Novels like The Strange Detective Agency
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Strange Detective Agency, best match first.
- 101 The Tower of Collapse 倾覆之塔 In a cyberpunk world ruled by seven mega-corporations, seven floating islands that are prisons unto themselves, an immortal race that has governed the world for a thousand years, and a future on the brink of resource exhaustion... In a world without hope, people yearn for the birth of a “hero,” while coldly waiting to watch that hero fall from grace. Once someone is hailed as a hero, any crime can be forgiven. People obsessively hang on their every word, and even the haughty elves dare not chall 0Votes121kRecs571.2kFans
- 102 A Stroll Through Japan’s Warring States 日本战国走一遭 No womanizing, no harem, no struggle for supremacy, unification if the mood strikes; No System, no cheats, no famous warlord, just coasting through life; Set in the Warring States era, with history and made-up parts; the story ends when the characters die; Read if you like it. If you don’t, complain, but don’t leave without giving it a click. 0Votes375.5kRecs0Fans
- 103 EN Global Collapse 全球崩坏 “I was abandoned at the entrance to the Starting Point Orphanage. Later, the orphanage went bankrupt.” “I once attended a kindergarten. Later, it went out of business.” “In the past twenty years, I've lived through a train derailment, a 28-car pileup, a natural gas leak, a gas explosion… But I'm still alive.” “Life has done everything it can to wipe me out, but I've stubbornly survived.” “But I never imagined life would pull something like this again, ” [Welcome to the Global Evolution Game 44Votes548kRecs783.8kFans
- 104 I Wandered the Pokemon World Until I Lost Contact 我在精灵世界浪到失联 To liberate the elven world from its dire plight, Chi Zhi, a transmigrator with a Rotom-branded magical dating System, decides to first recruit a hundred female trainers to help him... P.S. The strongest, fiercest, most thrilling, most fiery Pokemon fanfic ever! You'll regret reading it for ten minutes, but regret not reading it for the rest of your life! 1Votes37.5kRecs265.1kFans
- 105 Infinite: The Supreme Wizard 无限之至尊巫师 Five thousand years have passed. The Age of Decline has ended, and the tide of magic rises once more. Myths return, the Old Ones reappear, and the world hurtles toward destruction. Harry Potter, The World of Darkness, The Mortal Instruments, Twilight, Tomb Raider, The Dynasty of the Holy Temple... Amid the dark and raging waves, the ship of civilization rises and falls. I will raise the banner of creation, march forward with solemn purpose, and rule over the darkness. This is the story of a comm 0Votes189.7kRecs75.4kFans
- 106 The Demon Hunter’s Cookbook 猎魔烹饪手册 When night fell, whispers sounded in his ears and the monsters in the shadows began to stir. Jason's hungry stomach started rumbling, and he couldn't help swallowing... Hunger was the best motivation. 0Votes546.4kRecs494.1kFans
- 107 Soul Painter 灵魂画手 When Gao Fan tried to paint a picture of what “God” looked like, madness descended. It surged up from the sea, rose from the earth, and fell from the sky… From the beginning and the end of time, it came toward all living things, bearing despair. 0Votes65.8kRecs356.5kFans
- 108 Game of Thrones: The Strongest Dragon Mother 权游：最强龙妈 After the long summer, the stars will weep blood, and a cold darkness will engulf the world. Only by lighting the First Flame can the ice be driven back and the Long Night brought to an end forever. 0Votes199.5kRecs69.9kFans
- 109 Terror at High Altitude 颤栗高空 I woke up more than a thousand meters in the air. I was at the top of a stone pillar that soared into the clouds. How did I get up here? How am I supposed to get down? Help! 0Votes442.5kRecs835.8kFans
- 110 The Mysterious Inland Sea 诡秘地海 Beneath a pitch-black, uncanny underground sea lie mysterious islands and horrifying, deformed monsters. Humanity is not the protagonist in this godforsaken place. Madness and death are. Praying humbly to the things beneath the sea will only let the poor wretches linger in the dark, slowly becoming more twisted. If they want to reclaim humanity’s former glory, their only choice is to steer a steamship int 89Votes172.6kRecs1.3MFans
- 111 The Chronicles of Xiponi 希泊尼战纪 In the interstellar age, in an era of fantasy, armies of alien races led by the Zerg, the Qijuzi, and the Xenomorphs invaded human space. The few survivors could only flee through space aboard starships. After enduring extinction and being reborn, the survivors bravely rose up to fight their fate, ultimately leading humanity toward the light! This is the story of the starship Xiponi. A high-tech story. If it’s not your thing, please don’t flame! 104Votes149.8kRecs162.2kFans
