Novels like Ashen Panic
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- 151 Blood Night 血夜 Night of Blood —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 One Gunshot, and My Eight-Year Flight Began 一声枪响，我开始了八年逃亡 Bang! A deafening gunshot shattered the peaceful night sky over Zhuzhou. Lin Zeyu gripped the gun, still smoking in his hand. He knew that from this moment on, his life had plunged once more into a dark abyss. And it had all begun with a choice that seemed ordinary, yet was steeped in tragedy. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Death of the Other Woman: 27 Stabs That Drove Her to the Brink 第三者之死：被逼至绝路的27刀 Beside the supermarket shelves in the early hours, a bloodied fruit knife clattered to the floor. When He Wenling plunged the knife into her husband’s mistress, the security camera caught her twisted smile. This housewife, whom the neighbors had mocked for being “too useless to keep a man,” had finally torn the smug, pretty face of Li Xiaoyun apart with her own hands. No one understood why, a year after her divorce, she had suddenly murdered her ex-husband’s new lover. Until the police opened he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 I Can Tell You’re Lying 看得出来，你在说谎 [Female-oriented] [Mystery + Crime Investigation + Microexpressions + Subtle Gestures] The truth lies in microexpressions; secrets are revealed by the smallest gestures. When facing Feng Xi, not a single subtle expression can escape her sharp, almond-shaped eyes. When facing Liang Yize, not a single suspicious gesture can escape his alluring, peach-blossom eyes. When the windows to the soul belong to these two, they become walking lie detectors. No matter what kind of suspects they face, their e 45Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 155 The Truth in the Ruins 废墟里的真相 Ganzhou is a city where prosperity and decay intertwine, its secrets hidden in every street and alley, unknown to all. Yu Lin is an ordinary beggar, living a life everyone overlooks and spending his days wandering the city's darkest corners. Yet Yu Lin has extraordinary powers of observation and deduction, often spotting the truth hidden in people's most casual gestures. One cold, snowy night, a bizarre murder takes place in Ganzhou. A man is found dead inside his own wardrobe, wearing a strange 6Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 156 Crime Solving: My Eyes Can Identify the Killer! 破案：我的眼睛能锁定凶手！ [Police Legend + Case Solving + Deduction + Officialdom + System + Invincible Power Fantasy] Xiao Yi transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Crime-Buster System. As long as he upholds justice, he earns rewards. From then on, the police force gains a crime buster: the strongest detective, who cracks countless difficult and baffling cases! No matter how bizarre or strange the case! Locked rooms, hidden corpses, or murders with airtight alibis? No problem. Bring them on, and he’ll solve t 79Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 157 The Sleeping Volcano 沉睡的火山 On the eve of his company's stock market debut, Wu Liang, chairman of the Wuwei Group in Jinhai City, is murdered in his own bedroom. The killer cruelly saws off Wu Liang's feet... Xu Changsheng, captain of the criminal investigation team at the Municipal Public Security Bureau, leads a team of capable officers in an investigation that continues day and night. The killer's methods are exceptionally clever. Xu Changsheng and his team spend a great deal of time investigating and piecing together t 493Reads—Score10014d adds
- 158 Crime Eradication System: Where Can the Criminals Run? 灭罪系统：罪犯哪里逃？ After his girlfriend steals his biomedical research, Lin Tian saves someone and awakens the Crime Eradication System. Every case he solves earns him a superpower: superhuman memory, strength, speed, and more. Rising up from a community police officer, he cracks countless cases and leaves criminals nowhere to hide. There are all kinds of unimaginable crimes: murders, family massacres, deranged serial killings, supernatural cases, and more. As Lin Tian solves cases, he gradually encounters other p 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 After My Divorce, I Traded a Pregnancy Test for a Trillion-Dollar Conglomerate 离婚后，我用孕检单兑换千亿集团 After three years of being a maid in her own marriage, I wave my pregnancy test at my divorce and activate the Good Fortune System. A trillion-dollar fortune lands in my account! My ex-husband begs to get back together? Sorry, I bought your company! A divorce comeback, System-fueled riches, face-slapping my ex, and female independence. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 160 Detective Casebook 侦情探案簿 A radiant, clear-headed beauty VS a handsome, upright police captain [Crime-solving + Mystery + Sweet romance + Deduction + Fictional setting, with cities but no provinces, all for the sake of the plot.] Just as Su Qingmei is about to quit her job, she unexpectedly gets caught up in a murder case and meets Zhen Chengming, captain of Criminal Investigation Team One. As the investigation deepens, it leads to a case from eleven years ago... Su Qingmei says gloomily, “I've been practically living at 627Reads8.0Score10614d adds
