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

All the Colors of the Dark Summary

All the Colors of the Dark

by Chris Whitaker 2024 608 pages

Historical Fiction

The Perfect Marriage Summary

The Perfect Marriage

by Jeneva Rose 2020 337 pages

Mystery Thriller

Persuader Summary

by Lee Child 2003 496 pages

The Naturals Summary

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 308 pages

The Runaway Jury Summary

The Runaway Jury

by John Grisham 1996 464 pages

by Asako Yuzuki 2017 464 pages

We Solve Murders Summary

We Solve Murders

by Richard Osman 2024 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Wrong Daughter Summary

The Wrong Daughter

by Dandy Smith 2024 353 pages

Mystery Thriller

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Summary

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

by Holly Jackson 2019 433 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Silent Patient Summary

The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides 2019 336 pages

Mystery Thriller

Five Survive Summary

by Holly Jackson 2022 391 pages

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Summary

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

by Benjamin Stevenson 2022 371 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Green Mile Summary

by Stephen King 1996 592 pages

Crime and Punishment Summary

Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866 671 pages

Russian Literature

The Mindf*ck Series Summary

The Mindf*ck Series

by S.T. Abby 2016 638 pages

Good Girl, Bad Blood Summary

Good Girl, Bad Blood

by Holly Jackson 2020 413 pages

Look Closer Summary

by David Ellis 2022 448 pages

Mystery Thriller

Gone Girl Summary

by Gillian Flynn 2012 415 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Wrong Sister Summary

The Wrong Sister

by Claire Douglas 2024 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

Killer Instinct Summary

Killer Instinct

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2014 375 pages

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2015 378 pages

Society of Lies Summary

Society of Lies

by Lauren Ling Brown 2024 384 pages

Mystery Thriller

The New Science of Criminal Injustice

by Adam Benforado 2015 379 pages

The Many Lives of Mama Love Summary

The Many Lives of Mama Love

A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing

by Lara Love Hardin 2023 319 pages

Think Twice Summary

by Harlan Coben 2024 368 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 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

A Time to Kill Summary

by John Grisham 1989 738 pages

The Innocent Man Summary

The Innocent Man

Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

by John Grisham 2006 360 pages

The Anatomy of Violence Summary

The Anatomy of Violence

The Biological Roots of Crime

by Adrian Raine 2013 501 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 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

And Then There Were None Summary

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie 1939 264 pages

My Sister, the Serial Killer Summary

My Sister, the Serial Killer

by Oyinkan Braithwaite 2018 226 pages

Dearly Devoted Dexter Summary

Dearly Devoted Dexter

by Jeff Lindsay 2005 292 pages

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison Summary

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison

Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice

by Jeffrey H. Reiman 1979 288 pages

Bratva Bride Summary

by T.J. Maguire 2023 425 pages

The Return of Ellie Black Summary

The Return of Ellie Black

by Emiko Jean 2024 299 pages

Mystery Thriller

Killing Floor Summary

by Lee Child 1997 474 pages

Criminology Summary

by Tim Newburn 2007 1048 pages

The Day of the Jackal Summary

The Day of the Jackal

by Frederick Forsyth 1971 358 pages

How to Solve Your Own Murder Summary

How to Solve Your Own Murder

by Kristen Perrin 2024 358 pages

Mystery Thriller

American Psycho Summary

American Psycho

by Bret Easton Ellis 1991 399 pages

Mind Hunter Summary

Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

by John E. Douglas 1995 397 pages

Angels & Demons Summary

Angels & Demons

by Dan Brown 2000 736 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Devil in the White City Summary

The Devil in the White City

by Erik Larson 2003 496 pages

Snakes in Suits Summary

Snakes in Suits

When Psychopaths Go to Work

by Paul Babiak 2006 352 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

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Summary

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

by Agatha Christie 1926 288 pages

Mystery Thriller

What Happened to the Bennetts Summary

What Happened to the Bennetts

by Lisa Scottoline 2022 391 pages

Mystery Thriller

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