I’ve always been good at reading the mood. That’s why I’m playing the villain as my half-sister Marin, who wants to be the tragic heroine, wishes. If I don’t, my father who adores Marin will make me skip meals. Today’s target for Marin is Rio, the son of the Balgoa border count. Yes, yes, I’ll pour wine over your head, so you two get together and flirt… I thought, but then my wrist was caught by Balgoa’s son and made a dull sound. Balgoa’s son screamed.... more>>

“Uncle, aunt! Th-this is bad!”

“What did you do, Rio!?”

That was the last thing I heard before I passed out from the pain. <<less

Every city has malice and grievances which cannot be eliminated, and the place where they gather is the city’s chasm. Those who trespass into the chasm would realise that they will never be able to resolve those grievances. All they can hope to do is to find a way out before they are devoured by it.... more>>

General summary: Two men were trapped in a hospital that had a sudden blackout. Relying on a flashlight and a record book, they have to source clues from the book’s entries about the hospital’s paranormal history to find an escape route.

Suspense √ Horror √ Puzzle solving √ Pseudo detective work √

Men flirting with each other in dangerous situations…… ☓

The original plan was to leave the romance ambiguous, but the main characters started writing their own slowburn love story while running away from danger together.

CP: So obvious there’s no chance of ever boarding the wrong boat. <<less

Before being framed and sentenced to a lethal injection death penalty, Zhao Yu used to be a street ruffian who fought recklessly without morals or a bottom line. But when Zhao Yu woke up reincarnated in a parallel universe, he found that he was no longer a criminal but a Key Case Investigation Team agent.... more>>

The change from a criminal to a police officer had thrown Zhao Yu off and had him wreak havoc for the first few days in the station. But with the help of a mysterious “Miracle system,” Zhao Yu was able to embark on a new life where his goal is to solve the unsolvable cases and make amends for his past life’s mistakes. <<less

Lu Hui is a genius, but he has an odd temperament. ... more>>

The director of Linhua City’s Bureau of Public Safety, Gao Zhengcheng, personally invited Lu Hui to head the serious crimes division, taking over to solve particularly tricky homicide cases.

And so opens Linhua City’s collection of cases. <<less

As a bachelor with good looks, good family background and good character, the entrance to Tang Tianyuan’s house is full of matchmakers offering marriage proposals. ... more>>

Getting married is very troublesome. But before Tang Tianyuan could settle down, he must first “fix” someone – the writer who landed him in this hot soup – Miao Miao Sheng.

This is a ‘sad’ story about a female writer who fulfilled her fantasy via her books and thereafter being pursued relentlessly by her idol.

He is: handsome, 2nd generation high official, a little black belly due to his high IQ

She is: a mess <<less

Cui Heng was transmigrated to another world and the system told him that the new world he was in was a high-grade Xianxia world.... more>>

It was a world where Celestial Kings soared the sky and terrifying monsters ruled the lands. The strong would destroy a planet if their mood was bad and Cui Heng trembled in fear when he learned of how scary the new world was.

Thankfully, the system had granted him the protection that last for 300 years. As long as he remained in the safety zone, he would not receive any damage.

With his safety secured, he began his cultivation training for the next 300 years.

Throughout the years as he trained, some people entered his safety zone by mistake.

There was a peasant who was once a monk and a beggar. Despite that, he still had the dream of bringing peace to the land and saving the lives of millions.

There was a noble who was once called the once-in-a-million-year genius. Yet, luck wasn’t at his side and his talent fell and was laughed at by others for years.

There was a princess whose only wish was to find her older brother. She could’ve become a celestial but decided to remain in the human realm to wait for her brother’s return.

There was a weak lady who was plagued with illness from birth but had the goal of adventuring and helping the poor and weak.

…

Cui Heng befriended these people and even gave them a few pointers before they left.

300 years later, when the protection period had ended, he had finally mastered the Golden Core. Even then, he was still reluctant to go to the outside world.

