Novels like The Lost Sample
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- 51 Miss Chuntang's Diary 春棠小姐记事簿 Xing Sili gazed out the window. “Do you know how peaceful Fushui City was before you came here?” Shi Chuntang looked a little wronged. “That was just the calm before the storm. Besides, it's not like I egged everyone on to commit crimes.” Xing Sili looked at the several case reports he had yet to finish. “Please, can you stop going out until I've finished writing them?” Shi Chuntang flashed her gleaming white teeth in a perfect smile. “Nope.” Content warning: The male and female leads have quite 482Reads9.1Score103Shelves
- 52 Nightwalker 夜行者 [Sweet and Adorable Yet Highly Skilled Fighter Ruan Chuxia VS Aloof Older Brother Leng Bing] [Cases First, Romance Second, A Powerful Team with Flawless Coordination!] When working cases, they are a perfectly synchronized pair: one excels at criminal investigations, while the other is an expert in autopsies and the art of divination. A case involving a corpse hidden in a scarecrow exposes the ugliness of human nature and the bond between people and animals. The Sister Drum case is one of torment 132Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 53 Dreaming of Yun Wei 云微入梦 [Mystery + Detective Work + Political Intrigue + Soul Transmigration + Romance + Strong Female Lead] After Lin Xuan, a 21st-century master surgeon, committed suicide, she unexpectedly found herself in the body of Duan Yunwei, the daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage in the Great Yao Dynasty. Though she had forgotten her past, she used the original owner's memories to join the Imperial City Office and even rose to become its commander. She was a formidable martial artist and a brilliant 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Being the Chief Is No Easy Job 所长不好当 This second volume of Police Station Stories, titled Being a Station Chief Is No Easy Job, covers the police station's efforts to crack down on crime and handle cases, as well as its community policing work. The stories about police work mainly approach the subject through individual cases and incidents. They also offer a perspective on grassroots police stations through the rule of law. The law is an important instrument of governance, and good laws are the foundation of good governance. The la 133Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Reading Bones to Solve Cases 鉴骨断案 No golden finger, no System, no romance. A traditional criminal investigation novel, focused entirely on solving cases. He examines bones to solve crimes, uncovering long-buried truths from scattered fragments. Those broken, scattered bones tell tales of life’s joys and sorrows. 593Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 56 The Coroner’s Daughter 仵作千金 [The animated series of the same name is now available] By day, she is the best forensic examiner in the Embroidered Guard. Though a woman, she is decisive and skilled: she performs autopsies, examines bones, and upholds justice. No one dares question her. By night, disguised as a man and impersonating her missing older brother, she is the capital’s most renowned physician. She treats the sick and saves lives, unwittingly capturing the hearts of countless young women and married ladies, and ear 4.3kReads8.7Score564Shelves
- 57 Murder Case Alert Line 命案警戒线 As an ordinary homicide detective, Huo Xiang considers herself hardworking and tireless: digging up dismembered bodies in sewers, going undercover in red-light districts; hunting killers in remote forests, defusing bombs in skyscrapers; battling criminals at lavish banquets, catching fugitives at barbecue stalls. Huo Xiang has just one question: “When will I get to have a proper date with my celebrity boyfriend?” Her celebrity boyfriend, Shi Zuo, says, “My girlfriend is so obsessed with solving 251Reads9.2Score112Shelves
- 58 Transmigrating to the 1990s: Grandma Tang’s Killer-Hunting Crematorium 穿越90年代：唐老太追凶火葬场 [Light comedy + solving an old case together across 30 years + not a power fantasy] Tang Fengshu, 24, never imagined she would transmigrate to the 1990s! The good news: She becomes a mother without giving birth, and a grandmother without even trying! The bad news: She wakes up at a crime scene! Firmly believing that you should call the police when you’re in trouble, the sixty-something woman gathers her remaining strength and rushes to report the crime. The good news: Her call goes through! 6.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