- 112 EN Danzo of Konoha 木叶之团藏 Guo Wang, a minor cultivator from an unorthodox sect, wakes up to find himself transformed into a man wrapped in bandages. Outside his door, countless henchmen wearing animal masks are waiting... 0Votes95.1kRecs97.4kFans
- 113 A Fantasy Journey That Begins with Game of Thrones 始于权游的西幻之旅 Put simply, this is the story of a transmigrator with a special golden finger who is reborn as Renly Baratheon, the famous duke of Westeros. 0Votes144.7kRecs69.4kFans
- 114 The Number One Playboy of Yanhuang 炎黄第一纨绔 No System! No summons! No jumping on the bandwagon! A sharp mind! Loyal friends! Passion and grit! A philosophy master's student who “worked himself to death” gets set up by the King of Hell. Clinging to his grand dream of becoming a carefree prince, he “volunteers” to be reincarnated on the Flame-Yellow Continent as a prince of the mightiest empire. What he doesn't know is that the empire is on the brink of collapse! “The least-favored prince?” “The continent's biggest playboy?” “Th 0Votes539kRecs0Fans
- 115 The White-Haired Demon Master 白首妖师 A cruel and utterly inhuman person is called a “human fiend”! A worldly, smooth operator who understands the ways of people is called a “people person”! A vicious, bloodthirsty killer is called a “butcher”! Then what would you call someone whose schemes are as unpredictable as shifting clouds and who is as cunning as a demon...? … … 0Votes1MRecs279.1kFans
- 116 I Loaded a Strange Tales Game 我加载了怪谈游戏 He transmigrates to Japan and becomes a high school student named Kamiya Gawa. Looking around, he sees: Hanako waiting in the bathroom for someone to knock on the door; the Slit-Mouthed Woman roaming the streets with scissors in hand; Miss Mary's relentless calls, each one heralding death; endless wailing and barking in Inunaki Village; Ubume searching for the child who died long ago; and the Blue Lantern smiling as she urges passersby to play One Hundred Ghost Lanterns... In this broken world o 6Votes154.9kRecs476.3kFans
- 117 EN Recording Anomalies with My Wood Carvings 我用木雕记录异常 This world has never been ordinary. Places and objects that seem normal are actually filled with the eerie, the mysterious, the absurd, and the bizarre. They might be a strand of hair, a flight of stairs, or a newspaper... Or perhaps just a thought that suddenly comes to you, though it was actually forced into your mind. Then one day, Shen Xing suddenly discovered that his wooden carvings could contain these things. A real and eerie world opened up before him! The 0Votes118kRecs322.4kFans
- 118 EN Players, All Aboard! 玩家请上车 “Welcome, players, aboard the dedicated train for the Dimensional Rift Game. This train will depart from the E-Rank starting station and travel to a D-Rank station. Please ensure your safety, board in an orderly fashion, and obey the rules of travel.” “The rules of travel are as follows:” “1. Please do not bring non-game items aboard the train. (Underwear is exempt.)” “2. Consumption is mandatory. (All train staff are working without pay.)” “3. Do not turn on the lights after they have been turn 912Votes787.7kRecs1.2MFans
- 119 The Eternal Mirror 永续之镜 If the sky is dark, then feel your way through life; if making a sound is dangerous, then keep silent; if you feel powerless to shine, then curl up in a corner. But don’t mock those who dare to shine. In this world growing darker by the day, I...” (Sorry, you’ve got the wrong script. This one is yours!) Lu Ye picked up the new script and opened it. Every crookedly written page was filled with words like “undying,” “inhuman,” and “monster.” Lu Ye couldn’t sleep anyway, so he studied it closely fo 0Votes77.3kRecs84.1kFans
- 120 The Survival Game on the Tip of Your Tongue 舌尖上的求生游戏 Turn legendary monsters into delicious dishes! Today's Special: [Infernal Buddha Jumps Over the Wall] Made with over thirty ingredients and seasonings, each prepared and cooked separately: flying polyps, the tips of Cthulhu's tentacles, the webbed feet of Deep Ones, the chitinous pincers of Rhan-Tegoth, the tips of the Black Goat Mother's tentacles, and eye gunk from an avatar of Azathoth; vegetarian ingredients include Emperor's psychedelic mushrooms, an elemental of fire, Yog-Sothoth's bubbles 0Votes95kRecs88kFans
- 121 The Demon Sage 恶魔贤者 0Votes114.8kRecs161.9kFans
- 122 Clothes Conceal All 衣手遮天 The new book, The Villain Keeps Wanting a Divorce, is now out... Xie Jingyi has been reborn. She doesn't want to spare her enemies a second thought. She only wants to say: Get lost, and don't get in my way as I become a powerful figure who can call all the shots! But things don't go as planned. A... colossal obstacle appears on her path to success, one whose words strike straight to the heart. Xie Jingyi: Why do you want to marry me, sir? Chai Youchen: Among the three thousand women in Lin'an, n 0Votes196.8kRecs97.4kFans
