Crime

Dark alleys and courtrooms, prison cells and forensics labs set the stage for gripping tales of justice and injustice, where detectives, lawyers, and criminals clash in society's shadows. These stories and investigations expose the underbelly of human nature, from sophisticated financial fraud to brutal murders, while exploring the complex machinery of law enforcement and criminal justice that shapes our world.

Crime Book Summaries

Mr. Mercedes Summary

by Stephen King 2014 437 pages

by S.J. Tilly 2023 368 pages

American Kingpin Summary

American Kingpin

The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

by Nick Bilton 2017 328 pages

Die Trying Summary

by Lee Child 1998 567 pages

The Cartel Summary

by Ashley Antoinette 2009 278 pages

African American

Ghost in the Wires Summary

Ghost in the Wires

My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker

by Kevin D. Mitnick 2011 413 pages

by David Baldacci 2022 593 pages

Killers of the Flower Moon Summary

Killers of the Flower Moon

The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

by David Grann 2017 359 pages

The Day of the Jackal Summary

The Day of the Jackal

by Frederick Forsyth 1971 358 pages

Pretty Girls Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2015 432 pages

Mystery Thriller

Resurrection Walk Summary

Resurrection Walk

by Michael Connelly 2023 417 pages

The Sins of the Fathers Summary

The Sins of the Fathers

by Lawrence Block 1976 182 pages

The Butterfly Garden Summary

The Butterfly Garden

by Dot Hutchison 2016 288 pages

The Girl in the Spider's Web Summary

The Girl in the Spider's Web

by David Lagercrantz 2015 400 pages

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Summary

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

by Alan Bradley 2009 374 pages

Historical Fiction

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Summary

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

by Stuart Turton 2018 432 pages

Death on the Nile Summary

Death on the Nile

by Agatha Christie 1937 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Perfect Marriage Summary

The Perfect Marriage

by Jeneva Rose 2020 337 pages

Mystery Thriller

Defending Jacob Summary

Defending Jacob

by William Landay 2012 421 pages

The Gift of Fear Summary

The Gift of Fear

Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

by Gavin de Becker 1997 352 pages

The Key Man Summary

The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale

by Simon Clark 2021 352 pages

Bihar Diaries Summary

by Amit Lodha 2018 304 pages

Bright Young Women Summary

Bright Young Women

by Jessica Knoll 2023 384 pages

Historical Fiction

Dark Alliance Summary

The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

by Gary Webb 1998 601 pages

Inside the Criminal Mind Summary

Inside the Criminal Mind

by Stanton E. Samenow 1984 288 pages

The Art of the Con Summary

The Art of the Con

How to Think Like a Real Hustler and Avoid Being Scammed

by R. Paul Wilson 2014 368 pages

A Time to Kill Summary

by John Grisham 1989 738 pages

Triptych Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2006 393 pages

The Woman in the Window Summary

The Woman in the Window

by A.J. Finn 2018 455 pages

Mystery Thriller

Look Closer Summary

by David Ellis 2022 448 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Pelican Brief Summary

The Pelican Brief

by John Grisham 1992 400 pages

If You Tell Summary

A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood

by Gregg Olsen 2019 431 pages

In Cold Blood Summary

by Truman Capote 1966 343 pages

The Hound of the Baskervilles Summary

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1902 256 pages

The Devil at His Elbow Summary

The Devil at His Elbow

Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty

by Valerie Bauerlein 2024 480 pages

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Summary

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

by Holly Jackson 2019 433 pages

Mystery Thriller

Talking with Psychopaths and Savages Summary

Talking with Psychopaths and Savages

A Journey into the Evil Mind

by Christopher Berry-Dee 2017 288 pages

Darkly Dreaming Dexter Summary

Darkly Dreaming Dexter

by Jeff Lindsay 2004 288 pages

How to Kill Your Family Summary

How to Kill Your Family

by Bella Mackie 2021 355 pages

Along Came a Spider Summary

Along Came a Spider

by James Patterson 1993 449 pages

Kiss the Girls Summary

by James Patterson 1995 481 pages

Jack & Jill Summary

by James Patterson 1996 466 pages

by James Patterson 2006 393 pages

Cat & Mouse Summary

by James Patterson 1997 416 pages

The Runaway Jury Summary

The Runaway Jury

by John Grisham 1996 464 pages

An Inspector Calls Summary

An Inspector Calls

by J.B. Priestley 1945 117 pages

Behind the Door Summary

Behind the Door

The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel

by Amy Price 2023 240 pages

The Man in the Brown Suit Summary

The Man in the Brown Suit

by Agatha Christie 1924 381 pages

Razorblade Tears Summary

Razorblade Tears

by S.A. Cosby 2021 336 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Dark Horse Summary

by Craig Johnson 2009 318 pages

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