- 59 I Am a Forensic Doctor in Ancient Times 我在古代当法医 [Historical Romance + Mystery Solving + Team Spirit + Transmigration + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] Lu Yinan transmigrates into a pile of corpses. She is a forensic examiner, and professional habit has her investigating the scene at once. As a result, she narrowly escapes being executed as a suspect. Only after a series of twists and turns does she clear her name and escape danger. From then on, a twist of fate brings her together with Ren Zhichu, junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review, 567Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 60 The Great Court of Justice's Case Files 大理寺断案实录 In Yong’an Ward stands a tavern called Eastern Corner. Its proprietress is a lovely, smiling young woman who draws admiring glances from young men. One day, a handsome young gentleman arrives with a jade token to declare his affection. When he turns around, he finds the tavern full of people! “You like our young lady? Then what’s your family’s standing? What do you do for a living? Do you even have what it takes to become top scholar? Our young lady is clever and kindhearted. Only someone with b 4kReads8.7Score505Shelves
- 61 Unspoken Words [Crime Investigation] 隐言【刑侦】 [Two Strong Leads + Episodic Stories + Ensemble Cast + Casework + Suspense + Deduction] [Quick-Witted, Courageous Young Lawyer & Blunt, Sharp-Tongued Captain] This world hides countless evildoers who invade and commit crimes without restraint, bringing about endless tragedies. Yet this world is also home to countless unsung heroes, whose very existence is dedicated to destroying every force of evil. "The unspoken words of the innocent are buried in their hearts. I will speak for them." "The unsp 3.8kReads—Score708Shelves
- 62 Major Suspicious Cases 2 悬案大用2 This book continues The Major Case Files 1. It also marks the beginning of a new generation of police officers gradually coming into contact with internet crime. The carefully selected cases span several different categories. As always, the author will continue the previous writing style, bringing readers the stories of Du Dayong and his fellow criminal police officers as they fight to keep society safe and take on all kinds of criminals. The book will also continue to explore criminal psycholog 50.6kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
- 63 A Rookie Forensic Doctor Cracks Major Cases, and Bigwigs Line Up to Back Me 小法医破大案，大佬排队给我撑腰 Shen Ming, a forensic pathologist who has just joined the criminal investigation unit after graduating, discovers that his eyes can always spot details others overlook. At crime scenes, important clues always appear in his vision with strange red borders. So here’s the question: if something is boxed in, do you take the shot? My name is Shen Ming, a forensic pathologist with a cheat ability who walks alongside the dead. 311kReads9.1Score47.6kShelves
- 64 The Chief Investigator 第一提刑官 “The rain kept falling, and spring slipped away unnoticed. Only when the skies cleared did we realize how deep into summer we were.” From coroner to judicial commissioner, Chu Zhaoyun has become an extraordinary woman in the Great Sheng capital of Bianjing! One day, Chu Zhaoyun had just shut her willowwood case and hadn’t even washed her hands when she spotted a man standing in the doorway. She immediately grew wary. “Lord Duan, does this case fall under the Imperial City Division? Is it a major 16.7kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves
- 65 The Record of Clearing Injustice: The Divine Detectiveress 昭雪录之神断女提刑 [Historical setting + mystery-solving + orthodox detective fiction + suspense + master detective + female protagonist] Her father was implicated in a massive case, stripped of his official post, and died in despair. Before his death, he compiled a lifetime's worth of experience solving cases into a book titled Records of Clearing Injustices, and instructed his daughter: If you lack the resolve to seek justice for the people of the world, you must never open this book. Determined to clear her fat 2.4kReads8.9Score267Shelves
- 66 The Policewoman Came from Hell 警花她从地狱来 (Signed for publication) A quiet, unassuming new officer named Yi Nian joins the Qing Shan City Criminal Police Unit. She seems so delicate that people want to protect her. But before Captain Lian Jingshan can even reach out to shield her, blood splashes across his face. Only then does he realize how ruthless this young woman becomes when pushed to the edge. Yi Nian says, "I clawed my way out of blood and darkness. All I want is somewhere peaceful and beautiful to heal my wounded soul." Retur 80kReads9.1Score12.1kShelves