- 123 EN He and the Queens of the Stars 他和她们的群星 This is the best of times. The two great factions clash without breaking apart, and the gateway to the “New World” has opened. Exploration and expansion, courage and glory, are the defining colors of the entire galaxy. This is the worst of times. The people of Earth have forgotten the hardships and pride of the Founding Fathers, who cut their way through every obstacle. Lost in a false prosperity of comfort and frivolity, they are about to plunge into the abyss without even realizing it. This is 11Votes402.9kRecs298kFans
- 124 Lord of Hailansa 海兰萨领主 Imperial soldier Suldak joined the 57th Heavy Infantry Regiment of the Bena Legion and served for four years on the Warsaw Plane. While clearing a battlefield at a logging camp, he rescued a young man who had been injured and was also mute. Suldak brought him back to the barracks. This is the story of that young man, whose origins were unknown... 23Votes687.9kRecs438.4kFans
- 125 EN Shadow of Konoha 木叶之影流 A new story begins in the world of Naruto, starting with the cremation of a Hokage... 0Votes332.5kRecs282.7kFans
- 126 EN American Comics: What Evil Plans Could Batman Conceive? 美漫：蝙蝠侠能有什么坏心思？ Chen Tao never imagined that transmigrating would be one thing, but transmigrating as Batman himself? That was something else entirely. Everyone knows Batman is a genius, a master strategist, and a peerless fighter. But what does any of that have to do with me, a transmigrator? Oh! No problem, I can inherit Batman's powers and memories...?! Wait, why are they all from alternate-universe versions? Metropolis. The Justice League lies sprawled across the ground before the Dark Lord Darkseid. [Warn 27Votes180.9kRecs396.2kFans
- 127 EN Let There Be Light! 光明！ [The light level inside the house is below 3. It is currently dark. A Level 1 Aberration will appear in 8 minutes and 45 seconds.] “...” Xu Le instinctively pulled his foot back. [You are afraid. Fear is food for all Aberrations and will draw them to you.] Xu Le: ? So I can't even pull my foot back? In a mild panic, Xu Le quickly lit a fire. Light flooded the room. [The light level inside the house is 4. It is currently bright. Safe.] Xu Le had just breathed a sigh of relief when he realized thi 0Votes93.4kRecs562.2kFans
- 128 EN Shepherd's Secret Covenant 牧者密续 During a ritual to summon a demon, Aiwass finally recovered his memories of his previous life. This was supposed to be an online game published and operated by his own company for six years. His adoptive father was now the leader of the villainous organization in the latest version. Six years from now, Aiwass would be exposed and, after hesitating on the side of the protagonists, switch sides. In the end, he would decide to take a fatal blow for a player character and be killed by his thoroughly 139Votes489.5kRecs1.2MFans
- 129 EN My Cellular Prison 我的细胞监狱 Reborn as a cell, carrying the power of the Yudian, I arrive in a parallel world where the Ancients have awakened. Steam civilization, a realm of terror, eternal night's old kings, demons beyond the city. The Gate of Destiny has opened. The Crusaders, the Library, Control, Machinery, and Mysticism will become brand-new growth systems for humanity's development. Humanity's anthem is an anthem of courage! The fearless order of knights gallops across a world ruled by ancient kings, reclaiming the f 38Votes969.8kRecs1.2MFans
- 130 Bug House 虫屋 A slightly plump man carrying a broom walks into the courtyard. He sweeps up the fallen leaves, then turns to look at the plaque over the gate: Insect House. “If you don't show yourselves, I'll turn you into flower fertilizer.” 4Votes184.5kRecs185.8kFans
- 131 The Great Sage of the Netherworld 通幽大圣 A sinister jianghu, where strange creatures abound; a corrupt court; martial arts clans; and heroes rising from every corner. This is a world without gods or Buddhas. Martial arts, sorcery, mystic cultivation, supernatural powers... Gu Cheng descends amid the darkness, ready to crush this chaotic world. “Since this world has no gods or Buddhas, then I will be its god!” A beauty’s painted face can never capture her true nature; a demonic monk in the temple raises asuras. Hearts tremble in the Pea 0Votes588.1kRecs651.2kFans
