dead in her bedroom? Why does a mysterious man howl like a ghost every night? Why did a bride vanish without a trace just after her wedding? Why are handsome people dying one after another? Why did a shaman suddenly go mad while performing a ritual? And who really stole Old Wang’s sow? Behind it all, is it the dark side of human nature, or… is someone up to no good? Join Li Yu, a brilliant detective and county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty, a 254Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn as a Science Girl in Late Qing China 重生之理科女在晚清 With only a month left before the college entrance exams, science-track student Xu Mengxian suddenly became reborn in the late Qing Dynasty as the second young lady of a century-old tea factory. Using what she had learned in high school chemistry, physics, and biology, she helped her friends escape the practice of foot binding, protected her older sister from the harm caused by her opium-addicted brother-in-law, saved her family’s factory from losing a major order, helped the headmistress of a g 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Transmigrated to Ancient Times as a Coroner 穿越到古代当仵作 Historical setting + transmigration + crime-solving + no romance + suspense Yun Xihe thought a baseball bat swung by a criminal suspect had sent her straight to the Bridge of Helplessness. But to her utter surprise, the suspect had sent her on a transmigration journey, knocking her into ancient times with a single swing of the bat. Now that she had arrived in the past, she couldn’t let all the forensic knowledge she had learned go to waste. Watch as she uses years of forensic expertise to uncove 191Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Through Clouds and Mists: Case Files of the Dali Temple 穿云破雾之大理寺探案录 [Mystery + Crime-Solving + Historical Setting] The transmigration plot Huo Ziyu got was nothing like the ones in novels. Other people transmigrate into noble or imperial families, but she ended up in the body of a ten-year-old farm girl. After six or seven years of country life, Huo Ziyu had planned to live out her days there, only to be told that “her” father was a high-ranking official in the capital and that she should hurry there to find him. And so Huo Ziyu set off on a long journey to find 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Sinful Buddha's Strange Cases: A Female Imperial Guard Who Kills Buddhas When She Meets Them 罪佛诡案：女锦衣卫办案遇佛杀佛 The Case of the Sinful Buddha: A Female Embroidered Uniform Guard Kills Buddhas and Demons Alike tells a story that opens with a bloody murder at the capital's top embroidery workshop, Splendid Pavilion. Su Axiu, a highly skilled embroiderer, is found murdered in her workshop in an utterly bizarre fashion. Her blood has been used to complete an unfinished embroidery of A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix. Threads and blood vessels intertwine in a horrifying scene of "living threads sti 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Beauty's Cloak 美人披 Fu Qianhu, a handsome and talented member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, is known for his exceptional abilities. Word has it that back in his hometown, he has an unmarried fiancée who’s beautiful and quite the handful. To force Fu Qianhu to return and marry her, she’s sent him thirty-seven letters breaking off their engagement over the past three years. In her latest letter, she says she’s run into trouble that can only be resolved by getting married. Fu Qianhu doesn’t believe her. But later, 68Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 18 A Female Constable Comes to the Dali Temple 大理寺来了个女捕快 Huo Mingyue, the ambitious daughter of the Minister of Justice, forges a recommendation letter from the Ministry of Justice and joins the Dali Temple to escape being pressured into marriage. She teams up with the nation’s dream man, Shaoqing Pei Youyan, to solve a string of murders. But the cases turn out not to be isolated incidents: they are all connected and point directly to a shocking conspiracy that could bring down the kingdom. 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Tang Dynasty Lady Official: Strange Cases in Chang’an 大唐女官：长安诡事 The Chang’an ghost market is home to beautiful mermaids from the South Sea, fresh placenta that can help people stay forever young, and soul-returning incense worth a fortune that allows communication between the living and the dead… In a remote town, a bride in red is locked in an iron cage… A hundred-legged god is worshipped by the locals with countless treasures… Strange tales and supernatural arts. As night falls, who is whispering? Many years later. In a bamboo hut on Zhongnan Mountain Lin 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Detective Situ Jun 神探司徒俊 On the very first day of his new post, top-ranked scholar and county magistrate Situ Jun is mistaken for a thief by Yan Yan, a female constable with superhuman strength, who knocks out one of his front teeth. The magistrate’s little dog, Dahuang, also gets into a fight with the constable’s tabby cat. Though they seem destined to clash, the two turn out to be a perfectly matched team, solving countless cases together. Cases pile up, from the human-skin lantern and the serial murders at Qixia Temp 120Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 21 Rivalry: The Famous Detectives Face Off, Part Two 宿敌外传二之名捕大对决 A collection of short wuxia stories featuring eight tales: “The Skeleton Painting,” “Cold River,” “The Meeting at Tan Pavilion,” “Broken Dream Blade,” “A Grand Affair,” “Flowers in Bloom and Fade,” “Beating the Tiger,” and “Catching the Rat.” Each story has a different protagonist and a different plot. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Investigative Guard: Framed as a Death Row Inmate, I Solve Cases to Escape a Deadly Trap 察事卫：穿成死囚我靠断案逆死局 [Transmigrate into a book] [Ancient-style Inspectorate] [Hardcore Mysterious Cases] [Comeback from the Brink] Reincarnated as a condemned prisoner, you're due to be executed along with your entire family in three days. Everyone says demons stole the silver, but Wang Ming sees through it at a glance: it was all done by human hands. One case file tears apart the false evidence, and three sentences leave the presiding judge speechless. Seven days to solve the case and live. Fail, and die. A demon c 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Dali Temple Deputy Minister’s Female Coroner: Case Files 大理寺少卿家的女仵作【探案】 [The rating is low because it just opened!] [Lazy, lie-flat coroner x aloof workaholic Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] Modern forensic pathologist Du Yexin was in a car accident and unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a farmer’s daughter in Sui’an County, where she became entangled in a murder case. To clear her name, Du Yexin had no choice but to use her modern forensic knowledge to find the real culprit. - Xu Mian, son of the Minister of Justice, solved the theft from t 1.2kReads6.6Score18914d adds
- 24 Nemesis: Legend of the Famous Detective, Part Two: The East Trembles 宿敌外传二之名捕震关东 A collection of short wuxia stories: Pursuit, On the Run, Dominion, Romance, Crimson Demon, and Tragic Green. Each story has different characters and a different plot. 596Reads—Score10014d adds
- 25 Archrivals: Side Story Two, The Great Storm of the Famous Constable 宿敌外传二之名捕大风暴 A short martial arts novel featuring seven stories: Snow of Beauty, Wicked Flowers, Carefree Days, Right or Left, Proud Bones, Silent Flight, and Dream of Terror. Each story has different protagonists and a different plot. 16Reads—Score214d adds
- 26 Di Renjie's Casebook: Solving Mysteries with Corpse Speech, Judging the Fate of All Under Heaven 大唐狄刑录：尸语破诡，权断乾坤 A modern forensic examiner transmigrates to the Wu Zhou era and becomes a lowly coroner nobody respects! One bizarre case after another, all written off as “vengeful ghosts claiming lives,” drives the Tang court's justice system to the brink! “The dead cannot speak, but their bodies bear witness!” Massacres, serial murders, court conspiracies... Armed with nothing but an autopsy knife, he face-slaps the powerful, tears apart rebel factions, helps Judge Di restore order, and becomes the Tang Dyna 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Day in the Life of the Imperial Guard Investigation Bureau 内卫司探案日常 Xu Fengmian takes Zhou Jian, a new recruit in the Imperial Guard Bureau, under her wing because of social obligations. She assumes the young man from a noble family is here to coast along, but it turns out he can not only cook and sew for her, he can help her solve cases too! A thief who stole a precious pearl dies in a fire. A young nobleman who longed for the martial world meets his end in a narrow alley. A gambler dies along with his creditor. A refined young lady dies in a hot spring. In a s 353Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 28 The Song Dynasty Ministry of Justice Case Files 2 大宋刑部侦缉档案2 In the early summer of the second year of Shaoxi in the Southern Song, a string of bizarre beheading cases shakes Xiangyang, the city on the border between Jin and Song. The cases draw in both courts, inflaming tensions until war seems imminent. The emperor sends an imperial inspector to Xiangyang to investigate. With the situation proving difficult, he seeks help from Han Zhiyuan, a young gentleman who has retired to Xiangyang after repeatedly helping the court solve major cases and earning a n 58Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 29 Cold Fox Bones: Spring with Embroidered Uniforms and Blades 青狐骨冷：锦衣绣刀春 A frail, sickly fox-like beauty × a ruthless, cold-hearted, money-loving Embroidered Uniform Guard Investigations + everyday life + mutual teasing + secret devotion Guo Ke: Frail and sickly, with a fondness for smiling. When she gets close to the truth, she unconsciously smiles like a little fox. She loves blue-green clothes and wears her long hair loose. (Lu Bing always says she looks like a female ghost.) Lu Bing: Ruthless and cold-hearted, walking the line between good and evil. Their unspoke 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The System Makes Me Solve Cases, but All I Want Is to Flirt 系统逼我探案，我却总想撩汉 [A blunt, looks-obsessed office drone who’s forbidden from falling in love vs. a cold-faced, sharp-tongued King of Hell who secretly dotes on his people] [Modern person transmigrates into an ancient setting + fictional world + System + mystery investigations + one-on-one romance, very sweet and angst-free; the romance takes off at lightning speed + a little comedy] Mu Fengge’s romance never got off the ground. She had barely transmigrated when she was falsely accused and thrown in jail. Her hear —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Minister's Concubine 侍郎妾 After working overtime through the night, I suddenly transmigrated and woke up in a pile of corpses, where I stumbled upon a killer in the act. Through a twist of fate, I was