- 67 Arcane Magic Out of Control 秘法失控 [Mystery and Crime Investigation]+ [Logical Deduction]+ [Bizarre Unsolved Cases]+ [Modern Magical World] A baffling murder and a corpse whose bones, flesh, and skin had been inexplicably separated drew Iris Moreau, a police detective on the homicide squad, into a dazzling yet dangerous world. The boundary between the demon realm and the mortal world was growing increasingly blurred. Legendary magicians, forbidden ancient arts, and killers who continually crossed ethical lines all came one after 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 The 1980s Crime Drama: Even a Chef Can Be a Great Detective 八零刑侦剧场：厨子也能当神探 Was life in the 1980s really that boring? Not necessarily. Pigs eat people, dogs poison people, and a dragon falls from the sky! Are these bizarre cases real or not? Welcome to the world of a female criminal investigator in the 1980s. See how detectives of that era solved cases without surveillance cameras or DNA evidence. A word of caution: The heroine is not a transmigrator or someone who transmigrates into a book. There is no System and no golden finger. 16.5kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
- 69 Signs of Murder [Crime Investigation] 见凶[刑侦] [An Amnesiac Childhood Friend, a Forensic Doctor Who Can Share the Senses of the Dead, and the Childhood Sweetheart Who’s Protected Her Since They Were Kids, Now a Criminal Investigation Captain] When they first met, Xing Yu voiced the words she hadn’t said aloud. Gu Yiqiu found his behavior strangely familiar. In that familiar setting, fragments of sealed memories flashed through her mind. As the strange cases in Beijun City began happening again... Could the two of them really stop the coming 48Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 70 Xu Changsheng Investigates 许长生探案 Police Captain Xu Changsheng, known to his team as “Little Zhuge,” faces one tangled case after another. He always manages to unravel the clues, find the key evidence, and bring the criminals to justice. This book records several particularly challenging cases that showcase Xu Changsheng’s deductive skills. 11.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
- 71 After She Learned to Speak Plant, She Became Infamously Stinky 听懂植物语言后，她【臭】名昭著 [The rating has just come in and will rise later] [Mystery]+ [Crime Solving]+ [understanding plant language] The protagonist is smart, and her golden finger gives her an edge without making her invincible. At home: Kuikui, the legitimate eldest plant, constantly competing for attention + a pothos with maxed-out clinginess + an old luan tree skilled in both offense and defense + a cactus that won't hesitate to stick you... Chance encounters: an aquatic-plant choir + an original reed marsh + a sob 1kReads8.3Score171Shelves
- 72 Words Bloom Beneath the Seventh Month Moon in Nanzhou [Criminal Investigation] 言花七月下南州【刑侦】 On Yan Cen's first day at work, before she'd even officially checked in, she happened to give her new boss a thorough “investigation” while mistaking him for a stranger. She thought she'd been discreet inside the car, but she'd been spotted long ago and thoroughly investigated herself. Jiang Junzhou went for his usual morning run, only to find himself inexplicably under someone's scrutiny. When he looked into it, he discovered she was a “nepo hire” who'd been slipped into the department. It was 1.9kReads8.9Score252Shelves
- 73 The Wrongly Placed Murder Case 错位追凶 Lawyer Shi Yi takes on a death penalty review case and meets Ting Fang, a condemned prisoner in the twilight of her life. To his surprise, Ting Fang seems to know him. She not only asks him to retrieve something from a certain place, but confidently insists that they will be in touch again. Not long afterward, Ting Fang is executed. Shi Yi intends to put the matter behind him, but somehow he still goes to the place she mentioned. There, he finds an old music box and a notebook Ting Fang left fo 12.5kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
- 74 Love and Cases: My Icy Boss Is Too Irresistible 谈情说案：高冷上司太撩人 The first time they met, he was a detective and she was a suspect. The next time, he was her boss and she was his assistant. After being reborn, Su Yishu joins forces with her aloof superior, Xiao Chuci, to clear away the fog, piece together the clues, and solve one strange case after another. Su Yishu: “Officer Xiao, please explain your motive for the crime.” Xiao Chuci pins her against the corner of the wall. “I love you. I’m devoted to you. I want to protect you for the rest of my life.” 1.4kReads9.3Score165Shelves
- 75 Special Investigation Unit: Strange Cases, No Ghosts 特侦组：异案不诡 [Urban Legends + Hard-Core Criminal Investigation] Two nine-year-old students are found dead in a desolate mountain range, with not a drop of blood left in their bodies. A witness claims to have seen a vampire with their own eyes... A speeding car repeatedly runs down the children of wealthy families, yet the driver's seat is empty. The door opens by itself, revealing nothing but a rag doll sitting inside... At midnight, a beautiful woman appears in the river. Two night swimmers have their heart 4.2kReads—Score484Shelves
