Novels like A Handbook for Aspiring Detectives
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- 101 Hogwarts: The Bloodline Wizard 霍格沃茨之血脉巫师 While everyone else who transmigrates into Hogwarts arrives in a baby’s body with plenty of time to prepare, poor Ivan lands straight in the middle of the Sorting Ceremony. What? I used to study Dark Magic? My family runs a Dark Magic shop in Knockturn Alley? My mother is an evil Dark wizard? Just as Ivan worries that his identity will be exposed when he goes home, and that he might be skinned alive and have his bones ripped out, he gains the ability to fuse with the bloodlines of magical creatu 5Votes332.1kRecs433kFans
- 102 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
- 103 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
- 104 The Clown Game 小丑游戏 Fine, you’ve tied my hands and feet tightly, but why seal my mouth too? At least let me make a sound! Why am I locked up in a mental hospital? Why does everyone seem so afraid of me? Why… do I want to laugh so badly?---------------- 0Votes134.7kRecs380.5kFans
- 105 Detective Conan: I'm Not a Snake Spirit 柯南之我不是蛇精病 After transmigrating into the world of Detective Conan, Chi Feichi was sent to the hospital. Tuesday. Doctor: “What day is tomorrow?” Chi Feichi: “Wednesday.” Doctor: “Ahem, tomorrow is Friday.” Chi Feichi: “...” August 21. Doctor: “What date is tomorrow?” Chi Feichi: “August 22.” Doctor: “Ahem, tomorrow is January 1.” Chi Feichi: “...” When everyone believes that the distorted timeline is correct, and one person cannot recognize it as such or fit in, that person is an outsider, a patient! Once 39Votes2MRecs962.4kFans
- 106 Starting with Detective Conan, I Learned to Be Human Again 从柯南开始重新做人 He beats Kyougoku Makoto at karate and can draw faster than a gun at close range. He can climb a skyscraper with his bare hands to catch a sniper. He can even make Gin so furious that he takes a helicopter everywhere. This is an unlimited-worlds crossover fanfic. The first world is Detective Conan, with future worlds including Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Dragon Ball, A Certain Scientific Railgun, The Outcast, and Arcane. Stay tuned! [This is Siyang’s seventh novel. The author has already written 11Votes552.6kRecs846.1kFans
- 107 This Monster Isn't That Cold 这只妖怪不太冷 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. Everyday stories of Zhou Li and the yaoguai: Zhou Li has been able to see yaoguai since childhood, but it isn't until the end of his final year of high school that he finally makes contact with one. 12Votes601.7kRecs388.5kFans
- 108 All I Know Is How to Make Terrible Movies 我只会拍烂片啊 (The comic adaptation of I Only Know How to Make Bad Movies is out now. A work made with care!) “Do you believe me? I’m telling you, one day we’ll create an era, an era that will make even Hollywood tremble. And when that day comes...” That year, a fourth-year slacker at Yanying University, known to his counselor as a blight on the school, got drunk and bragged to his buddies. He thought he was just talking big. Once he sobered up, everyone would get on with their lives... But! A week later, his 0Votes620.8kRecs686.8kFans
- 109 EN Secretly Cultivating Beside the Demoness 苟在女魔头身边偷偷修炼 Jiang Hao transmigrates into an ordinary family, is forced to be sold to a demonic sect, and becomes one of its disciples. He only wants to focus on cultivation and grow stronger bit by bit, so he can survive in the world of cultivation. But a female demonic cultivator “humiliates him in every way.” Outmatched by a vast difference in strength, all he can do is endure and stay alive, hoping never to encounter her again. With no one to rely on, he earns the favor of the demonic sect’s leader and i 24Votes846.1kRecs1.6MFans
- 110 The Old Daoist Canon 旧日之箓 He'd thought he'd transmigrated to ancient times, and Chu Qiguang was just wondering how to make his fortune when he suddenly discovered that a corpse-reanimation case had occurred in the neighboring county. The Taoist priests at the temple were busy subduing demons, and even the village's stray cats had started talking. He was just wondering whether he should start slaying demons when he realized that, without even noticing, he was becoming the most terrifying monster of all. 11Votes559.2kRecs902.4kFans
- 111 Embers Ad Infinitum 长夜余火 Everyone on the Gray Soil believes that somewhere deep within a ruin buried beneath danger and famine lies a road to a new world. All they need is a unique key to open the door and enter that world. There, the land is fertile, flowing with milk and honey, and the sunlight is brilliant, as if it could wash away the cold and gloom. People no longer have to face wastelands, monsters, infection, mutations, or all manner of dangers. There, children are joyful, adults are happy, and everything is wond 71Votes7.9MRecs3.6MFans
