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

The Absent One Summary

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2008 406 pages

Flaskepost fra P Summary

Flaskepost fra P

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2009 485 pages

Journal 64 Summary

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2010 461 pages

Marco Effekten Summary

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2012 505 pages

The Hanging Girl Summary

The Hanging Girl

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2015 512 pages

The Scarred Woman Summary

The Scarred Woman

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2017 472 pages

Victim 2117 Summary

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2019 468 pages

The Ministry of Fear Summary

The Ministry of Fear

by Graham Greene 1943 224 pages

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 389 pages

Bad Luck and Trouble Summary

Bad Luck and Trouble

by Lee Child 2007 378 pages

The Life We Bury Summary

The Life We Bury

by Allen Eskens 2014 304 pages

Mystery Thriller

Saint X Summary

by Alexis Schaitkin 2020 343 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Girl in Room 105 Summary

The Girl in Room 105

by Chetan Bhagat 2018 304 pages

Mystery Thriller

Bratva Bride Summary

by T.J. Maguire 2023 425 pages

The Natashas Summary

Inside the New Global Sex Trade

by Victor Malarek 2011 320 pages

The Memoir of a Forensic Scientist and Criminal Investigator

by Patricia Wiltshire 2019 312 pages

The Body in the Dales Summary

The Body in the Dales

by J.R. Ellis 2017 321 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Summary

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages

Historical Fiction

The Black Book Summary

by James Patterson 2017 418 pages

Tuesday's Child Summary

Tuesday's Child

by Anya Mora 2019 310 pages

Mystery Thriller

Cross Justice Summary

by James Patterson 2015 528 pages

Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

by Tom O'Neill 2019 504 pages

Say Nothing Summary

A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 441 pages

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 Summary

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4

The Minority Report

by Philip K. Dick 1987 396 pages

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

The Book of Murder Summary

The Book of Murder

A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death

by Matt Murphy 2024 320 pages

Orphan X Summary

by Gregg Hurwitz 2016 367 pages

Mystery Thriller

One Shot Summary

by Lee Child 2005 466 pages

The Black Echo Summary

by Michael Connelly 1992 482 pages

Tripwire Summary

by Lee Child 1999 432 pages

In Too Deep Summary

by Lee Child 2024 324 pages

The Brass Verdict Summary

The Brass Verdict

by Michael Connelly 2008 422 pages

If Tomorrow Comes Summary

If Tomorrow Comes

by Sidney Sheldon 1985 501 pages

Double Cross Summary

by James Patterson 2007 389 pages

Running Blind Summary

by Lee Child 2000 512 pages

Absolute Power Summary

by David Baldacci 1996 550 pages

Pop Goes the Weasel Summary

Pop Goes the Weasel

by James Patterson 1999 461 pages

Boy Swallows Universe Summary

Boy Swallows Universe

by Trent Dalton 2018 474 pages

Complicity Summary

by Iain Banks 1993 313 pages

Trunk Music Summary

by Michael Connelly 1997 448 pages

Narconomics Summary

How to Run a Drug Cartel

by Tom Wainwright 2016 288 pages

The Last Coyote Summary

The Last Coyote

by Michael Connelly 1995 400 pages

Dear Killer Summary

by Katherine Ewell 2014 362 pages

Naked in Death Summary

by J.D. Robb 1995 306 pages

Blindsighted Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2001 418 pages

The Dark Hours Summary

by David J. Gatward 2023 306 pages

Judge & Jury Summary

by James Patterson 2006 419 pages

The Reversal Summary

by Michael Connelly 2010 389 pages

Killer Instinct Summary

Killer Instinct

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2014 375 pages

The Poet Summary

by Michael Connelly 1996 597 pages

Echo Burning Summary

by Lee Child 2001 432 pages

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