married into the general’s mansion as the concubine of Chu Lingzhi, a vice minister of the Ministry of Justice. I was drawn into a series of major cases, including the murders of selected palace maidens and a headless corpse case. To protect myself, I followed Chu Lingzhi around each day, helping him solve cases and earn me 219Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 32 The Lichao Mystery 澧朝迷案 A new story is here~ The male lead, Li Qinyichen, is the third prince, neglected by the emperor and all but invisible in the palace. But a conspiracy thrusts him into the eye of the storm. He wants to survive and fight for a chance of his own~ The female lead, Lan Tongyuan, is an illegitimate daughter of a prince's household, where life is especially difficult for her. When she was four, a fortune-teller said her birth chart was too strong and that she would bring misfortune to her parents. The 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Strange Cases of the Court of Judicial Review 大理寺诡奇案 Mystery and crime-solving. (The male and female leads have feelings for each other, but they will not end up together. They see the world differently and have their own ideas about their futures. The female lead gets far more page time than the male lead. He barely appears in some cases, and there is very little romance. I’m putting this upfront so you can decide whether to read it. Updates are often irregular, and I write wherever the story takes me.) To clear her family’s name, Qiao Lanzhi ent 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty: The Rebellious Son of the Cui Family 唐朝诡事录之崔家逆子 Don't be put off by the rating, it just came out! (Tang Dynasty Strange Tales fanfic + original plotline + standalone cases + making up for regrets) Among the great aristocratic clans under heaven, the Cui clan of Qinghe stands above all. For a hundred years, they have upheld the rites and passed down their traditions, earning praise for their noble character. But now there is a rebellious son of the Cui family who neglects the rites, loves nothing but banned books from the previous dynasty, and 5.5kReads6.2Score44014d adds
- 35 Madam Pei: This Case Looks Like a Punishable Offense to Me 裴娘子：这个案子我看刑 [A fallen noble coroner VS a chatty, scheming Vice Minister of Justice] [Case-Solving] A child dead in the snow, a woman with her flesh torn away, a baby inside a sheep’s belly: each case is more horrifying than the last. The clues left behind by a corpse are messengers sent to the living. Listen closely to the final message they bring. [Romance] One is cool and dignified; the other has a severe case of social awkwardness. One is excessively polite; the other is outrageously flirtatious. There’s 301Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 36 Embers and Shadows of the Embroidered Spring 绣春烬影 During the Jiajing era, the Yan faction held power, and undercurrents swirled through the imperial court. The Northern and Southern Offices of the Imperial Guards had become the henchmen of powerful ministers, and wrongful convictions were everywhere. The protagonists are at the very bottom of the Imperial Guard hierarchy. Framed in a case of utmost importance involving the Eastern Palace, they are wiped out, leaving the survivors to lie low with a blood feud to avenge. With embroidered spring s 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Dali Temple Couple’s Daily Case Files 大理寺夫妇探案日常 Completed [Detective husband-and-wife duo + episodic cases + deduction + fair-play mysteries + everyone's favorite] A transmigrated policewoman obsessed with solving cases VS a Minister of the Court of Judicial Review just as obsessed with solving cases. Bound together by their sense of justice, these two workaholics gradually fall for each other as they investigate. Together, they solve one baffling mystery after another and find a love forged through the bonds of comradeship. 421Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 38 Detective Bieyang: The Dali Temple Deputy Minister's Personal Advisor 女探别漾，大理寺少卿的私人参军 By a twist of fate, Bie Yang and her adopted younger sister Zhong Ling save Xiao Rui, a former junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review who has been demoted to county commandant of Linglong County. They assume their paths won’t cross again, but when two unidentified skeletons are discovered in a secret room at Xiuwei Pavilion, they are brought together once more. Hoping to solve the mystery quickly and keep it from hurting the pavilion’s business, Bie Yang and County Commandant Xiao join 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Chanzhou Mystery 澶州迷案 [Looks-obsessed, talented bandit heroine × smiling, brilliant male coroner] Zhu Hongyun grew up in a bandit stronghold and had planned to make her fortune in the bustling capital. By a twist of fate, however, she ended up in a small county in Chanzhou and became a constable at the local yamen. Chanzhou was remote, and its yamen offices were understaffed and overwhelmed with frequent cases. She had no choice but to team up with the coroner Liu Weinian, pack her bags, and travel around Chanzhou so 167Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 40 What? I Traveled Back to the Wu Zhou Era, Solved Crimes, and Fell in Love? 什么？