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- 51 The Distance of Sin 孽之距 This novel is part of a mystery series. After finishing the college entrance exam, protagonist Li Sihang visited his girlfriend’s home to meet her parents for the first time. A murder took place in the house. He was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head and suffered a mild concussion, while everyone in his girlfriend’s family was killed. Afterward, he applied to join the police and eventually became a criminal investigator. He hoped that his efforts would help his girlfriend rest in peace so —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Great Qian Coroner: From the Start, I Dissect the Empress's Favorite Consort 大乾验尸官：开局解刨女帝宠妃 [Forensic Doctor Transmigrates] + [Professional Autopsies] + [Hard-Core Deduction] + [One Major Case Entwined with Three Smaller Cases] + [Impossible Methods of Murder] + The Empress's Favorite Consort Dies Horribly in the Opening Case In his previous life, Qin Feng studied forensic medicine. By accident, he transmigrates to the Great Qian Dynasty and becomes a lowly coroner. From the start, he is confronted with the bizarre death of the empress's beloved consort. The empress orders him to solv 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 This Detective Isn’t Very Cold 这个刑警不太冷 Being a police officer is like standing between two worlds: light on one side and darkness on the other. A police officer's mission is to stop darkness from encroaching on the light. A cop who only knows how to enforce the law impartially and draw a clear line between right and wrong may be a good cop, but will never be an outstanding one. An outstanding cop must know when to compromise and when to step aside for a while. They must remain undaunted even in the face of setbacks, able to walk thro 146Reads8.0Score1214d adds
- 54 Lin Yi's Detective Casebook: Season One 林一探案集：第一季 Set in Republican-era Shanghai, when the city was plagued by chaos and murder, the story follows Lin Yi, a calm and composed 30-year-old unmarried forensic doctor who has returned from Britain. He is an expert in dissection, combat, and firearms. During his three years at Scotland Yard, he solved many cases and became a devoted Sherlock Holmes fan. His assistant, Han Xiao, is a handsome guy and Lin Yi’s classmate. His surgical skills are flawless, but he loves making sarcastic remarks. Feeling d 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Major Crimes Squad: The Blue Rabbit's Revenge 重案小队：蓝兔子的复仇 [Ensemble Cast, Criminal Investigation, Revenge, Multiple Cases, Female-Oriented, Mystery] The sudden appearance of a headless female corpse on camera sets a long-planned revenge plot in motion. A returning survivor leisurely begins a game of chess, reopening a match that began years ago, one move at a time. The evils they once committed become an altar on which to mourn their past defeat, as a new round of slaughter begins. Led by Lu Heng, the criminal investigation team of the Shanhe City Publ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 The Sealed Evidence 尘封之证 Every silent corpse is a life story violently brought to a close. We are the only ones who can read it. Forensic examiner Chen Mo and detective Lin Tao are partners with very different temperaments but perfect rapport. Day after day, they move between crime scenes and the autopsy table, searching for forgotten truths among cold physical evidence and inscrutable human hearts. The cases they face lie buried beneath layers of time and the fog of human nature. From the city’s poorest neighborhood 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Evidence Puzzle 罪证拼图 On the boundary between crime and justice, evidence is the only light. Chen Yuan, captain of the city’s criminal investigation squad, has spent ten years failing to solve his younger sister’s disappearance. The case has become an unhealed scar in both his career and his life. When an unidentified woman’s body disturbs the quiet of the city moat, a mysterious snowflake tattoo and a bloodstained old cotton shoe draw him and his teammates into a vast criminal network spanning schools, mining distri 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 1993: Back on the Police Beat 1993重走警途 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Episodic Stories + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Twists + No Golden Finger] The rating has just come in, and it will rise later “I wanted to be a good person too, but the nights in that era were so dark that I had no choice but to be more ruthless than the criminals.” In 1993, Binjiang County had no surveillance cameras, no DNA technology, and no big data. It was a golden age for crime to flourish unchecked, and the darkest of times for criminal investigators, who co 3.2kReads7.5Score27314d adds