- 132 Field Report on an Endangered Cultivation Sect 濒危修仙门派考察报告 On this journey to the Yellow Springs, I shall summon my old comrades and dare to make the sun and moon shine upon a new heaven. Note 1: It was not originally endangered, but after the protagonist went there, it became endangered... Note 2: This is a story about a villain who specializes in dissecting people for research. After transmigrating, he studies hard, strives every day, saves the world, breaks through feudal superstition and sectarian prejudice, and promotes love and justice with overwh 0Votes193.1kRecs33.6kFans
- 133 The Rise of the Middle Ages 中世纪崛起 His soul travels back to the Middle Ages, where he plots his rise once more. A medieval setting, a quasi-historical world, a slow burn, and satisfying wish fulfillment. From a forest hunter struggling to survive to a humble official carving out a place in troubled times; from a trainee knight sent as cannon fodder to a celebrated military upstart; from regaining a baron's title through war to being granted a viscount's rank thr 1Votes139.7kRecs155.3kFans
- 134 Players Are Super Just 玩家超正义 The long night has come, and the blood moon hangs overhead. Hoarse whispers drift through street corners, while brass steam engines spew clouds of blood mist. Your brain is singing, your eyes are chanting. Your skin cracks, and lumps of flesh swell beneath it. In the gray mist, a wall of flesh that has devoured thousands of corpses howls day and night... “Don't cry. Our players don't bite. They just want to play with you.” The lonely, underhanded game planner; the top player; savior of the Mist 7Votes676.9kRecs1.2MFans
- 135 Steel, Gunpowder, and Spellcasters 钢铁火药和施法者 Is magic really just a wish-granting machine? No. In a universe where magic truly exists, it must be as simple and beautiful as the laws of physics. This is the story of a mass-produced, expendable magic-combat specialist who learns the ultimate nature of magic. But so what? Birds can fly without understanding aerodynamics, and mages can use magic without knowing its true nature. Learning magic's ultimate nature doesn't mean an expendable specialist can suddenly become a great mage, either. But 345Votes676kRecs863kFans
- 136 Infinite Splendor 无限辉煌图卷 Divine arts and demonic magic, a hundred realms and countless races; supernatural powers and martial clashes, a wild song across the ages. Monsters and mechanical abominations, all manner of strange creatures; an infinite world stretches out before us. Welcome to a new era of the Main God Space. Worlds gather and disperse like stars. Who can shine as brilliantly as the sun and moon? PS: This is not an original Infinite Flow fanfic. The worlds in the story may include extensive alterations and 12Votes226.4kRecs472.4kFans
- 137 A Seeker of the Dao in Higher Dimensions 高维寻道者 In a martial world shrouded by the Black Tide, he is an invincible Immortal of the Human Realm, untouched by defilement or purity, increase or decrease. At the dawn of an age of mysterious resurgences, he is a prophet and the vessel of truth. In a city of steel, he is an Omega-level esper and a madman who probes forbidden realms. He is the great serpent that encircles the world, and he has also slain gods as a mortal; he is the white-robed Daoist who severed the river of stars with a single 2Votes121.3kRecs179kFans
- 138 Pretending to Be a Boss 假装是个boss Tang Xian used to wonder whether, among this group of world-destroying bosses, he should be a hero for one second or keep pretending to be a boss. Later, he realized that if you pretend for long enough, it becomes real. 3Votes116.7kRecs362.2kFans
- 139 A Nineteenth-Century Guide to Medicine 十九世纪就医指南 “We live in an innovative city, an age filled with miracles, and the surgery this royal theater brings you is equally epoch-making. Ladies and gentlemen, appearing today is an outstanding young surgeon, a young man renowned for performing more than a thousand operations and repeatedly setting records in various fields, a true pioneer of medicine. Very well, without further praise, please allow me to introduce Professor Kavi Friedrich Heins to you without reservation!” This book is also known as 22Votes75.1kRecs143.8kFans
- 140 Ballad of Assassination 吟游刺杀录 This is a land of heroes, swords, and magic, home to a bard with grand ambitions. He is determined to write the most magnificent tales, spread love and peace throughout the world, and bring laughter to everyone. He hopes that whenever a great swordmaster or archmage opens their mouth, one of his jokes will come out. To that end, he set out to travel at the age of fifteen. After ten years on the road, he had crossed half the continent, only to fall deeper and deeper into poverty. In the end, he h 0Votes142.1kRecs100kFans
