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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

Battle Mountain Summary
Battle Mountain
by C.J. Box 2025 358 pages
4.48
12.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Westerns
Fear Is Just a Word Summary
Fear Is Just a Word
A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance
by Azam Ahmed 2023 384 pages
3.94
1.4K ratings
True Crime
Crime
History
And Then There Were None Summary
And Then There Were None
A Mystery Play in Three Acts
by Agatha Christie 1944 95 pages
4.25
2.1K ratings
Plays
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Two Dead Wives Summary
Two Dead Wives
by Adele Parks 2023 400 pages
3.86
14.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Roman Blood Summary
Roman Blood
by Steven Saylor 1991 401 pages
3.95
9.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Mercy Chair Summary
The Mercy Chair
by M.W. Craven 2024 485 pages
4.58
5.4K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Innocent Summary
Innocent
by Scott Turow 2010 407 pages
3.98
17.4K ratings
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Thriller
Midnight Sun Summary
Midnight Sun
by Jo Nesbø 2015 224 pages
3.61
18.9K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Silent Crime Summary
Silent Crime
by W.L. Knightly 2019 218 pages
3.97
1.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Grim Sleeper Summary
The Grim Sleeper
The Lost Women of South Central
by Christine Pelisek 2016 325 pages
3.92
1.1K ratings
True Crime
Crime
History
Honor Among Thieves Summary
Honor Among Thieves
by Jeffrey Archer 1993 480 pages
3.87
18.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
You'll Never Believe Me Summary
You'll Never Believe Me
A Life of Lies, Second Tries, and Things I Should Only Tell My Therapist
by Kari Ferrell 2025 288 pages
3.35
1.8K ratings
Memoir
True Crime
Biography
The Secret History of the Rape Kit Summary
The Secret History of the Rape Kit
A True Crime Story
by Pagan Kennedy 2025 237 pages
3.93
2.9K ratings
True Crime
History
Feminism
The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One Summary
The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One
How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry
by William K. Black 1995 352 pages
4.09
170 ratings
Economics
History
Finance
In the Best Families Summary
In the Best Families
by Rex Stout 1950 272 pages
4.29
4.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
World Famous Cults and Fanatics Summary
World Famous Cults and Fanatics
by Colin Wilson 2004
3.00
104 ratings
History
True Crime
Cults
Dark of the Moon Summary
Dark of the Moon
by John Sandford 2007 373 pages
4.00
42.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Naturalist Summary
The Naturalist
by Andrew Mayne 2017 382 pages
4.08
53.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Raiders and Rebels Summary
Raiders and Rebels
The Golden Age of Piracy
by Frank Sherry 1986 399 pages
4.21
272 ratings
History
Pirates
True Crime
Woman Last Seen Summary
Woman Last Seen
by Adele Parks 2021 384 pages
3.69
23.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Hard Landing Summary
Hard Landing
by Stephen Leather 2004 376 pages
4.05
6.1K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Action
Sleeping Beauty Summary
Sleeping Beauty
by Phillip Margolin 2004 8 pages
3.93
3.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Summary
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
by Stieg Larsson 2007 566 pages
4.24
762.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Innocence Summary
Innocence
by Lee Savino 2015 310 pages
3.88
7.4K ratings
Romance
Dark
Dark Romance
Forensics Summary
Forensics
A Guide for Writers
by D.P. Lyle 2008 448 pages
4.34
373 ratings
Writing
Science
True Crime
Florida Roadkill Summary
Florida Roadkill
by Tim Dorsey 1999 288 pages
3.66
10.4K ratings
Humor
Mystery
Crime
The Art of Political Murder Summary
The Art of Political Murder
Who Killed the Bishop?
by Francisco Goldman 2007 396 pages
4.15
1.0K ratings
History
Politics
True Crime
The Devil's Vengeance Summary
The Devil's Vengeance
by Bella J. 2021 262 pages
3.94
1.7K ratings
Dark
Dark Romance
Mafia Romance
Moments of Mayhem Summary
Moments of Mayhem
by T.L. Smith 2023 216 pages
3.88
2.9K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
Sworn to Silence Summary
Sworn to Silence
by Linda Castillo 2009 321 pages
4.04
49.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Mystery of the Whale Tattoo Summary
Mystery of the Whale Tattoo
by Franklin W. Dixon 1967 192 pages
3.77
1.5K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Childrens
The Accident Summary
The Accident
by Linwood Barclay 2011 386 pages
4.00
19.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Games People Play Summary
Games People Play
by Owen Mullen 2017 334 pages
4.10
1.3K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Gates of Janus Summary
The Gates of Janus
Serial Killing and Its Analysis
by Ian Brady 2001 311 pages
3.59
499 ratings
True Crime
Crime
Psychology
Don't Let Go Summary
Don't Let Go
by Heather Long 2024 315 pages
4.11
2.1K ratings
Reverse Harem
Romance
Contemporary
Mother's Day Summary
Mother's Day
by Patricia MacDonald 1994 310 pages
4.26
8.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Not What She Seems Summary
Not What She Seems
by Yasmin Angoe 2024 390 pages
3.75
17.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Perversion of Justice Summary
Perversion of Justice
The Jeffrey Epstein Story
by Julie K. Brown 2021 463 pages
4.12
2.2K ratings
True Crime
Crime
Journalism
Sweet Heart Summary
Sweet Heart
by Peter James 1991 335 pages
3.73
1.9K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Time is Money Summary
Time is Money
by Gina LaManna 2021 282 pages
4.58
1.7K ratings
Mystery
Romance
Suspense
The Warriors Summary
The Warriors
by Sol Yurick 1965 212 pages
3.38
2.4K ratings
Crime
Classics
Thriller
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