But when he did, he realized that the world was merely a world of Wuxia. <<less

During this chaotic era, the darkness engulfs all.
In a struggle of fire and death, despair shrouds the continent.
The line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred as a speckle of starlight penetrates the night sky.
But is it enough to reverse the downfall and fate? To regain the lost glory?... more>>

Rhode is a famed player in the game "Dragon Soul Continent". There, he leads the strongest player guild in the game, the Starlight Guild. Just as he defeats the last BOSS, the Void Dragon, he unexpectedly awoke in a world identical to the game.

As the Summoner Swordsman returns to the continent, waves will be cast in the rivers of fate. Can he face the coming chaos and avert the destruction of the continent? <<less

A newlywed couple are mu*dered in their bridal chamber on their wedding night leads to open fighting between Ouyang and Sima Manors. Amazing Constable Shen Ying personally takes on the case.... more>>

A gold hairpin holds the key to finally exposing the truth of this mu*der case…

The Bloody Bridal Chamber is Book #4 of Hong Kong author Ximen Ding’s Amazing Hawk Constables wuxia mystery series. <<less

The once wealthy and powerful Ryuuzen clan has been all but destroyed. Their misfortune began in 1960, when a majority of the family was wiped out when their vacation villa was buried under a landslide. However, search and rescue teams discovered something even more shocking: A majority of the bodies they discovered showed obvious signs of having been mu*dered before the landslide.... more>>

As though it were a trigger, what came to be known as "The Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan" spread throughout the descendants of the family's only survivor. By mu*der, by su*cide, by accident... it seemed none who held the name "Ryuuzen" could live to see the age of 35, and now, the family has been reduced to a single woman, lying in a hospital bed, days away from death.

Kamo Touma was once just another of the endless parade of sleazy tabloid journalists looking to exploit a prominent family's tragedy to sell magazines, but Ryuuzen Rena's kindness melted his frozen heart, driving him to quit his old job and become an investigative journalist specializing in overturning cases of false arrest. Eventually, he and Rena were married, but now, the curse threatens to steal away their happiness.

Kamo prays for a miracle, and his prayers are answered by the Hourglass of Miracles, an artifact spoken of in rumors and urban legends, said to grant one wish to anyone who obtains it.

"Meister Hora", a guide for those who obtain the hourglass, tells Kamo there is only one way to break the curse and save Rena: He must travel back in time to the year 1960 and catch the culprit of the original Ryuuzen Family massacre.

Who was the culprit of the mu*ders that took place almost 60 years ago? Why did they steal away the lives of the Ryuuzen clan? What is the true nature of the "Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan?" And perhaps most mysteriously of all... What is Meister Hora's goal in all this?

Winner of the 29th annual Ayukawa Tetsuya Award. <<less

What would you do if you were told that you could still go back after transmigrating?
A car accident transports 21st-century Feng Luodi back in time to Chang’an. Initially devoid of hope, fiery determination burns in her when she learns that she still has a chance of going home if she completed a mission. ... more>>

As she gradually adapts to her new life, she solves mysteries along the way and even establishes a business, but never once losing sight of her goal to return. However, she eventually realises that she was no longer a mere passer-by in this world. She had left an indelible mark on the people around her, including the two men who love her. Her heart is increasingly torn apart as she finds herself unintentionally hurting the people she cares about and her resolve wavering.

What secret is being hidden from Feng Luodi? Should she continue to chase after the past or hold onto the present?

Join Feng Luodi in this heart-wrenching, yet heartwarming journey as she desperately tries to seek out her answers. <<less

In a world where others face the apocalypse with just a dog for company, Ning Xin faces it with a whole mental asylum under her care.... more>>

She had to look after about five or six patients, representing various mental disorders she knew of: schizophrenia, mania, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression...

Determined to return to the real world, Ning Xin bravely faced the challenge, only to find that the situation was completely different from what she had expected.

Instead of being helpless patients, each of the inmates was a powerful figure, and she, the director, was the one who seemed pitiable.

