best 1st person crime novels

Crime Prison Island

After the nuclear war, the world was controlled by twenty mega-corporations that established a global government. Governed by AI, it judged everything. Gao Xin, who had only wished to live a peaceful life, inexplicably became a scapegoat for the elite and, unable to pay the imprisonment fee, was sentenced to ten years of exile on Crime Prison Island! On this island, there were no laws, no constraints, the only order being the numerous game arenas set up by the officials. The criminals could only participate like racehorses for the entertainment of the elite. Yet, on this prison island filled with Radiation, cyborgs, and many powerful villains, Gao Xin had no strength, no talent, and no background—like a sheep thrown into a crocodile pool, no different from being on death row. How could an ordinary person like him survive under the oppression of the strong, the geniuses, and the wicked? Unless in this world, there was a path, a path that allowed even the weakest to continuously break their shackles.

Demonic Blue Moon · Urban

Once, I wanted to be a good person

Fang Ze transmigrated to a world filled with superpowers and became a police. Initially, he planned to carry out his duties diligently. However, by chance, he discovered that his true identity was actually a criminal who had been arrested. The police faked his identity and made him believe that he was one of them. Then, they utilized his remaining memories to solve the case and identify his accomplices. They had set up a huge operation and were ready to capture him and his accomplices at any time! Fortunately, he acquired a superpower called the Midnight Investigation Room. At midnight every day, he could conduct an investigation on a chosen target. During his investigation, not only could he hear the actual thoughts running through the head of his subject, he could also acquire different items based on the value of the information he collected. Some of the items he acquired included: a mushroom that could sustain its host’s beauty forever; a credit card that allowed its users to loan from the future unlimitedly; a loyal assassin troop that lurked in the shadow; a demon eye that allowed its user to pry into the other world; a kobold that could learn and train with double efficiency on behalf of its master; seeds that could be attached to enemies’ bodies to make them puppets; and tapes that could transform human bodies into rocks when applied. In order to resolve his crisis, he collected information and investigated the case while improving his ability and expanding his influence. Unfortunately, he uncovered an even bigger scheme after solving his case. This entire world turned out to be a scheme! Many years later, Fang Ze sat on the throne of the King of Darkness. Accumulated beneath his throne were the countless skulls of his enemies.

Endless World · Games

Full-Level Fierce Person

Ordinary Archer·Full Level Conditions: 1, Hit the bullseye at least fifty meters away ten times; 2, Any kind of mixed grains 100 pounds; 3, Meat 50 pounds. Elite Archer·Full Level Conditions: 1, Become a Full Level Ordinary Archer; 2, One eye from three different animals each; 3, Any kind of mixed grains 300 pounds; 4, Meat 200 pounds. …… …… If you're not ruthless, you can't stand firm! If your heart isn't venomous, it's hard to establish a foothold! "I just wanted to live a peaceful life, why do you all force me?" Looking at the enemies in front of him, Fang Zhixing's eyes became fierce. This is the story of an ordinary person who transmigrated into a mysterious world, rose from obscurity with the help of Full Level Cheats, and gradually climbed to the pinnacle, fiercely contending against all adversaries.

Buddha does not save · Eastern

Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter

Luo Fei is a rookie police officer but has a system that can empower him with different abilities of animals including dogs' sense of smell through gene fusion. When helping a lady to find her cat, he smells a stench from the neighboring apartment's balcony. It smells like... the stench of a rotting corpse!

Murderer Li Si · Horror

Invincible! This person has lived for a billion years

History remembers emperors, prophets, and gods. It forgot the one they all came from. William Johnson has lived longer than history itself. He ended the age of gods. He taught the men who built empires— even the ones history calls “great.” He erased his own name and became a myth. Then he vanished. For fifty years, the world belonged to others. Now he’s back. And the people at the top are already moving. Five of the world’s most powerful tycoons have come to see him. Because they know— the moment William Johnson returns, no one stays in control. But this time… something has changed. Because the moment he woke up— someone tried to kill him. And that was their first mistake.

IvyWoods · Fantasy

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The Taoist master I raised has turned evil

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The fake daughter was forced to inherit billions of assets

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After the blackening, the heaven-defying big shot is actually myself

[Cookie abuse + improper cultivation] Soft and cute, strong and strong, princess × gentle and affectionate, lord After a few lifetimes, the young princess of Nanling expressed that the person involved was very regretful. There were three specific reasons. One, the beauty who was picked up by the roadside was not allowed to acknowledge her brother. Please hug her directly and not let go, and call her "husband"! (There must be a predestined fate in the previous life, so we can meet in this life) Second, I don't want a free elder brother. My elder brother controls the wrong person and destroys the entire family. If I can start over, I will stay away from crazy criticism and become independent! (A gentleman like an orchid is just a facade. A black-bellied bigot will take your life to accompany him.) Third, to hell with his special fate, he should bear a heavy responsibility. Whoever wants this blessing can have it. This princess only wants to live a small life and live with the person she loves. (It is said that the shortcut to him is to open the door directly.) The young princess sighed deeply. Alas, it was a pity that there were no ifs. She patted the wolf cub in her arms and felt that she could still try to remedy the situation. Let's start with…our reunion after parting.

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