- 59 Salvation in the Torrential Rain 暴雨救赎 [No System, no golden finger, no romance, mystery + deduction + main plot + standalone cases] Some people receive WeChat messages from their future selves. Some act in a feel-good web short drama and end up dead at the scene. Some think they can sit back and watch the drama unfold after mouthing off online, unaware that someone is watching them from the shadows... In this world, there are always people who use terrifying methods beyond ordinary understanding to murder their fellow human beings. 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Light in the Darkness: Forensic Investigator Xia Luo 黑暗中的光明：法医夏洛 Crimes set ten years in the future, with one case every three chapters. Pure crime investigation, no dragging things out and no romance-obsessed leads. Does rapid technological progress help criminals, or bring crime to an end...? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Every Mystery Has an Ending 所有的谜案都会有一个结局 No mystery stays buried forever. The truth will always come to light. A dual male-lead story of mutual and self-redemption. He sets aside the bonds of past favors, withstands pressure from his superiors, and successfully completes a campaign against organized crime, winning justice for his father. But the price is the permanent loss of the brother who stood by his side through life and death. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 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. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 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 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Eyes of the Abyss 3: Ashes of Sin 凝渊之眸3：罪余烬 I’m a special-case criminal investigator. I’m also the most ordinary one among countless criminal investigators. This is a collection of cases, as well as a record of memories. In this novel, there’s me, my mentor, and my closest friend. Like me, they’re each unique, yet perfectly ordinary. We once strode boldly through life, brimming with confidence. We once pieced together clues and pursued criminals through the fog. We also knew sorrow and hesitation. My mentor once told me: We walk the bound 73Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 65 The Frozen North 深寒之地 This novel follows Yang Rui, an adviser to the Qidong City Criminal Police Division, his assistant Zhou Qi, and their police team as they solve cases. There is no System and no sensational or bizarre gimmicks. This is a hard-edged, orthodox mystery with tight logic and professional details that strive to avoid errors. Readers who prefer fast-paced pulp or light novels may want to give it a miss. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Dandelion House 蒲公英之家 Daughters Who Disappeared: Huang Ziqing, who died in a fire twenty years ago; Song Wanli, who never got to feel her mother's embrace thirty years ago; “A Li,” taken from the hospital at birth, without even knowing her real name; and Ji Mei, who died after treatment for her high fever was delayed... These disappeared daughters, and the people and events surrounding them, set in motion a story of love and hate, fury, resentment, and revenge. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Fengcheng Crime Files 风城罪案录 Synopsis of The Windy City Crime Files At the turn of the century, the industrial hub of Luo City was known as the "Windy City." There, a criminal investigation squad moved between the ruins of steel mills and newly opened internet cafés, solving more than forty bizarre cases. The crimes spanned two eras: an old engineer died in a sealed-off workshop, while a programmer vanished into a virtual trading network. Each case was a snapshot of its time. Investigations ranged from fingerprint tracking 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The Half-Cigarette Detective 半支烟神探 He never smokes a cigarette down to the end; the cases he solves are never settled.?? At forty, Chen Mu is a legend who doesn't fit in with the police force. Sloppy in appearance and a little obsessive, he solves cases through a fixation on details and his odd habit of snuffing out a cigarette halfway through. From bizarre accidents to perfect murders, no trick can escape his notice. But Chen Mu has never been after the killer right in front of him. Ten years ago, his father, Chen Guodong, was d 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 A Mountain of Sin: My Memoir 罪恶滔天：我的备忘录 (Written entirely by hand, not AI, and adapted from real events.) If you can't sleep, why not read a short story based on a real case? I pushed open the bedroom in our newlywed home, expecting to hear my wife laughing as she played with our month-old son. But the laughter never came. Instead... instead... No romance, no idiot characters, and no female lead. Solving the case is the whole point. The book is divided into sections. The first volume is told in first person, while the second is simila 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Chaser 追赶者 “Solving a case is like putting together a puzzle. The hardest and most crucial part is often finding the last one or two pieces.” [Standalone cases + criminal investigation + rigorous deduction + no romance] A massive meteor shower is on its way, and a group of enthusiasts gather at a campsite on the outskirts of the city to watch the