- 76 The Lone Goddess Detective: Last Night’s Fog 独孤女神探：昨夜迷雾 [Episodic Case Solving]+ [All-Around, Hard-Nosed Deduction]+ [A Touch of Romance] Ten years ago, Han Songming, deputy captain of the Jiangzhou Public Security Bureau’s criminal investigation team, his wife, and their eldest son were murdered at home. Their fourteen-year-old daughter, Han Yuling, was away and survived. The police quickly identified the killer, but despite years of searching, they never found him… Ten years later, now an adult, Han Yuling inherits her father’s badge number and vow 8.4kReads—Score831Shelves
- 77 Following the Clues [Criminal Investigation] 觅迹【刑侦】 Criminal Investigation Deputy Captain Nan Feng vs. Officer He Yi [Some plot details are fictionalized. Please don’t compare them to real life!] [A secret-crush story from the heroine’s perspective, with a little angst.] [If you don’t like criminal investigation stories with a heroine and a romance plot, this may not be for you.] [If you’re okay with the premise, follow the story where it leads.] [Features a fantasy crossover with other protagonists on the author’s bookshelf] Seek an unknown tru 905Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 78 Captain Shen's Madness Turns a Crime Thriller into a Sweet Romance 沈队靠疯，把刑侦文硬掰成甜宠文 [Mystery + deduction + sweet romance] [Seven-year age gap + government-employed boyfriend + ruthless pursuit] [Reader advisory: This is a fictional setting, very fictional] Mad-dog, nurturing mom-type police captain x gentle, S-obsessed fairy-like policewoman Eight years ago, Yan Wan's father was murdered by the person he had helped through legal aid. Of the family of four, only Yan Wan survived. Eight years later, Shen Hong finds Yan Wan and uses her father's death to threaten her into using he 2.1kReads9.1Score317Shelves
- 79 Dissociator: The Glittering Decadence of Los Angeles Eats to the Bone 解离者：洛城的浮华噬骨 Behind the glittering facade of Los Angeles, a foster care agency hides behind a veneer of compassion while repeatedly preying on wealthy, vulnerable foster children. It forges guardianship papers, drains their assets, then gets rid of the victims with staged deaths from illness. 131Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 Chasing the Killer in a Case of Riddles 谜案追凶 A bizarre dismemberment case brings to light a secret from ten years ago that no one knew about. Luo Bin, captain of the city bureau's criminal investigation unit, is called upon in a crisis. But as he delves deeper, the secrets of the past lead to even more inexplicable strange occurrences. An unseen hand, hidden undercurrents, the many distortions of human nature… When Luo Bin parts the fog, he discovers that some things, once set in motion, can never be brought to an end… 1kReads7.9Score309Shelves
- 81 Rule Horror Has Arrived? Sorry, I’m the Ancestor of Metaphysics 规则怪谈降临？抱歉我是玄学祖宗 [Powerful Female Lead + No Romance] [Occult Livestreaming] [Eerie Folk Customs] [Rule Horror] [Feng Shui Secrets] Once, she was a much-mocked, infamously unpopular star, derided online as a fake fortune-teller and told to get out of show business. Now, an heir to a thousand-year-old Taoist temple has come down from the mountain with a fragment of the Book of Life and Death! Beneath her cool, otherworldly Taoist-priestess exterior lies a shameless obsession with money. Unfazed by the heckling of 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 Special Case Task Force 318 318特案行动 In this world, some yearn for the light, while others sink into darkness. No matter how long darkness lasts, the light will eventually shine upon the world. A bizarre arson case from thirty years ago leads to several murders. One strange and eerie case after another, each story gripping and moving. Policewoman Xiao Nan is here to solve the cases, uncover the truth about her own origins, and deliver justice that is thirty years overdue! 7.7kReads9.1Score737Shelves
- 83 Hunting Down the Guilty and Pursuing the Wicked [Criminal Investigation] 猎罪逐凶【刑侦】 A stunning, icy female detective, a rough-around-the-edges but perceptive male team captain, and a plump forensic examiner who can never sit still. They seem like bickering oddballs, but in truth they make a perfectly in-sync team. Faced with one baffling case after another, this ironclad trio joins forces to pierce the layers of mystery. They support one another. They are comrades, and they are family. They trust and redeem one another. Who says truth is as dirty as lies? Beyond the fog, there 5.8kReads8.9Score593Shelves
