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

Unhinged Summary

by Onley James 2021 304 pages

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It Summary

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

by Katy Brent 2023 384 pages

Violets Are Blue Summary

Violets Are Blue

by James Patterson 2001 391 pages

The Innocent Summary

by David Baldacci 2012 422 pages

The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou Summary

The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou

by Eleni Kyriacou 2023 404 pages

Historical Fiction

Cyberpunk 2077 Summary

by Rafał Kosik 2023 416 pages

Science Fiction

The Talented Mr. Ripley Summary

The Talented Mr. Ripley

by Patricia Highsmith 1955 271 pages

The Big Empty Summary

by Robert Crais 2025 373 pages

Primal Fear Summary

by William Diehl 1992 399 pages

Smilla's Sense of Snow Summary

Smilla's Sense of Snow

by Peter Høeg 1992 480 pages

The Watchman Summary

by Robert Crais 2007 304 pages

The Big Bad Wolf Summary

The Big Bad Wolf

by James Patterson 2003 400 pages

The Border Summary

by Don Winslow 2019 768 pages

Hangman Summary

by Daniel Cole 2018 386 pages

Think of a Number Summary

Think of a Number

by John Verdon 2010 432 pages

Cockroaches Summary

by Jo Nesbø 1998 368 pages

Split Second Summary

by David Baldacci 1979 512 pages

The Big Con Summary

The Story of the Confidence Man

by David W. Maurer 1940 315 pages

One Nation Under Blackmail Summary

One Nation Under Blackmail

The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime That Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein, Vol. 2

by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022 432 pages

Conspiracy Theories

61 Hours Summary

by Lee Child 2010 383 pages

Echo Park Summary

by Michael Connelly 2006 405 pages

Step on a Crack Summary

Step on a Crack

by James Patterson 2007 383 pages

The Body in the Library Summary

The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie 2018 96 pages

Mystery Thriller

Pretty Dark Vows Summary

Pretty Dark Vows

by Callie Rose 2023 418 pages

The Darwin Affair Summary

The Darwin Affair

by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages

Historical Fiction

The Sicilian Summary

by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages

The Mystery of the Blue Train Summary

The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie 1928 317 pages

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 2015 536 pages

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