stars. In the dead of night, a scream rings out. A man has been stabbed to death. The caller tells the police that they may have killed him. But his habit of usin 95Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 71 The Criminal Psychologist 罪案心理师 Genius profiler vs. tough homicide squad captain A hand inside a wall, a charred corpse in a cave, human limb fragments in a pigsty... Antisocial personalities... High-IQ crimes... Serial murders... Homicide squad captain Song Qingshan and genius profiler Chu Yanran take you to crime scenes, where they peel back layer after layer of mystery, explore the darkness of human nature, and catch the real culprits! Suspense + deduction + bizarre and unsolved cases + high-IQ crimes + serial murders + psy 3.7kReads6.9Score34814d adds
- 72 The Mirror Image Double 镜像替身 235Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Detective's Oath 刑警誓言 On a stormy night, young lawyer Wang Dapeng mysteriously falls to his death. Cheng Gong, captain of the major crimes squad, is locked in solitary confinement after pursuing the truth behind his friend's death. Back with the criminal investigation squad, Cheng Gong clashes and gradually finds his footing with his new partner, Shan Yu. Together with forensic specialist Ouyang Tong and anti-drug squad captain Wei Mingming, they solve a string of cases: a murdered bartender, a naked corpse in a park 13Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 74 A Con Artist? I'm the Grandmaster of Con Artists 骗子？我才是骗子祖师爷 Qin Xiao was one of the leaders of a scam ring. After learning that his girlfriend was pregnant, he decided to quit for good, only for his sworn brother to cruelly murder her. After his death, Qin Xiao’s soul transmigrates into another person’s body, setting him on a path of revenge... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Autumn Court of the Tang Dynasty 大唐秋官 During the Xianqing era of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, more than forty Daoist priests at Lusong Abbey outside Chang'an were slaughtered overnight. One of them, a priest named Xu Shihang, was brutally scalded alive in a cauldron. The killer left no clues behind, and the case should have remained an unsolved mystery. But Xu Shihang's son was Xu Yougong, one of the ten greatest detectives in history. And so... 398Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 76 The Silent Truth: The Language of Corpses 沉默的真相：尸语 On a stormy night, a woman in white lay curled up at the bottom of an elevator shaft in an unfinished building. There were no fatal injuries on her body, but strange honeycomb-shaped bruises marked her ankles. The faintest curve lingered at the corner of her mouth, as if she were waiting for someone, waiting for an answer. An unjust case buried for twenty-eight years. Three recent deaths. A “ghost” hiding inside the forensic center. As Long Yusheng edges closer to the truth, a threatening call c 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 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—14d adds
- 78 Chasing Down a Hundred Cases: Wu Hao's Criminal Investigation Notebook 百案追凶：吴浩的刑侦笔记 Wu Hao is a rookie officer who has just reported for duty at a local police station. His colleagues hold a welcome party for him. The next morning, he wakes to news of a major incident in their jurisdiction. The moment he arrives at the scene, he is stunned. A series of murders targeting police officers has just come to light. Thus begins Wu Hao's turbulent career solving cases. Cases within cases, schemes within schemes. Baffling clues lead to endings that make perfect sense. Behind each heinou 30.2kReads7.7Score3.4k14d adds
- 79 The Campus Cloud of Mystery 校园迷云 Do you ever really believe what your eyes show you??? After the college entrance exams, everyone should have been celebrating. Instead, a series of bizarre “suicides” took place at the school. But as the truth was painstakingly pieced together, it became clear that the cause was far from simple. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Reborn as the Villainess Cannon Fodder, She Becomes the Mastermind Behind the Murders 穿成炮灰恶女，她干成凶案主理人 [Procedural crime drama + Female lead solves cases + One heroine, two love interests, two endings + Love triangle showdown] [Alluring policewoman × Ex-boyfriend in government service and from a powerful family × University professor] Zhuang Yanzhen transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous supporting female character in a campus novel. But what did it mean that the book had already ended by the time she arrived? No System, no main plot, and she still had to struggle through choosing her 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Bloodbone Thai Talisman 血骨泰符 The company is taking a group trip to Thailand. Big Tiger wasn’t supposed to be included, but the tour needed one more person to go ahead, so he was added to the group at the last minute. From then on, Big Tiger finds himself on an unbelievable journey of terror. Ladyboys, insect sorcery, vengeful spirits, ghosts, and blood witches: his bizarre experiences are enough to make anyone shudder and spend every night in nightmares. If you’re not afraid, come read this book and let me tell you all abou 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Goddess Detective of Suspended Breath 悬息之女神探 The heroine, Lin Xi, has an exceptionally keen sense of smell. During college, she accidentally helped the police solve a case and was subsequently appointed as a police consultant. Whenever a difficult case arises, she assists with the investigation. But one thing has always weighed on her: the victim in the first case she solved still died, and the killer claimed that she was the one who had killed her. Years later, another case turns out to be connected to that incident... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Those Things from My Younger Days 我的那些年的那些事儿 A real-estate tycoon is found dead in his private villa. His ex-girlfriend holds ironclad evidence but refuses to speak, because her family has been threatened and made into pawns. Following the clues, the police find that everyone involved had a motive to kill, yet each has a perfect alibi: a builder ruined by a scheme that left his family destitute, a partner framed and burdened with massive debts, and a secretary forced to falsify accounts after someone uncovered her secret. Everyone has some 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 The First Piece of Evidence 第一罪证 My name is Ye Fan, and ever since I was young, I was determined to become a forensic pathologist. But the year I passed the entrance exam for police academy, a car accident and a severed finger ultimately kept me out of law enforcement. I never imagined that after I was discharged from the hospital, Li Ming, captain of the city criminal investigation brigade, would seek me out and specially appoint me as a consultant on the team. From then on, I experienced countless cases that I will never forg 2.4kReads8.4Score22514d adds
- 85 Forensic Case Files 法医档案 A strange file born from a series of murders… Behind each bizarre case lies a secret no one dares to speak of. As a forensic expert, Yan Lingyun believes only that “justice lies in the hearts of the people.” With a flash of her scalpel, she makes her mark in the world of forensic medicine, cutting open the secrets hidden beneath the bodies… 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Northeast Police Stories II 东北警察故事贰 Freeze right there! Don't move! Police! The Criminal Investigation Squad's laid-back retirement crew! Who says you have to be the ones to solve the major cases? We're Sixth Team. We may not take off often, but when we do, we soar! We may not speak up often, but when we do, we amaze everyone! 5.9kReads7.3Score51714d adds
- 87 Welcome to the Judge’s Livestream 欢迎来到判官直播间 [Modern Suspense + Folk Legends + A Cast of Villains] The livestreaming "Judge of the Death Register" delivers death sentences to criminals who slipped through the cracks in social news stories, issuing them countdown notices. The police have identified folk illustrator Shi He as a suspect. The series of ancient-style murals Shi He created turns out to match the crime scenes one by one. Did Shi He plan the murders, or did the Judge imitate the murals to commit them? In this trial watched by the 1.7kReads7.3Score31414d adds
- 88 What Happened That Night 那一个晚上的事 A former couple reunites ten years after they separated. That day, the man's wife has gone back to her hometown, and the woman's husband is away on a business trip in Beijing. The man takes the woman home, but just as the bedroom light goes out, her husband knocks on the door... The next day, the woman's husband is stabbed to death with the fruit knife he brought himself. The man turns himself in, but the woman claims she killed her husband. Xu Changsheng, a young criminal investigator, joins th 270Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 True Crime Records 罪案实录 The Nanda dismemberment case, the psychological experiments, the Eight Immortals Restaurant family massacre, the bombing cases: one horrifying, unbelievable case after another. This book focuses on unsolved cold cases dating back to the founding of the People's Republic of China, retracing the investigations from the perspective of a special task force. There is no paranormal activity and no sensational action, only the real process of solving cases. You can take part and enjoy the search for th 31Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 90 I’m Just an Auxiliary Police Officer. You Want Me to Investigate a Case? 我只是个辅警，你让我查案？ A short crime-solving novel with a single male protagonist and a series-of-cases format. There’s nothing but cases to solve! It’s that simple: just pick whichever case you want to read. You don’t have to worry about the plots not connecting. Chapters without titles are part of the main storyline. You can skip them without affecting your enjoyment. 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The Case of the Six-Petaled Snowflake 六角雪花迷案 A fire breaks out at a villa, and a dismembered corpse is discovered inside. Yet the scene where the body was cut apart is a hundred li away. How did the killer travel between the two places using an invisible thread? And why are the survivors of the fire dying one after another… As the investigation gradually deepens, more and more clues emerge, yet the case continues to move toward an impossible dead end… 133Reads—Score10214d adds