One night, as she was preparing to sleep after locking the door, a tall man pushed open the door and said in a soft voice:

"Director, director, they're bullying me, stuffing zombies into my blanket."

Ning Xin looked outside to see bodies scattered all around. ...Who was bullying whom, after all? <<less

A disappearing gold mine. An old family secret. An army officer carrying a grudge spanning two generations.... more>>

As a small time reporter at the local newspaper, Shen Yu already had enough on her plate. Biased managers, check. Long, brutal work hours, check. The department beauty snatching her big story opportunity, check. But now another problem has reared its head and it comes packaged in a young and attractive military officer. He is on the hunt for some legendary space gold and he will get her to help him, whether she likes it or not.

Secrets are abound and Shen Yu soon finds that not everything is not as simple as it seems. Even her own past becomes questionable the more time she spends on the quest. Events from decades ago are rising up to haunt her and she needs to find out the truth before it’s too late. If only she had a better partner. <<less

Disco Wednesdayyy, an American detective specializing in missing children, lives with six-year old Kozue Yamagishi in Chofu City, Tokyo. One day, a seventeen-year-old girl "invades"... more>> Kozue's body right before his eyes, and with it, the door to the biggest case in human history opens. A soul thief, a black bird man who embodies all evil, and a series of deaths of great detectives gathered in a strange cylindrical house—— "You are at the center of this disaster." Just Facts! Chasing only the truth, run through three thousand worlds, Disco! <<less

Hu Feng, a high school student, accidentally embarked on the road of modifying the world.... more>>

He connected a mobile game with reality, allowing ghosts to appear in real life…

He became a martial art master, climbing out from the grave.

He endowed plants and animals with artificial intelligence.

He even became the leader of Non-human Asian Rebels.

He devoted himself to build up virtual reality, created new mythologies and constructed a spectacular world. <<less

A series of short stories on the theme of familiar mental issues. Composed of seven chapters. A cunning and strange counselor reveals the true nature of his clients’ mental problems through counseling. However, this may not necessarily yield satisfactory outcomes for the counselor…?... more>>

The chapters are not connected to each other, so you can start reading from any point. The protagonist is basically an armchair detective, but occasionally he goes outside. A lot of mental health miscellaneous.

Chapter 1 to 14 => A story of the protagonist’s encounter with the heroine.

Chapter 15 to 22 => A story of an elderly person troubled by noise in the neighborhood.

Chapter 23 to 31 => A story of a mother who is distressed by her son’s domestic violence.

Chapter 32 to 44 => A story of a woman who desires to learn the truth of her fiancé’s death.

Chapter 45 to 54 => A story of a high school girl who wishes to have cosmetic surgery.

Chapter 55 to 65 => A story of a man who is troubled by the vision of a black cat. <<less

Cannibal Bouquet. That is rumored to be the curse of the witch Boojum.... more>>

After the passing of his foster parent, a youth named Seth moves to the royal capital, Alba, reputed to be a city of radiant colors, with the help of a friend.

He has a mysterious taste for roses and meets a craftsman on the train on his way to the royal capital. The craftsman, who cannot be identified as either he or she, clad in a bold crimson color, is obsessed with Cannibal Bouquet.

Lured by a dark-haired girl who lingers in his memory, Seth and the crimson craftsman are swept up with the Cannibal Bouquet.

This is a gothic horror mystery featuring a sweet fragrance in the city of radiant colors, where distorted roses bloom and sneer. <<less

During a dinner party at a secluded mountain villa, while the invited guests are engaged in a strange game over an ultra-luxury clock, the owner of the villa, a female writer named Mori Reiko, is met with an unnatural death in her study.... more>>

With this, the curtain rises on a deadly game of deduction!　

Embroiled in the game are Enomoto, a crime prevention consultant (whose main profession is a thief!?), and the lawyer Junko, who tries to solve the mystery of a perfectly locked room protected by the wall of time…

Note: "Wall of time" here means alibi. <<less