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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.

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A World of Curiosities Summary
A World of Curiosities
by Louise Penny 2022 390 pages
4.45
74.6K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Canada
Still Life Summary
Still Life
by Louise Penny 2005 293 pages
3.90
271.4K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Crime
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
2.7K ratings
Psychology
True Crime
Self Help
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief Summary
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
by Maurice Leblanc 1907 279 pages
3.80
33.2K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
The Client Summary
The Client
by John Grisham 1993 483 pages
4.06
456.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Money Men Summary
Money Men
A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth
by Dan McCrum 2022 352 pages
4.05
2.7K ratings
Business
Finance
Crime
The Mystery of the Blue Train Summary
The Mystery of the Blue Train
by Agatha Christie 1928 317 pages
3.87
76.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
Pretty Girls Summary
Pretty Girls
by Karin Slaughter 2015 432 pages
4.02
598.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Locked Door Summary
The Locked Door
by Freida McFadden 2021 313 pages
4.00
500.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Butcher and the Wren Summary
The Butcher and the Wren
by Alaina Urquhart 2022 242 pages
3.75
96.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
The Mystery Guest Summary
The Mystery Guest
by Nita Prose 2023 293 pages
3.80
139.5K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Summary
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson 2005 480 pages
4.17
3.4M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Murder on the Orient Express Summary
Murder on the Orient Express
by Agatha Christie 1934 274 pages
4.20
690.1K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
The Last Devil to Die Summary
The Last Devil to Die
by Richard Osman 2023 421 pages
4.48
191.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Say Nothing Summary
Say Nothing
A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 441 pages
4.47
141.7K ratings
History
True Crime
Ireland
The Outsider Summary
The Outsider
by Stephen King 2018 561 pages
4.01
352.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Maid Summary
The Maid
by Nita Prose 2022 304 pages
3.76
658.0K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream Summary
Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream
A Forensic Psychiatrist Illuminates the Darker Side of Human Behavior
by Robert I. Simon 1996 362 pages
3.79
209 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychiatry
American Kingpin Summary
American Kingpin
The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
by Nick Bilton 2017 328 pages
4.41
49.7K ratings
True Crime
Crime
Biography
The Minds of Billy Milligan Summary
The Minds of Billy Milligan
by Daniel Keyes 1981 374 pages
4.28
33.1K ratings
Psychology
True Crime
Biography
Shelter Summary
Shelter
by Harlan Coben 2011 288 pages
3.96
33.2K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Cartel Summary
The Cartel
by Don Winslow 2015 616 pages
4.36
37.3K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Career of Evil Summary
Career of Evil
by Robert Galbraith 2015 609 pages
4.22
221.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Knife Summary
Knife
Meditations After an Attempted Murder
by Salman Rushdie 2024 209 pages
4.02
22.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
A Great Deliverance Summary
A Great Deliverance
by Elizabeth George 1988 413 pages
4.03
50.6K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Long Time Gone Summary
Long Time Gone
by Charlie Donlea 2024 344 pages
4.18
21.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Ragdoll Summary
Ragdoll
by Daniel Cole 2017 384 pages
3.87
23.6K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
Defending Jacob Summary
Defending Jacob
by William Landay 2012 421 pages
4.00
307.3K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Thriller
After That Night Summary
After That Night
by Karin Slaughter 2023 432 pages
4.25
65.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Likeness Summary
The Likeness
by Tana French 2008 466 pages
4.06
173.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Silence of the Lambs Summary
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas Harris 1988 421 pages
4.25
574.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Shadow Murders Summary
The Shadow Murders
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2021 464 pages
4.04
11.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Jar of Hearts Summary
Jar of Hearts
by Jennifer Hillier 2018 311 pages
4.13
171.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Magpie Murders Summary
Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz 2016 477 pages
3.95
152.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Stalling for Time Summary
Stalling for Time
My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator
by Gary Noesner 2010 372 pages
3.93
5.4K ratings
True Crime
Memoir
Biography
Flaskepost fra P Summary
Flaskepost fra P
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2009 485 pages
4.04
38.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Fake Law Summary
Fake Law
The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
by The Secret Barrister 2020 400 pages
4.20
4.7K ratings
Law
Politics
Crime
Girl, Forgotten Summary
Girl, Forgotten
by Karin Slaughter 2022 400 pages
4.02
110.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
All the Sinners Bleed Summary
All the Sinners Bleed
by S.A. Cosby 2023 338 pages
4.21
88.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Black Book Summary
The Black Book
by James Patterson 2017 418 pages
4.28
41.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Godfather Summary
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo 1969 448 pages
4.40
448.2K ratings
Classics
Crime
Thriller
In the Woods Summary
In the Woods
by Tana French 2007 448 pages
3.79
424.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Sharp Objects Summary
Sharp Objects
by Gillian Flynn 2006 254 pages
4.01
1.2M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Tangled Up in Blue Summary
Tangled Up in Blue
Policing the American City
by Rosa Brooks 2021 384 pages
4.07
1.7K ratings
Politics
Memoir
Social Justice
Marco Effekten Summary
Marco Effekten
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2012 505 pages
3.88
20.6K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Without Conscience Summary
Without Conscience
The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
by Robert D. Hare 1993 236 pages
4.06
13.0K ratings
Psychology
True Crime
Science
The Rainmaker Summary
The Rainmaker
by John Grisham 1995 419 pages
4.01
203.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
The Edge Summary
The Edge
by David Baldacci 2023 417 pages
4.34
51.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Bihar Diaries Summary
Bihar Diaries
by Amit Lodha 2018 304 pages
4.19
1.1K ratings
Crime
India
Biography
College Girl, Missing Summary
College Girl, Missing
The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight
by Shawn Cohen 2024 272 pages
3.58
12.8K ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
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