- 112 This Star Really Wants to Retire 这个明星很想退休 That year, the entire entertainment industry began to stagnate, with signs that it might even be going into decline. A large number of netizens said the man who had debuted only ten years earlier and earned titles such as [Rookie King], [King of the Music Scene], [Best TV Actor], [Best Actor], and [One of the World's Ten Greatest Creative Geniuses] was primarily to blame. After all, the man who had led the industry for so long had actually retired at the start of the year! "Entertainment Evening 10Votes1.9MRecs1.9MFans
- 113 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
- 114 Starting in Maoshan, Across the Myriad Worlds 诸天从茅山开始 What would you do if you could travel back and forth to a “special” version of Republican-era China? Become the richest man alive and marry a harem of beauties? Take up your brush to serve the nation and become the greatest writer in the land? Prepare for war, then rise to nobility and command armies? Or... Train until your form is as graceful as a crane, with two books beneath a thousand pines. I came to ask the Way, but found nothing left to say: clouds in the blue sky, water in a bottle. P.S. 2Votes246.3kRecs724.5kFans
- 115 Starting with an Escape Room Game Shop 从剧本杀店开始 The print edition of From Script-Killing Shop to Theme Park is now crowdfunding. . Question: How do you run a script-killing shop? Jiang Qi: Easy. You just need to start with a script-killing shop, then bring the characters from the scripts out to work as your game masters. That's how you run a script-killing shop properly. At first, Jiang Qi thought he was playing a card-based management game, and the business he was running was a script-killing shop. Later, he realized it was actually a restau 11Votes514.1kRecs428.4kFans
- 116 EN Hogwarts: The Grey Wizard 霍格沃茨之灰巫师 Is Harry Potter just a fairy tale? Before Anton lies a world of wizards who cast deadly curses at will, full of scheming and deceit, filth and vermin, and a wizarding world's fringes that are like a quagmire. In places beyond the Ministry of Magic's reach, even Snape's fearsome reputation as a killer resounds far and wide. How can he survive? That's the only thing 8Votes146.6kRecs644.8kFans
- 117 I Picked Up a Patch of Wilderness 捡了一片荒野 A family and their house appear together in the wilderness? Wild beasts, hunger, mysterious buildings, and all kinds of bizarre events. For your family, keep fighting! 0Votes567.3kRecs355.3kFans
- 118 EN A Guide to Dreamscapes 梦境指南 A chance decrease in entropy, and a Boltzmann brain came into being in the M42 nebula of the Milky Way’s third spiral arm. A hand of thought, like an ancient tree root, passed through black holes and the mists of time. Intelligence was born in an anthill, and Ramla crossed the galaxy. When the universe is destined for heat death, life awakens within eternal laws, fighting for freedom in its dreams! … This book explores the following questions, moving from the basics to the deeper mysteries: 1. 0Votes129.3kRecs211.1kFans
- 119 The Strongman Who Walked Out of a Psychiatric Hospital 从精神病院走出的强者 Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital is full of talent. Lin Fan: I am absolutely not a psychiatric patient. I’m a perfectly normal person who likes to cultivate. I just touch power outlets, climb high-voltage cabinets, and stand on the rooftop during thunderstorms to perform staff techniques for the heavens. Old Director of Qingshan: Son, let’s talk this out. Don’t do anything rash. Director Li: And you still say you’re not a psychiatric patient? Evil Thing: I’m just passing through. Please don’t eat m 0Votes342.9kRecs569.9kFans
- 120 Heartbeat Domain 心跳领域 I’m Feng Yan. I live at Yunhai City Psychiatric Hospital, and I like replacing the academic videos on the director’s USB drive with adult films. When he attends city-level meetings, I make sure he takes off and carries the team. I’ve used a piezoelectric igniter to shock someone in the butt, and once, while the director was swimming at the beach, I dived underwater, pulled off his swim trunks, and used them as a swimming cap. In the end, I let the director get away safely. I hate puns. I hate al 0Votes64.6kRecs73.4kFans