- 92 The Mystery Town of Mirror Shadows 镜影谜镇 I originally put this novel in the women's fiction category because I thought a bunch of guys probably wouldn't enjoy such a delicate, emotionally nuanced story. But I overlooked the emotional needs of female readers. It's a brain-teasing mystery. By the time I realized my mistake, I'd already signed a contract. Well, it's too late to change it now, so here we are. In Mirror Bay, a town shrouded in sea fog year-round, fishermen have recently been disappearing one after another, and str —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Shadow of Justice 刑影不离 Standalone cases + mystery and deduction Bi Ran, a talented rookie fresh out of police academy, offends He Jing, the “Living Yama” captain of the criminal investigation squad, with his impulsive candor on his very first day reporting for duty. He thinks his career is over, only for He Jing to recruit him as his personal apprentice. As the “old fossil” and the “new generation” clash day and night, the two become partners who can’t stand each other but can’t do without each other. Together, they s 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Homicide 他杀Homicide [The sharp-tongued, calculating psychological expert Xia Linyuan X the funny, adorable forensic assistant Cheng Xue] (Don’t read this if you’re looking for a sweet romance!) Every bizarre murder case here raises questions about human nature that deserve deep reflection. Is the truth really what we imagine it to be? Through silent testimony and traces left in the heart, the main cast gradually lifts the veil on each mystery, exploring the secrets of human nature and the boundaries between love an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Cavities 1 龋齿1 In short, tooth decay means cavities: the progressive destruction of the hard tissues of a tooth, an irreversible form of damage. The human heart is much the same. When it is hurt, the wound takes deep root and cannot be erased, slowly eating away at it... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 I Solve Major Cases in Yungang 我在云港破大案 [Criminal Investigation] [No Romance] [Standalone Cases] Yungang is a fine city, blessed with mountains, rivers, and forests. The rich live south of the river, the poor north. A single river divides two worlds. Wang Jianjun is an ordinary delivery driver. As usual, he drives from the south to the north with a load of goods. At 2:01 a.m. on the first day, he is caught on camera crossing Bridge No. 3. There are no streetlights on the bridge. The only thing visible in the footage is the tail light —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Sealed Case Files: The Stories of Those Who Went Astray 尘封案卷：那些失足者的故事 They were once “suspects” in case files, branded as “fallen souls.” But when you clear away the fog surrounding each case and step into their pasts, you discover that every fall from grace hides a complicated life story no one knows about. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Hive 1: Bewildering Eyes 谜巢1：迷离眼 Hello, everyone. I'm Lao Chen, a full-time tour guide with Westbound Travel. I've been in the business for twenty years. I don't have any other hobbies. I just love listening to stories. Whenever I take a tour group out, I ask the tourists to tell stories: some are scary, some chilling, some absurd, and some heartwarming. Over the years, I've collected hundreds of stories, both interesting and mundane. All right, enough chatter. Now, let's look through a pair of unique eyes each time and set off 97Reads8.2Score2414d adds
- 99 The Oddball Consultant: Echoes from Ten Years Ago 怪胎顾问：十年前的回声 [Crime investigation and suspense + superhuman sound perception + nested cases + two equally capable leads + forced partners + healing] He is an eccentric consultant, cold and withdrawn. After an accident, he develops hyperthymesia and severe tinnitus, but can accurately profile suspects' minds through sound. She is a highly intuitive, action-oriented police detective, a skilled fighter with a decisive personality. The two first work together on the Ghost Radio case, then are forced to team up. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Consort's Bones 香妃骨 A pile of bones is unearthed by an excavator in a river channel. Police determine that the remains were buried less than ten years ago, but there is no record of such a case in any of the police station’s files. The only unusual item among the bones is a small copper bell, clutched in the hand of one of the skeletons. What does the bell signify? Who are the people these bones belonged to? To find out, follow policewoman Meng Fanjing as she investigates the case. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