- 84 Malicious Growth [Crime Investigation] 恶意生长【刑侦】 Fifteen years ago, a car accident was officially classified as a traffic accident. By now, dust had long settled over the case file in the old archives of the Hequan Public Security Bureau. “Your father's death wasn't an accident.” An anonymous email brought Chi Sang back to her hometown. To tear open the truth sealed away for fifteen years, she returned alone to the small city she had left behind so long ago, posing as a forensic science intern. On her first day at a crime scene, she ran in 1.2kReads8.1Score214Shelves
- 85 Investigation Unit Seven 第七调查组 [No CP] [Pure Detective Cases] [Intellectual Showdown] [Mystery and Intrigue] No romance, only logic. No personal vendettas, only justice. A collection of standalone stories. Read whichever ones you like. Thank you all for your support! Seven years ago, the "White Whale" left behind three perfect crimes, casting an indelible shadow over the police force. Seven years later, that shadow returns. Lin Tao, head of the city's criminal investigation unit, leads his team against a network whose members 506Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Who Isn't a Freak, Anyway? 谁还不是个变态了 A by-the-book but not entirely reliable criminal investigation captain vs. a genius forensic pathologist and criminal psychology consultant who walks the line between genius and criminal. Su Zhi: His skull is absolutely perfect. If I were the killer, I’d polish it into my favorite little bone bowl. Shi Yanzhi: Come on, let’s turn to Article 232 of the Criminal Law: Whoever commits intentional homicide shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten 11.7kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
- 87 The Brocade-Clad Goddess Detective 锦衣女神捕 They say the young daughter of a constable in Shanshui County has a pair of ghost eyes, able to see traces at crime scenes that others miss: bloodstains, footprints, and more. She’s practically born to be a constable. She’s bold and meticulous, unafraid of corpses or blood. No matter how gruesome the crime scene, she stays calm and rational, summing up the truth in a single sentence. Wei Qinghan, commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard: “Someone this talented? Excellent. I’ll recruit her and 6.5kReads8.4Score857Shelves
- 88 The Female Coroner of Zhenhe Pass 镇河关的女仵作 [Set in ancient times] [Mystery and crime solving] [Episodic] [Focused on investigating strange cases] [Clever characters] [No System, no golden finger] Song Nianci was born into a family of forensic examiners. The trade had been passed down from father to son since ancient times, never to daughters. But misfortune never comes singly: hers was a generation with only one daughter. To keep the family business from dying out, her grandfather came up with a plan: find a husband to marry into the fa 8.3kReads—Score1kShelves
- 89 Case Files 推案实录 Si Li never dreamed that a trip back to her old family home would end with her grandfather foisting her and all her luggage onto Yan Huai, captain of the city bureau’s criminal investigation squad, to serve as her “human bodyguard.” Fine. If it would help the old man sleep peacefully, she could stay there. She’d just shut herself in and paint. They could mind their own business. For the first month, they got along without incident. She worked on game illustrations while he went out to crime s 1.6kReads7.3Score180Shelves
- 90 I’ve Earned So Many First-Class Merits, My Bosses Can Relax When I Handle Cases 一等功拿到手软：我办案领导放心 There’s a saying in the police force: “With him on the case, there’s no crime he can’t solve.” They call me the “workaholic king” because I’ve earned more first-class merit citations than the entire city bureau has in the past ten years combined. 21.1kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
- 91 She Knows Everything 她知道一切 A meeting at a crime scene set Jin Haiyang and Shen Liubai on the path to one another. As the youngest captain of the Haidu City criminal investigation team, he met the youngest forensic science professor at the police academy. Born into a distinguished family, capable and forceful, he saw only her among the countless people around him. Cool and quiet, brilliant beyond compare, she was nevertheless oblivious to the surging feelings between men and women. Fire and ice, the two stumbled into a rel 329Reads8.9Score104Shelves
- 92 Solve It! I Solve Cases, That's What I Do! 破！破的就是案子！ [No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Pure Friendship] In the seemingly glamorous capital, there is a mysterious organization that specializes in putting every kind of troublemaker in their place: the Office of Rectifying Corruption. Its members have always marched to the beat of their own drum: Wen Tingxiu: The only "normal person" in the office. Every day, he's either solving cases or stopping his teammates from tearing down the building. He's earned the title of the Office of Rectifying Corruption's 800Reads8.7Score163Shelves