- 121 EN I Just Don't Play by the Rules! 我就是不按套路出牌 After a great battle, your beautiful senior sister shyly lifts her face toward you and slowly closes her eyes. At this moment, you... [Option One: Gently kiss her on the lips. Completion reward: Thousand-Leaf Wonder Manual (Earth Grade, Top Tier)] [Option Two: Kiss her on the forehead. Completion reward: Yin-Yang Twin Blades (Earth Grade, Low Tier)] [Option Three: Give her a hug. Completion reward: Netherworld Treasure Scale (Mystic Grade, Top Tier)] [Option Four: Say as quickly as possible: Sen 5Votes648kRecs2.9MFans
- 122 EN I Hijacked the Timeline 我绑架了时间线 Every time reality is rewritten, the future changes. After witnessing human civilization perish 1,500 years in the future, Feng Qi accidentally gained the ability to transmigrate into the future. He chose to keep restarting the timeline, using the information he gathered to give human civilization a chance to survive. 6Votes254kRecs1.4MFans
- 123 EN This Text Adventure Game Is Seriously Cursed 这个文字冒险游戏绝对有毒 It all begins when the protagonist downloads a game called The Fool (Beta). From that moment on, his life takes a completely different turn. It's a text adventure game so crude it has no graphics or music, just lines of text and countless choices. Yet every choice in the game affects the player's fate, because on the other side of the game lies a real, unknown world! Players cannot enter the other world or see what it looks like. They can only experience what the game character sees and hears at 1Votes178kRecs920.5kFans
- 124 My Wife Came from a Thousand Years Ago 我家老婆来自一千年前 [The comic adaptation of Please Be Sensible, My Wife is now available on all platforms. Check it out!] “I want to go home.” “You might not be able to go back.” “Why not?” “Because your home is very far away.” “How far?” “About twelve hundred years.” Xu Qing looked at the young woman from the Tang Dynasty before him with a hint of sympathy. “Everything you know has become history.” Family, friends, enemies: they all vanished more than twelve hundred years ago. A slice-of-life story with one fema 195Votes645.4kRecs2MFans
- 125 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
- 126 I Can See Combat Power 我能看见战斗力 “All right, as you can see, I became a crow, a crow that feeds exclusively on other people's misfortune.”, Oz A hapless young man, brought to another world by a meteor, lets out a furious roar of defiance. I just want to write a fantasy world that doesn't feel so fake. Reader advisory 1: If you think human nature can be divided into simple good and bad, read with caution. Reader advisory 2: If you think a clan is just a bunch of sycophants gathered to praise the protagonist, read with cautio 0Votes391.5kRecs278.9kFans
- 127 Museum of Demon Suppression 镇妖博物馆 What defies the natural order of the world is a yao. What possesses the spirit of a living creature is a jing. What lingers after death is a ghost. What is abnormal in an object is a monster. The Commandant of Retainers, once known as the Crouching Tiger, was an office established by Emperor Wu of Han to investigate witchcraft and capture treacherous criminals. As spiritual energy and the supernatural revive across the globe, humanity gropes its way toward cultivation. The yaoguai, spirits, ghos 42Votes1.2MRecs6.9MFans
- 128 Thief, You’re Not Getting Away 贼人休走 Li Si is a thief, and this is a story about a thief's life in the martial world. It's a lighthearted slice-of-life story, but readers who prefer their protagonists single should beware. 2Votes190.7kRecs211.2kFans
- 129 EN The Corpse Mender of Autumn Execution Grounds 我在秋斩刑场当缝尸人那些年 [A human face with a ghost’s heart, drawing on the past to speak of the present. I am the master of the martial world.] Lin Shou wakes up to find himself a corpse-sewer at the execution grounds where prisoners are beheaded in autumn. Fallen leaves return to their roots, and the dead must be laid to rest. The corpses of executed prisoners must be sewn back together before burial. Otherwise, they will be buried improperly and bring disaster. Lin Shou discovers that sewing up corpses can earn him a 2Votes300.7kRecs741kFans
- 130 This Monk Doesn't Want to Be a Movie Star 贫僧不想当影帝 [One-line synopsis] A young warrior monk gets dragged into show business by his twin brother, and accidentally becomes an award-winning actor. [Full synopsis] Xu Zhen is an orphan who grew up in a temple. The old abbot raised him single-handedly. Though they are not father and son, they are closer than most. Xu Zhen planned to formally take the vows after turning twenty and spend the rest of his life caring for his master. But when he was eighteen, a man claiming to be his older brother got in t 0Votes279.3kRecs328.6kFans
