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The Client Summary
The Client
by John Grisham 1993 483 pages
4.06
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Treasure Islands Summary
Treasure Islands
Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens
by Nicholas Shaxson 2011 272 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Politics
The Profiler Summary
The Profiler
My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths
by Pat Brown 2010 285 pages
3.08
1k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Biography
Orange Is the New Black Summary
Orange Is the New Black
by Piper Kerman 2010 322 pages
3.72
200k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Prophet's Prey Summary
Prophet's Prey
My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
by Sam Brower 2011 336 pages
3.98
6k+ ratings
True Crime
Religion
Cults
Smuggler Nation Summary
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
by Peter Andreas 2013 472 pages
3.98
100+ ratings
History
American History
Economics
The Poisoner's Handbook Summary
The Poisoner's Handbook
Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
by Deborah Blum 2010 319 pages
4.01
35k+ ratings
History
Science
True Crime
How To Think Like Sherlock Summary
How To Think Like Sherlock
by Daniel Smith 2012 192 pages
3.07
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mystery
The Tyranny of Good Intentions Summary
The Tyranny of Good Intentions
How Prosecutors and Bureaucrats Are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice
by Paul Craig Roberts 2000 256 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Politics
Law
History
Manifest Injustice Summary
Manifest Injustice
The True Story of a Convicted Murderer and the Lawyers Who Fought for His Freedom
by Barry Siegel 2013 400 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Future Crimes Summary
Future Crimes
by Marc Goodman 2015 393 pages
3.93
4k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Business
Stealing Your Life Summary
Stealing Your Life
The Ultimate Identity Theft Prevention Plan
by Frank W. Abagnale 2007 256 pages
3.69
100+ ratings
Business
Crime
True Crime
Forensic Detective Summary
Forensic Detective
How I Cracked the World's Toughest Cases
by Robert Mann 2006 272 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
True Crime
Science
Crime
Hope Summary
Hope
A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
by Amanda Berry 2015 321 pages
4.36
18k+ ratings
True Crime
Memoir
Biography
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life Summary
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life
A Former CIA Officer Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected
by Jason Hanson 2015 272 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
Survival
Self Help
Reference
The Art of the Con Summary
The Art of the Con
The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
by Anthony M. Amore 2015 264 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Art
True Crime
History
The Confidence Game Summary
The Confidence Game
Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time
by Maria Konnikova 2015 352 pages
3.66
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Snakes in Suits Summary
Snakes in Suits
When Psychopaths Go to Work
by Paul Babiak 2006 352 pages
3.68
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
True Crime Addict Summary
True Crime Addict
How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray
by James Renner 2016 300 pages
3.66
8k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Memoir
Not for Sale Summary
Not for Sale
The Return of the Global Slave Trade—and How We Can Fight It
by David Batstone 2007 320 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Social Justice
Politics
History
The Billionaire's Apprentice Summary
The Billionaire's Apprentice
The Rise of The Indian-American Elite and The Fall of The Galleon Hedge Fund
by Anita Raghavan 2013 512 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
A Mother's Reckoning Summary
A Mother's Reckoning
Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
by Sue Klebold 2016 336 pages
4.14
42k+ ratings
Memoir
True Crime
Biography
Moneyland Summary
Moneyland
Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How To Take It Back
by Oliver Bullough 2018 305 pages
4.19
6k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Business
The Anatomy of Motive Summary
The Anatomy of Motive
The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
by John E. Douglas 1999 432 pages
4.18
6k+ ratings
True Crime
Psychology
Crime
A Life of Crime Summary
A Life of Crime
The Memoirs of a High Court Judge
by Harry Ognall 2017 162 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
Law
Biography
True Crime
Punishment Without Crime Summary
Punishment Without Crime
How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal
by Alexandra Natapoff 2018 352 pages
4.16
100+ ratings
Politics
Law
Social Justice
Dangerous Personalities Summary
Dangerous Personalities
An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People
by Joe Navarro 2014 242 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
Psychology
True Crime
Self Help
American Drug Addict Summary
American Drug Addict
A memoir
by Brett Douglas 2018 397 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Unfinished
Notes on a Silencing Summary
Notes on a Silencing
A Memoir
by Lacy Crawford 2020 400 pages
4.25
9k+ ratings
Memoir
True Crime
Biography
Unfair Summary
Unfair
The New Science of Criminal Injustice
by Adam Benforado 2015 379 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Law
Psychology
Politics
Silent No More Summary
Silent No More
Victim 1's Fight for Justice Against Jerry Sandusky
by Aaron Fisher 2012 218 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
The Innocent Man Summary
The Innocent Man
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham 2006 360 pages
3.86
81k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
Russian Roulette Summary
Russian Roulette
The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
by Michael Isikoff 2018 352 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
Politics
History
Russia
Fake Law Summary
Fake Law
The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
by The Secret Barrister 2020 400 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
Law
Politics
Crime
Forensics for Dummies Summary
Forensics for Dummies
by D.P. Lyle 2004 356 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
True Crime
Reference
Crime
Kleptopia Summary
Kleptopia
How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
by Tom Burgis 2020 464 pages
3.80
3k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Black Mass Summary
Black Mass
by Dick Lehr 2000 424 pages
3.80
8k+ ratings
True Crime
History
Crime
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse Summary
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
Insider Business Tips from a Former Mob Boss
by Michael Franzese 2009 155 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Business
Crime
Biography
The Anatomy of Violence Summary
The Anatomy of Violence
The Biological Roots of Crime
by Adrian Raine 2013 501 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Crime
While the City Slept Summary
While the City Slept
A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness
by Eli Sanders 2016 336 pages
3.98
3k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mental Illness
Kushner, Inc. Summary
Kushner, Inc.
Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
by Vicky Ward 2019 304 pages
3.53
2k+ ratings
Politics
Biography
History
Gang Leader for a Day Summary
Gang Leader for a Day
A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008 302 pages
4.07
24k+ ratings
Sociology
Memoir
Economics
Relentless Pursuit My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein Summary
Relentless Pursuit My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein
by Bradley J. Edwards 2020 399 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
True Crime
Law
Biography
We Are Bellingcat Summary
We Are Bellingcat
Global Crime, Online Sleuths, and the Bold Future of News
by Eliot Higgins 2021 272 pages
4.12
5k+ ratings
Politics
Journalism
History
Hype Summary
Hype
How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following
by Gabrielle Bluestone 2021 352 pages
3.33
1k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Sociology
Doing Justice Summary
Doing Justice
A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law
by Preet Bharara 2019 333 pages
4.27
5k+ ratings
Politics
Law
Memoir
The Safety Trap Summary
The Safety Trap
A Security Expert's Secrets for Staying Safe in a Dangerous World
by Spencer Coursen 2021 368 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
Criminal Psychology Summary
Criminal Psychology
A Beginner's Guide
by Ray Bull 2006 194 pages
3.67
100+ ratings
Psychology
Crime
Research
Sex, Lies, and Handwriting Summary
Sex, Lies, and Handwriting
A Top Expert Reveals the Secrets Hidden in Your Handwriting
by Michelle Dresbold 2006 285 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Unmasked Summary
Unmasked
My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
by Paul Holes 2022 288 pages
4.10
27k+ ratings
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
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