- 161 Geng Hui's Case Files 耿辉探案集 A suspicious murder takes place at a university. A young woman falls to her death, and at the scene, another woman is crying. When the police arrive, she turns herself in: “I’m the one who caused her death.” A student suddenly and inexplicably dies in a bustling art studio, leading back to what happened by the pond. Strange incidents emerge from the worlds of paper-cutting, calligraphy, and other art forms... The Geng Hui classic mystery series is now available. Come join the discussion! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Chasing the Serial Killer 连环追凶 A major robbery from ten years ago remains unsolved. A murder case hundreds of miles away ended with the real culprit caught, yet it is riddled with questions. The two cases seem completely unrelated, but in truth their threads are hopelessly intertwined. Ten years later, a murder case provides a clue to the old crime. But a deeper investigation reveals a tangled web with far-reaching connections... 334Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 163 The Road Ahead Is Hard 此间路难走 Synopsis: 1090627398 (Fate's branching paths + intertwined A/B timelines, sci-fi mystery with technology turned up to the max. Mind-bending twists throughout, with clever characters. Volume Three includes an outline and plot analysis, so you can see if it interests you.) Lin Weidong, the youngest aerospace authority at Southern Aviation United University, snaps his pen in anger during the first lecture of the school year when a freshman asks, “Can you grow roses in lunar soil?” Blood stains the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Stealing Memories: Trapped in a Cage 窃忆火种：我深陷囚笼 Stealing Memories: Trapped in a Cage 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 The Evening Breeze Rests on the Isle, Fireworks Outshine the Glamour 晚风栖屿，烟火抵浮华 When capital lays waste to the city and standardized algorithms crush every human imperfection. Betrayed and cast down from his throne in a single day, Lu Yu, an emperor of the AI industry, loses everything and lies low in a little shop on an old street, waiting for his chance to turn things around. Shen Qi runs a 30-square-meter niche experience center, choosing to lie flat and do as little as possible, with a particular knack for calling out capitalist pretensions. Big companies chase traffic, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Detective Xiao Jiangnan 神探肖江南 Prosecutor Xiao Jiangnan loses his public post after being framed by organized crime. After leaving the procuratorate, he returns to university to study criminology and the evil in human nature. Once he earns his doctorate, his former classmate Liu Sanxiao helps him join the Xinggang Criminal Investigation Unit, where he is appointed a police expert consultant. Xiao Jiangnan makes use of his position on the criminal investigation team to solve a string of baffling cases, while drawing ever close 568Reads9.1Score8214d adds
- 167 Back at the Crime Scene 重回凶案现场 Uncover the truth behind murder cases and hear the voices of the dead! Zhou Yi was an ordinary criminal investigator with the Public Security Bureau. While investigating a case involving a supposedly haunted skyscraper, he unexpectedly discovered that, under certain circumstances, he could see the final moments of a victim's life. 44Reads—Score1014d adds
- 168 The Missing Couple 消失的夫妻 [Based on real cases] [Two famous real cases + four imaginative short stories + three cases from personal experience (ongoing updates, with a little guide to avoiding scams)] From the moment Hu Jiayan and Jiang Ting returned home, everything was already set in stone. Killing the two demons in front of them would not save Jiang Ting. But doing nothing and giving them everything they wanted would still mean death in the end. At first, Hu Jiayan thought getting a second chance was a gift from Heave 270Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Spoil Me, Spoil Me, Spoil Me, Spoil Me, Spoil Me: A Little Spoiling Is a Good Thing! 宠宠宠宠宠，宠点好啊！ Female-Oriented | Pure Sweetness | Transmigration | Tang Dynasty | Everyone's Darling | Everyday Life | No Angst | Healing Zhou Nian died at her desk at two in the morning. Twenty-seven years old, an overworked office drone. Her dying wish was: “Let everyone dote on me in my next life.” When she opened her eyes again, she had become the most treasured darling in all of the Tang Dynasty, during the Zhenguan era. Her father was Li Shimin. Her mother was Empress Zhangsun. Her eldest brother, Crown —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 My Four Million Became the Center of a Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Conspiracy 我的四百万，成了婆媳局中局 Four million yuan: the down payment my husband and I had saved for five years. That morning, it was transferred from my mother-in-law's account straight into my brother-in-law's card. At the time, I thought it was just a simple family dispute. Only when the police investigation concluded did I understand that we were merely the latest victims of a scam that had been going on for twenty-five years. This story is filled with countless tears, but in the end, I learned that some wounds lead to redem —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 A Case of Love 芳心案许 Beautiful and brilliant Captain Ye spends every day either solving cases or catching criminals. Lately, though, her life has been a little disrupted: two doctors have started pursuing her at the same time. A swoon-worthy surgeon versus her top forensic pathologist partner: which one will win Captain Ye's heart? 220Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 172 The Nineteenth Act of Domestic Violence 第十九次家暴 The Nineteenth Beating 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Entering a Live-Action Death Game at Eighteen 十八岁入局生死真人秀 [Sci-fi apocalypse + mystery adventure] On my eighteenth birthday, I either become an adult or die. My name is Zhuzhu, and tomorrow I have to take part in the “Coming-of-Age Survival Reality Show.” This show decides both who wins and who lives. My team has three girls and two boys. We're up against four boys and one girl. There's even a mole among my teammates. I don't want to die. But I only have 20 yuan, not even enough to buy a knife. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Crime Investigation Notes 刑侦笔记 Twenty years ago, a series of bizarre murders involving shadowy figures shocked the entire city of S. Twenty years later, the descendants of the victims meet by chance. After solving a series of mysterious cases together, the male and female leads form a deep bond and join forces to pursue their shared goal: solving the Shadow Case. The wilderness villa streamer case, the parrot’s accusation of murder, the fortune-teller who used deception to kill… The shadow has appeared again. What is the thin 142Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 175 Who Killed Him 誰殺了他 Zhou Xu died at eighteen, just after graduating from high school. The cause of death was unknown. Yu Wan, twenty-four, was murdered and unexpectedly transmigrated to the year 2020. She figured that since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. Little did she know, she'd long since become a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. “Everything in the world, including me, is an absurd stillness. At this moment, my heart holds the most burning desire for you.” [Cool and fragile × Bright and unr 509Reads8.4Score11314d adds
- 176 After I Was Fired, I Became a Police Consultant 被开除后，我成了警局顾问 This book is also known as [The Criminal Investigation Prodigy: Murder Case Consultant for the Nancheng Criminal Police] My name is Chen Ning. I used to be a major-crimes investigator with the Jiangcheng Criminal Police, but I was forced to leave the force because of certain circumstances. One rainy night, a murder took place next to my rented apartment, and traces of me were left at the scene. While I was still asleep, a team of police officers broke down my door. “Are you Chen Ning?” I was 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 A Collection of Mystery and Horror Stories from Hancheng 寒城悬疑恐怖故事集 [Mystery + Criminal Investigation + Dark + Horror + Human Nature + Crime] Not long after joining the criminal investigation team as a trainee officer, Fan Xing gets involved in the investigation of a fall-from-a-building case in Hancheng. The female victim had clearly been tortured before her death. Fan Xing also finds a silver pendant in her mouth: it's the very coming-of-age gift his father meant to give him before disappearing ten years ago. As Fan Xing and the others delve deeper into the ca 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Human Soul 人魄 The Human Soul 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Case Files of the Eerie 诡案录 The Jiangzhou City police force has a mysterious department called P.C.I, dedicated to investigating strange cases that science cannot explain. Its members are a handful of young people with special abilities. Because Qin Lang has a pair of yin-yang eyes that let him see ghosts, he joins the department through a twist of fate, embarking on a journey into the uncanny world of bizarre cases... 101Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 180 The People in Line 排队的人 A long line stretched outside London’s Wolfington Theatre. A man waiting to buy a ticket for a musical was found dead in the queue, with a wicked-looking, gleaming silver dagger sticking out of his back! Strangely, none of the people ahead of him knew when he had been killed. Nor was there anything on the victim that could identify him. The “gentleman detective” Grant personally took on the case, making swift progress and quickly apprehending the suspect. Just as the case seemed solved, the insp 3Reads9.2Score214d adds