- 131 EN Lord of Shenxiu 神秀之主 This is a meticulously crafted cultivation novel spanning the heavens! Watch as Zhong Shenxiu roams the heavens, pursues immortality, beats the System to a pulp, and becomes the ruler of the heavens. Here you’ll find modern martial arts, classical cultivation, a Lovecraftian martial world, horror realms, steampunk… Infinite worlds, infinite possibilities, all in Lord of Shenxiu! 4Votes428.9kRecs504.1kFans
- 132 The Dimension Eroder 维度侵蚀者 In the ruins of a city at the end of the world, praise the Mother of Fel, and use "art" to illuminate countless demons and blast open subway tunnels. At Westminster Abbey on a rainy night in London, September 1888, embody the Golden Spirit, wield a copper cross, and smash Dio's dog head! In an alchemical world, become a "demonic, physical-therapy old doctor" and visit the [Gate of Truth] more than twenty times without a scratch. During a healing holiday, create the Gatling Bodhisattva Blood-Exch 3Votes669.7kRecs496.6kFans
- 133 Fleeing from the Hidden Leaf Village 从木叶开始逃亡 Everything must be examined before its meaning can be understood. The transmigrator Qianye Baishi picked up a book titled The Will of Fire. He opened it and found nothing of substance inside. There were no dates in the history of Konoha Village, just the words “Will of Fire” crookedly scrawled on every page. Baishi tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He took out The Will of Fire again and read it carefully for half the night. Only then did he make out the words between the lines: the whole book 12Votes416kRecs828.4kFans
- 134 Reborn as a Detective in Detective Conan 重生柯南当侦探 Fate played a joke on Gao Cheng, making him transmigrate to a world full of frequent crime cases, while he completely forgot how those cases unfolded. After finally managing to run the Chenghu Detective Agency, he finds the Mouri Detective Agency next door, where the Grim Reaper Elementary Schooler hangs out. The befuddled middle-aged detective has already started making a name for himself, too. With a card-based S 0Votes291.9kRecs252.9kFans
- 135 Actors Don’t Get Vacations 演员没有假期 This world is strong in the East and weak in the West. Chinese culture dominates the globe. Everyone in the world is learning Chinese. China's Golden Bull Awards are the most influential film awards in the world. For singers everywhere, topping China's music charts is the ultimate goal of a lifetime. The most fashionable fashion weeks, the richest sporting culture, the most beautiful scenery, and the tastiest food... it's all here. Guan Chen spent his previous life running down a one-way roa 11Votes448.7kRecs467.7kFans
- 136 A Mysterious Journey 神秘之旅 New book: Black Night of Despair, I Alone Am Immortal in a Strange World. Search for it if you’re interested. With an attribute-based supernatural ability, he transmigrates through one world after another. He experiences the mysterious worlds and exotic cultures of countless realms. 12Votes957.1kRecs985.4kFans
- 137 EN The Wandering Fleet of Deep Space 深空之流浪舰队 (Originally titled: Deep Space Ball Captain. Earth is the cradle of human civilization, but humanity cannot live in the cradle forever. In the year 2264, the first deep-space colony ship of human civilization leaves the Solar System and ventures into the endless darkness... 6Votes587.8kRecs436.5kFans
- 138 EN Stepping into the Unscientific 走进不科学 (This book currently has over 15,000 average monthly subscribers and more than 50,000 peak subscribers. Come join the story!) I once sat with Newton and debated the principles of the universe, and I once walked shoulder to shoulder with Einstein. I messed up Planck's hair, and gazed at the stars with Deng Jiaxian deep in Lop Nur... In short, this is the story of a top student traveling through time and space, past and present, East and West, and using the wisdom of those who came before to open 41Votes401.6kRecs918.4kFans
- 139 EN I Can't Possibly Be the Sword God 我不可能是剑神 [Overpowered Protagonist] [The Sword God of Ten-Mile Slope] [Absurd Comedy] … Li Chu transmigrated to Ten-Mile Slope and became a little Taoist priest. In this world where gods and ghosts ran rampant and demons wreaked havoc, the weak and helpless Li Chu had originally intended to survive quietly on Ten-Mile Slope for the rest of his life. It was not until one day, when he had no choice but to enter the martial world, that he discovered... There was nothing in this world that could not be solve 29Votes731.5kRecs1.7MFans
- 140 We Live in Nanjing 我们生活在南京 This is a clichéd story about two young people saving the world. 14Votes146.2kRecs613.7kFans
