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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 Naturals Summary
The Naturals
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 308 pages
4.21
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Persuader Summary
Persuader
by Lee Child 2003 496 pages
4.14
99k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Summary
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson 2019 433 pages
4.30
1.5M+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Runaway Jury Summary
The Runaway Jury
by John Grisham 1996 464 pages
4.03
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
We Solve Murders Summary
We Solve Murders
by Richard Osman 2024 400 pages
4.10
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Five Survive Summary
Five Survive
by Holly Jackson 2022 391 pages
4.08
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Young Adult
The Wrong Daughter Summary
The Wrong Daughter
by Dandy Smith 2024 353 pages
4.02
51k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Silent Patient Summary
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides 2019 336 pages
4.17
2.8M+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Book Club
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Summary
The Reappearance of Rachel Price
by Holly Jackson 2024 438 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Young Adult
Dark Psychology Summary
Dark Psychology
(3 Books in 1): Manipulation and Dark Psychology; Persuasion and Dark Psychology; Dark NLP. The Definitive Guide to Detect and Defend Yourself from Dark Psychology Secrets
by Jonathan Mind 2019 344 pages
3.83
100+ ratings
Psychology
Dark
Self Help
The Housemaid's Secret Summary
The Housemaid's Secret
by Freida McFadden 2023 318 pages
4.21
1.2M+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Summary
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
by Benjamin Stevenson 2022 371 pages
3.77
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Mindf*ck Series Summary
The Mindf*ck Series
by S.T. Abby 2016 683 pages
4.62
85k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Thriller
Good Girl, Bad Blood Summary
Good Girl, Bad Blood
by Holly Jackson 2020 413 pages
4.27
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Crime and Punishment Summary
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866 671 pages
4.28
1M+ ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
Killer Instinct Summary
Killer Instinct
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2014 375 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Wrong Sister Summary
The Wrong Sister
by Claire Douglas 2024 400 pages
4.00
27k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Green Mile Summary
The Green Mile
by Stephen King 1996 592 pages
4.49
300k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
All In Summary
All In
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2015 378 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Gone Girl Summary
Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn 2012 415 pages
4.14
3.3M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
Think Twice Summary
Think Twice
by Harlan Coben 2024 368 pages
4.25
40k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Unfair Summary
Unfair
The New Science of Criminal Injustice
by Adam Benforado 2015 379 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Law
Psychology
Politics
My Sister, the Serial Killer Summary
My Sister, the Serial Killer
by Oyinkan Braithwaite 2018 226 pages
3.65
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Contemporary
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
36k+ ratings
History
Science
True Crime
How to Solve Your Own Murder Summary
How to Solve Your Own Murder
by Kristen Perrin 2024 358 pages
3.79
82k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
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
4.14
400k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Book Club
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
And Then There Were None Summary
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie 1939 264 pages
4.28
1.5M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Innocent Man Summary
The Innocent Man
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham 2006 360 pages
3.86
82k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
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
A Time to Kill Summary
A Time to Kill
by John Grisham 1989 738 pages
4.12
800k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Bratva Bride Summary
Bratva Bride
by T.J. Maguire 2023 425 pages
3.85
10k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Mafia Romance
Romance
The Housemaid Is Watching Summary
The Housemaid Is Watching
by Freida McFadden 2024 364 pages
3.88
600k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Dearly Devoted Dexter Summary
Dearly Devoted Dexter
by Jeff Lindsay 2005 292 pages
3.87
53k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Gift of Fear Summary
The Gift of Fear
Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
by Gavin de Becker 1997 352 pages
4.18
48k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
True Crime
Angels & Demons Summary
Angels & Demons
by Dan Brown 2000 736 pages
3.95
3.3M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Return of Ellie Black Summary
The Return of Ellie Black
by Emiko Jean 2024 299 pages
3.99
76k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
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
3.93
500+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
Social Justice
Killing Floor Summary
Killing Floor
by Lee Child 1997 474 pages
4.08
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Summary
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie 1926 288 pages
4.27
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Criminology Summary
Criminology
by Tim Newburn 2007 1048 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Crime
Psychology
Academic
The Devil in the White City Summary
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson 2003 496 pages
4.00
700k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Book Club
Kill Joy Summary
Kill Joy
by Holly Jackson 2021 130 pages
3.74
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Day of the Jackal Summary
The Day of the Jackal
by Frederick Forsyth 1971 358 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
American Psycho Summary
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis 1991 399 pages
3.81
300k+ ratings
Horror
Classics
Thriller
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
4.45
100+ ratings
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
Mind Hunter Summary
Mind Hunter
Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John E. Douglas 1995 397 pages
4.09
77k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Psychology
The Blue Hour Summary
The Blue Hour
by Paula Hawkins 2024 320 pages
3.29
47k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
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
The Confidence Game Summary
The Confidence Game
Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time
by Maria Konnikova 2015 352 pages
3.65
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
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