- 181 The Cold Case Reopens 迷案重启 [Criminal Investigation and Deduction] [Unraveling the Clues to Dispel Layer Upon Layer of Mystery] The Rainy-Night Predator Case The Flower Shop Owner’s Lover The Death of a Streamer A Captive in the Cellar… Murder after murder… Deputy Captain Lin Yi leads his team in solving one bizarre case after another. Who could have guessed that in the end, he would uncover the mystery of his own origins! 86Reads7.3Score10814d adds
- 182 Killer Profile: Detective Captain, Don't Fall for Me 致命侧写：刑侦队长别心动 Hardcore criminal investigation techniques + in-depth criminal profiling Standalone cases + two equally formidable leads testing each other + undercurrents of affection There is no such thing as an unsolved case in the dictionary of Lin Zheng, captain of Yun Gang City’s criminal investigation unit, until he encounters a ritualistic serial killer. When the orchestra’s first-chair violinist is arranged like a musical rest, all the strings snapped; when a gallery owner’s corpse is found kneeling be 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 The Six-Person Case Files of the Dead and the Supernatural 六人丧诡案录 [Historical mystery + detective work + ensemble cast] Male lead: A warm, cheerful, and protective Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Female lead: A coolheaded, independent, and brilliant young detective On the night of Jingzhe, the monk Jici died with a strange smile on his face. A parchment scroll was found at the scene, with a prophetic verse written at its beginning. It foretold the imminent deaths of six people. The first would die before 127Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 184 The Deadly Pursuit 生死追缉 One is the head of a criminal investigation squad, the other a renowned attorney, and the two are bitter enemies. Yet fate seems to have brought them together: a series of tangled murder cases binds their lives to one another. In this world, you must never judge whether someone is good or bad based on appearances alone. 815Reads8.6Score10814d adds
- 185 Criminal Investigation Files: The Zero-Degree Pursuit 刑侦档案：零度追凶 [Crime investigation + standalone cases + fast-paced + a cinematic viewing experience + no romance + ingenious, groundbreaking tricks + high-tech crime + grounded in reality and social commentary + human nature analysis] The Zero Special Investigations Unit takes on only the strangest, most impossible cases, the ones that push the limits of what people believe possible. Team leader Gu Yan is a crime-solving machine, ruled by logic but clueless about human feelings. Shen Wei, an expert in crimina 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Banxia and Qiao An 半夏和乔安 Jiang Banxia won her company a project to renovate a detached villa in the suburbs. She brought her assistant Qin Chao to survey the site. Though the villa was almost abandoned, traces of its former splendor and luxury remained. Jiang Banxia went up to the third floor alone. A room with a broken doorknob inexplicably piqued her curiosity. Just as she was about to push the door open, a cool, unfamiliar male voice sounded behind her: “Who are you?” 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 One and Only: A Thousand-Year Promise, Rekindling an Old Romance 周生如故之千年之约，再续前缘 Zhou Shengchen and Shi Yi rekindle their past-life bond a thousand years later. Zhou Shengchen lived up to the world, but failed the Eleventh. Their fate remained unfinished through a thousand years of reincarnation, and an old friend returns beneath the moon. Zhou Shengchen, this time, let’s be together for real! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Behind the Murder 命案背后 Mystery, investigation, and case after case unraveled thread by thread. It takes multiple twists before the truth finally comes to light, letting readers share in the thrill of solving each crime. The cases grow more complex as the story goes on, making it even more compelling. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Reborn as the Killer, I Clear My Name Through Forensic Autopsies 穿成凶手后我靠验尸洗白 [Hilarious + satisfying revenge + sweet romance + transmigrate + mystery] Modern forensic pathologist Jiang Ci transmigrates into the body of a murder suspect. The moment she wakes up, there’s a corpse under her bed, and it’s naked. Jiang Ci is speechless, especially since the man in charge of the investigation is her fiancé, His Highness Prince Yu of the Great Liang Dynasty. Unwilling to spend even a day in the Ministry of Justice’s prison, Jiang Ci decides to land herself a job directly with t 614Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 190 That Day, I Got a Call from a Classmate Who Had Died 那天，我接到了死去同学的电话 Months after a female classmate died in an accident, Su Mu unexpectedly received a phone call from her. In the midst of his terror, he had no idea this was the beginning of a series of bizarre and horrifying events. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Please Remain Silent 请保持沉默 She is a criminal investigator with the criminal investigation squad and an expert in military combat. He is the public security department’s chief crime consultant. A bizarre case involving a dismembered body arranged with flowers brings them together. What sparks will fly when traditional criminal investigation meets psychological profiling? The arrogant professor is a perfectionist, a Virgo, and a foodie. She takes him around the city to sample its best food, while he shows her the wonders of 12Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 192 Ninefold Forbidden Zone (Season 1) 九重禁（第1季） Nine bizarre murders conceal nine kinds of clues, each pointing in a different direction. Because the cases are so strange and disturbing, the killer has evaded justice for years, and the authorities have ordered all information about them tightly sealed. In secret, however, the provincial Public Security Department chief orders the formation of a special task force, determined to unravel the mystery. Its members include a criminal police captain skilled in deduction and martial arts; a genius c 185Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 193 Come On, That’s Not Scientific 别闹，这不科学 As they team up to solve one case after another, Luo Han, a young and handsome psychology expert, falls in love with Tan Mo, a beautiful and charming, if somewhat airheaded, policewoman. For her sake, he gives up his high-paying job in the United States and returns home. But Tan Mo is slow to realize his feelings, leaving Luo Han deeply frustrated. While the two are investigating a drug case together, Cheng Jun, Tan Mo's old friend from middle school, suddenly reappears and gets caught up in the 2Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 194 Awakening in a Low-Dimensional World 低维觉醒 A meticulously crafted sci-fi mystery thriller that will take you to an explosive climax, bring you to tears, and make you think deeply about the universe, society, and human nature. It tells the story of Jin, who grows stronger with each mysterious case he solves, while the evil intent within those events invades him and makes him increasingly wicked. After battling the monsters conjured from his own inner darkness, he ultimately triumphs and discovers the truth about the higher-dimensional uni 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Crossing the Line 越线 On her first day in the major crimes unit, Chen Miao got into a fight with the captain, Shen Chan. The captain seems to have it in for Chen Miao and gives her a hard time at every turn. "New girl, get me some tea." "New girl, sweep the floor." "New girl, tidy up the office." Chen Miao silently puts up with it and does everything she's told. So she swaps the water in the tea for bitter juice and brings it to someone; carefully sweeps the floor, then dumps all the rubbish she collected under Shen 486Reads8.1Score10314d adds
- 196 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 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Cold Case: Criminal Investigation Unit Nine 悬案：刑侦九组 The criminal investigation squad of Xingchan City Public Security Bureau takes on a tricky murder involving a car. Five rookie officers are unexpectedly chosen by the bureau chief to become undercover agents in Unit Nine. Besides handling some of the most heinous cases, they must also uncover a terrifying secret within the bureau. Leaving their roles as detectives behind, they work undercover to reveal the mystery surrounding Unit Nine... Why have three officers been missing for so long? What sc 37Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 198 The Benson Murders 班森杀人事件 Late one night, a wealthy businessman is shot dead while reading at home! Vance, who has never investigated a case before, is persuaded by the prosecutor to take on the task of solving the murder! All six suspects have alibis! So who is lying?! Just as the police are at a loss, the inexperienced detective finds an entirely different way forward. But can the killer really be found by deducing their personality and behavioral traits? 36Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 199 The Luqiao Murders 陆桥谋杀案 A classic of the inverted detective story. Four devotees of Sherlock Holmes consider Holmes a fool! In their eyes, if a corpse appeared before them, any one of them could do a better job than Holmes. One day, a body tumbles from a railway bridge beside a golf course, and the four “Sherlocks” rush to the scene... Anonymous letters containing nothing but numbers, a possible locked-room mystery, timetable deduction, alibis created deliberately or otherwise, coded messages... The “Four Great Detecti 45Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 200 The Canary Murders 金丝雀杀人事件 Broadway's hottest star, Margaret Odell, known as “the Canary,” has been brutally murdered in her apartment at 184 West Seventy-first Street. The scene is a completely sealed room. As the police search tirelessly for clues, they only sink deeper into a fog of conflicting testimony. Everyone seems like the murderer, yet each has a clear alibi. So who is the real killer? Who slipped like a ghost into the star's sealed apartment and carried out the brutal murder? 59Reads8.9Score—14d adds