穿回武周破案还谈了个恋爱 [One-on-one romance + transmigration + crime-solving + romance + happy ending] Criminal profiler x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Miao Chenshuang, a criminal profiler who'd been single for twenty-two years, never imagined that one day she'd transmigrate back to the Tang Dynasty… only to take up her old profession again and become a judicial officer at the Court of Judicial Review! Miao Chenshuang rolls up her sleeves. All right, let's see what I've got! Anyone can solve a case! Mu Bai, 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Song of Cicadas Washing the Clear Stream 一曲蝉音漱清流 [Cool on the outside, warm and slightly scheming female detective × steadfast, upright male censor] A period mystery anthology with sweet romance and redemption, fast-paced investigations, classic deduction, and a heroine with a second personality. Qu Chanyin, the adopted daughter of the Empress Dowager, the late head of the Prison Administration, and the only daughter of Prince Jing’an, is the Princess of Jing’an. Paralyzed in both legs since childhood, she is quiet and reticent but exceptional 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Zhenfusi Case Files 镇抚司缉凶录 [A reserved, honest heir to a prominent family × a free-spirited, highly skilled heroine, one-on-one romance, detective work and revenge, reunion after years apart] Chu Zhi, a beggar from Ghost City, is the closed-door disciple of the Marquis of Anqing, Chu Qingxuan. The ninth in her generation, she is a peerless martial artist and unmatched in beauty. Bright and gifted, Chu Zhi solves a cold case at fifteen and makes a name for herself in the capital. The Emperor grants her a marriage, and she 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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—14d adds
- 44 The Gods Are Three Feet Above Your Head 举头三尺有神明 [Revenge, crime-solving, autopsies, 1v1, happy ending] An epidemic, a corrupt official, and a prescription destroyed an entire town. Five orphans each set out on a different path, but they all had one goal: avenge their families, bring the truth to light, and see the corrupt official brought to justice! Ten years passed. The corrupt official was no longer a mere county magistrate, but a court minister with powerful backing. For five young people with neither power nor influence, taking him on wa 2.2kReads8.3Score23114d adds
- 45 I Transmigrated into a Female Coroner and Fell for My Ice-Cold Boss 穿越成女仵作，与冰块上司谈恋爱 [Transmigration + mystery + crime-solving + sweet romance + devoted couple] Modern forensic examiner Su Lanfu transmigrates and becomes a coroner at the Dali Temple. To find the real culprit behind her sister's murder, she must track down the mysterious Plum Blossom Society of the martial world. But the icy, hard-to-please Dali Temple Minister is no easy person to work for, and she has to tread carefully just to get by under him. Yet after they solve one baffling case after another at the Dali 118Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 46 The First-Rank Female Coroner 一品女仵作 Before meeting her, he was a dashing, womanizing playboy prince who snuck out for a new conquest every night. After meeting her, he became a wife-obsessed madman who doted on her to the point of insanity! She wanted silver? He gave her silver. Gold? He gave her gold. People? He gave her people. Corpses? He gave her corpses. Bones? He gave her bones. What? His wife wanted to reform the criminal code, introduce new laws, and win recognition for forensic examiners? Then he’d reform it, introduce th 10Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 47 After I Transmigrated, I Worked at the Dali Temple 穿越后我在大理寺打工 (Main story complete) [No romance for the protagonist + a touch of secret identities + amnesia + ghost hunting + case solving + a hint of an ensemble cast] (Note: The protagonist has no romance, no romance, no romance! Supporting characters do!) Yun Qing, an overworked wage slave, transmigrates one day and lands two government jobs. In the world of the living, he is a junior minister at the Court of Judicial Review. In the underworld, he is a soul reaper. Every day, he is either solving cases or 146Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 48 The Great Ming Case Files 大明奇案 Modern police detective Liang Fei is caught in an accident and transmigrates into the body of Tang Shaolin, a newly appointed second-place palace graduate, five hundred years in the past, during the Ming Dynasty. He soon becomes a seventh-rank county magistrate and enters the world of officialdom. Reborn as Tang Shaolin, he cracks strange cases, clears wrongful convictions, fears no powerful enemies, and rises steadily through the ranks... 187Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 49 The Exquisite Scheme 玲珑谋 A Lang never imagined that from beginning to end, everything had been a scheme set up for her. From a small county office in Beijing to royal secrets, layer upon layer of mystery obscures the truth. No one will know it until the very end. Whose flowers have bewitched the eyes? 53Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 50 A Small Town of Clear Waters, Kind People, and Countless Murders 小镇水清人善多命案 [Mystery-focused, with a touch of romance, an everyday writing style, and a warning for readers who care about historical accuracy] One night, unnoticed by anyone, Granny Qiao, a widow who had been ill for years, died in Willow Lane in Pingxiang County. Did she die of illness, or was there more to it? What stories lie behind the cases of the corpse in the dry well, the missing girl, and the man of unknown identity? Beneath the seemingly peaceful and harmonious surface of Pingxiang County, how ma 382Reads8.3Score10214d adds