- 93 Unbelievable! The Brash Blonde Is Actually a Criminal Investigation Captain 离谱！黄毛丫头竟是刑侦队长 [Criminal Investigation + Suspense + Case-by-Case Mystery Solving + Brain-Teasing Cases + Female Lead Investigator] A madman attacked everyone in a film studio, while a girl was brutally slashed across the throat on her way home. The clues that surfaced were merely a ploy to mislead the police. When obsession becomes the root of evil, and victims become perpetrators, just how evil can human nature be? The truth is buried beneath layer upon layer. Ever since joining the Special Cases Unit, Su Xia 32.8kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
- 94 Major Crimes Unit One: Six Together 重案一组：六人行 [Handcrafted from scratch, read with confidence, and discussion is welcome] The Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment, Major Crimes Unit One, has six people. They handle the city's toughest homicide cases, with one case barely solved before another comes along. There are no genius detectives or prodigies of deduction, just repeated trips to crime scenes, scrutinizing details, and painstakingly following leads. Team leader Old Fu says solving cases doesn't depend on 14.9kReads6.2Score994Shelves
- 95 Sin in the Bone 骨中罪 Everything is made by hand, so read without worry. Corpses don't lie. But the living do. Forensic pathologist Shen Yan uses a knife to cut through every disguise. Detective Lin Wanxing has eyes that see through every lie. They believe in neither ghosts nor gods, nor in coincidence. They believe only in evidence. But when the evidence starts lying, when the people around you become strangers, when the reflection in the mirror makes an expression that isn't its own... Who can you still trust 318Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 The Murder Case Detective 凶案大侦探 Hard-hitting criminal investigations + team-based case-solving + standalone murder cases + high-stakes plots, with a tight pace and nonstop twists The six-member major crimes unit trusts only evidence, never appearances. A locked room, a woman with slit wrists, and an entire city convinced it was suicide. One word from the medical examiner exposes the lie: the fatal blow to the back of her head could not have been self-inflicted! Team leader Zhou Ke leads the investigation. Fingerprints, fibers, 6.5kReads—Score506Shelves
- 97 I'm a Criminal Investigator in Northeast China 我在东北当刑警 A Criminal Investigator’s Memoir In June 2010, I reactivated my father’s police badge number, 063342, and became a police officer. My father died in the line of duty many years ago. I resolved to carry on his legacy and complete the work he left unfinished. More importantly, I would personally bring his killer to justice. As I investigated case after case, I gradually grew into my role and came ever closer to the truth behind my father’s death... 8.7kReads9.2Score1kShelves
- 98 The Soul Points to the Killer 灵魂指案 Pei Ai is a beautiful and clever spirit medium, born with eyes that can see ghosts. But there’s a catch: she can only see those who died unjustly. After an accident, Pei Ai goes into hiding under an assumed name. A year later, those eyes draw her into a bizarre and gruesome dismemberment case once again... 4.2kReads9.0Score449Shelves
- 99 The Light of Justice Shines on Me 正道的光照耀着我 12.4kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
- 100 Tales of Strange Things in the City of Demons 巷说魔都奇谭 [Mystery + criminal investigation + dark themes + human nature + crime + serial murders + episodic cases] Six people have died in Shanghai in the past three months. Since the beginning of the year, bodies have kept turning up by rivers, at the foot of mountains, and at the entrances to deserted villages. Cases include a woman whose liver was cut out, a child who mysteriously vanished, fingers found among minced meat at a market, and a series of beheadings... Join police inspector Ruan Xing, bril 20Reads8.6Score—Shelves
![Unspoken Words [Crime Investigation]](https://p3-novel.byteimg.com/novel-pic/p2oa9fc7dd6badec5bb7916b7c5a4811dfd~tplv-resize:120:0.jpeg)
![Signs of Murder [Crime Investigation]](https://p3-novel.byteimg.com/novel-pic/1c3e019823f1e110d29d4f3376fcc062~tplv-resize:120:0.jpeg)
![Words Bloom Beneath the Seventh Month Moon in Nanzhou [Criminal Investigation]](https://p3-novel.byteimg.com/novel-pic/p2o2f69136270a5f6170dc40f156e591e46~tplv-resize:120:0.jpeg)
![Following the Clues [Criminal Investigation]](https://p3-novel.byteimg.com/novel-pic/394b85fba01f3fc3ef1f864ad1d322bf~tplv-resize:120:0.jpeg)
![Hunting Down the Guilty and Pursuing the Wicked [Criminal Investigation]](https://p3-novel.byteimg.com/novel-pic/6c56e78274059492d306ca04302cf877~tplv-resize:120:0.jpeg)
![Malicious Growth [Crime Investigation]](https://p3-novel.byteimg.com/novel-pic/ac5d2a4f6b762f50efaf742a0d0ea788~tplv-resize:120:0.jpeg)