- 141 EN Transcendent: Starting by Tearing Up the Script 超凡从撕剧本开始 (Over 5,300 average subscriptions and 27,000 peak subscriptions. A premium work, well worth a read!) I tread the myriad heavens from this day forth, splitting sun and moon with my blade as I prove my path to immortality. I am a leader, a Blade Emperor, a sage. I have embarked on the road to becoming a great emperor, and I bow to pick up the crown. After endless ages, I am still an actor! _ Zhang Guangmu is an ordinary citizen of the Xuanlong Empire, a professional actor with no bad habits and a 0Votes108.1kRecs355.4kFans
- 142 EN Hogwarts: Harry Returns from the Witcher 霍格沃茨：从猎魔人归来的哈利 During the final battle against the Wild Hunt, Harry returned to the year he was eleven. Wizards, magic, and the power within him that witchers called something entirely different: now he knew how it all began. A witcher? A wizard? Well... it just means picking up a wand along with the silver sword. (You can still enjoy this even if you haven't read Harry Potter or played the Witcher games.) 0Votes65.4kRecs377.7kFans
- 143 I Have a House in the Underworld 我在黄泉有座房 Synopsis: I have a house in the Yellow Springs, with fields and plenty of grain at home. A Guoshui production, not suitable for keeping in captivity. Slaughter it while you can. 0Votes278.2kRecs266.2kFans
- 144 EN The Silver Dragon's Black Technology 银龙的黑科技 Newly arrived and freshly hatched, Li Wei found himself bobbing in a steaming pot of soup, surrounded by a ring of kobolds practically drooling with hunger... And our story begins with him flipping the pot and making his escape... A succubus holy paladin? A drow champion of men’s rights? An eye tyrant swashbuckler? An illithid bent on restoring the Galactic Empire? And their ultimate boss, a silver dragon, using all manner of flashy black technology to wreak havoc in a multiverse on the brink of 1Votes190.9kRecs272.6kFans
- 145 Everyone Is a Sword Saint 全民剑圣 Standard blurb: The times change, foreign races invade, the old technological order collapses, and the world is turned upside down. After a devastating war, human civilization endures under a new supernatural order and even flourishes. In a dawn age where everyone is a high-level martial artist and everyone can become a dragon, the young Zheng Li arrives in another world. With a sword spirit at his side, he ultimately sets out on the path of self-reliance and perseverance. Not-so-serious blurb: 0Votes265.7kRecs171.2kFans
- 146 The Asylum of Ten Thousand Worlds 万界疯人院 New book: "Medicine Cannot Save the Qin Dynasty". Go read it! No one knows when it began, but a certain mental hospital appeared in the world. It has been seen on the busiest streets of Gotham City and hidden in the darkest corners of Raccoon City. It may have been briefly described in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", or appeared for a single second in *Hannibal*… Some say the girl in the nurse’s uniform looks a bit like Harley Quinn. Others say the old man in a second-floor ward claims to 0Votes207.1kRecs302.2kFans
- 147 Urban Legends of a Holy Knight 都市圣骑异闻录 Jiang Feng had only dozed off secretly during class. When he woke, he heard his deskmate ask him a question. “Hey, when we pick our classes next semester, are you going with paladin or shaman?” “What!?” 0Votes248.9kRecs247.8kFans
- 148 EN Li Qing's Bizarre Adventure 李青的奇妙冒险 [A JOJO fan fiction] I, Li Qing, have a System. “What the heck is a System?” “That's obviously a Stand attack!” P.S. I'm no good at writing blurbs. Come on in and take a look, dear readers~ Trust me, even if you haven't read the original, you'll still find this a fun read. 11Votes219.5kRecs261.5kFans
- 149 Beyond Forgiveness 罪无可赦 “My death is not your victory. At most, it proves that mediocrities waged a terrible war against genius... You raised the banner of justice to eliminate dissent and turn right and wrong upside down... The history books you write will say that I swallowed everything in my path, threw my weight around, and oppressed the weak. Years from now, my strengths will be called flaws. Only those who found justice through my hand will remember my achievements.”, From the most celebrated collection of quotes 0Votes98.2kRecs181.3kFans
- 150 Where Did the Daoist Go? 道长去哪了 If you’re willing to cast a monthly vote, I’d be grateful if you could spare one for my new book, "A First-Class Pill Immortal". Thank you, esteemed readers! Holding up the sect’s signboard, Gu Zuo beamed warmly, his eyebrows curving like crescent moons. “Excuse me, brother, would you be willing to join the Huai Xian Hall?” In this world, cultivating immortality is hard, and recruiting people is even harder! 1Votes738.5kRecs482.2kFans