- 141 The Ordinary Life of Ordinary Humans 平常人类的平凡生活 This book is addictive. You can't read it at night, at work, while eating, or while walking. You can only sneak a look when you're alone. He Sihai, known as He Dali, is good at farming, hauling bricks, bragging, running a stall, saving money, and raising peaches. This is simply the “ordinary” life story of an “ordinary person.” It's a story about helping the dead fulfill th 5Votes817.3kRecs693.2kFans
- 142 EN The Indestructible Mountain Lord 金刚不坏大寨主 [Overwhelming power] [Explosive action] [The hottest wuxia novel of 2020–2021] [The comic is serialized on Tencent Animation and can be read there] Cultivate a Nine Suns aura within, and a vajra body without. Sweep across forty yards with the silver-blue blade energy of a gold-backed, nine-ring saber. Sink your breath into your dantian and surge back and forth, while the Dragon-Subduing Palm blasts the entire battlefield. The Dao Heart Demon Seed... The Selfless and the Self Alone... Sunflower T 8Votes2.8MRecs2.1MFans
- 143 My Years as a Yin-Yang Master 我当阴阳先生的那几年 Our story begins with a young man. Have you heard the many strange tales passed down among the people? Have you ever admired and yearned for the gifted figures in those stories, each possessing extraordinary arts? This book tells the stories of such gifted people scattered throughout the land. They have mastered the arts of Qimen Dunjia. When their abilities are no longer recognized by this age, what choice will they make? 2Votes85.5kRecs545kFans
- 144 I Teach Swordsmanship in Tokyo 我在东京教剑道 He transmigrates to Tokyo's Katsushika Ward in 1980 and inherits a dojo. His parents are dead, he has a younger sister and a house, but his savings are almost gone and he has no students. What should he do? Help, answers needed urgently. Forget it. He'll just enjoy himself. Face the wind! 0Votes878.1kRecs829.2kFans
- 145 I Really Didn’t Want to Be the Savior 我真没想当救世主啊 This book is also known as Millennium Rewind. It won Best Online Literature at the 31st China Galaxy Awards for Science Fiction. [It takes off at Chapter 62 and explodes at Chapter 92. This is the story of an ordinary man who forces his way into becoming humanity’s savior.] In 1977, the Voyager spacecraft launched. In 2010, Voyager 2 sent some strange messages back to Earth. In July 2021, Voyager 2 lost 8Votes634.7kRecs1.1MFans
- 146 The Escape Room Set 逃生片场 New book: Forged in Fire on the Long Steps Stone steles, blood moons, ancient schools, burning seas… Every bizarre and unpredictable world is full of unknown dangers. Those swept into a blood-red vortex must cast off comfort and light the way forward with courage and wisdom if they hope to seize a slim chance of survival. 6Votes371.4kRecs247.5kFans
- 147 EN Thirty Years of Slaying Demons in the Demon-Slaying Bureau 我在斩妖司除魔三十年 When Zhou Yi woke up, he had become an executioner in the Demon-Slaying Bureau of the Great Qian Empire. Demons ran rampant, ghosts stalked the land, and heaven and earth were undergoing a cataclysmic transformation. Zhou Yi hid away in the Demon-Slaying Bureau, executing demons every day to earn all kinds of rewards. The Yellow Court Scripture, the Ziying Immortal Sword, a Peach of Immortality tree, a Five-Colored Divine Ox, the Tiangang arts, the Disha powers… Across the nine heavens and ten 1Votes450.3kRecs885.9kFans
- 148 EN The Naming of the Night 夜的命名术 Amid neon lights of blue and purple, beneath a dense canopy of steel, lies the frontier of a flood of data: a world transformed by the technological revolution, and the boundary between reality and illusion. Steel and flesh, the past and the future. Here, the surface world and the hidden world coexist. Everything before your eyes seems as close as the wall of time itself. Darkness slowly closes in. But you have to understand, my friend: we cannot face the darkness with gentleness. We must use fi 180Votes8MRecs14.3MFans
- 149 The Great Zhou Immortal Official 大周仙吏 After transmigrating into a xianxia world teeming with monsters and demons, Li Mu initially just wants to keep his head down and survive. But then a little fox he rescued suddenly starts talking... This is the story of a modern young man who transmigrates into a xianxia world, slays demons, and fights for justice. 0Votes1MRecs1.2MFans
- 150 EN Martial Sage of the Ten Directions 十方武圣 New book: "Desperate Night", "The Strange World: I Alone Become an Immortal". Search for it if you're interested. In a barren post-apocalyptic world, it is the third year of the Shizong reign. The land is in chaos, and the people are struggling to survive. The central dynasty has collapsed. Powerful factions carve up the land, while sects rule independently. Demonic cults and evil gangs sow chao 18Votes2MRecs1.5MFans
