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

Criminal Psychology Summary

Criminal Psychology

A Beginner's Guide

by Ray Bull 2006 232 pages

Casino Royale Summary

by Ian Fleming 1953 192 pages

The Sign of Four Summary

The Sign of Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1890 129 pages

Bad Blood Summary

Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

by John Carreyrou 2018 339 pages

Kleptopia Summary

How Dirty Money is Conquering the World

by Tom Burgis 2020 464 pages

What the Dead Know Summary

What the Dead Know

Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

by Barbara Butcher 2023 288 pages

Middletide Summary

by Sarah Crouch 2024 288 pages

Mystery Thriller

Journal 64 Summary

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2010 461 pages

All the Sinners Bleed Summary

All the Sinners Bleed

by S.A. Cosby 2023 338 pages

Mystery Thriller

Moneyland Summary

Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How To Take It Back

by Oliver Bullough 2018 305 pages

Treasure Islands Summary

Treasure Islands

Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens

by Nicholas Shaxson 2011 272 pages

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 389 pages

The Secret Adversary Summary

The Secret Adversary

by Agatha Christie 1922 266 pages

I Am Pilgrim Summary

by Terry Hayes 2013 612 pages

Trunk Music Summary

by Michael Connelly 1997 448 pages

No Plan B Summary

by Lee Child 2022 336 pages

Triptych Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2006 393 pages

If Something Happens to Me Summary

If Something Happens to Me

by Alex Finlay 2024 324 pages

Mystery Thriller

Deeper Than the Dead Summary

Deeper Than the Dead

by Debra Webb 2024 392 pages

Mystery Thriller

Holmes, Marple & Poe Summary

Holmes, Marple & Poe

by James Patterson 2024 352 pages

In Cold Blood Summary

by Truman Capote 1966 343 pages

The Likeness Summary

by Tana French 2008 466 pages

Running Blind Summary

by Lee Child 2000 512 pages

One Shot Summary

by Lee Child 2005 466 pages

The Cartel Summary

by Ashley Antoinette 2009 278 pages

African American

Close to Death Summary

by Anthony Horowitz 2024 432 pages

Mystery Thriller

Talking with Psychopaths and Savages Summary

Talking with Psychopaths and Savages

A Journey into the Evil Mind

by Christopher Berry-Dee 2017 288 pages

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It Summary

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

by Katy Brent 2023 384 pages

The Silkworm Summary

by Robert Galbraith 2014 464 pages

Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories Summary

Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories

by Young-ha Kim 2019 200 pages

The Searcher Summary

by Tana French 2020 451 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Man in the Brown Suit Summary

The Man in the Brown Suit

by Agatha Christie 1924 381 pages

Agatha Christie

The Spy Coast Summary

by Tess Gerritsen 2023 341 pages

Mystery Thriller

Dongri To Dubai Summary

Dongri To Dubai

Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

by S. Hussain Zaidi 2012 378 pages

Scarlet Angel Summary

by S.T. Abby 2016 139 pages

Inside the Criminal Mind Summary

Inside the Criminal Mind

by Stanton E. Samenow 1984 288 pages

Dark Alliance Summary

The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

by Gary Webb 1998 601 pages

The Rainmaker Summary

by John Grisham 1995 419 pages

Doing Justice Summary

A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law

by Preet Bharara 2019 333 pages

The Cuckoo's Calling Summary

The Cuckoo's Calling

by Robert Galbraith 2013 456 pages

Absolute Power Summary

by David Baldacci 1996 550 pages

The Brass Verdict Summary

The Brass Verdict

by Michael Connelly 2008 422 pages

The Sing Sing Files Summary

The Sing Sing Files

One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice

by Dan Slepian 2024 224 pages

The Key Man Summary

The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale

by Simon Clark 2021 352 pages

Cyberpunk 2077 Summary

by Rafał Kosik 2023 416 pages

Science Fiction

The Locked Door Summary

The Locked Door

by Freida McFadden 2021 313 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Hunting Party Summary

The Hunting Party

by Lucy Foley 2018 406 pages

Mystery Thriller

We Are Bellingcat Summary

We Are Bellingcat

Global Crime, Online Sleuths, and the Bold Future of News

by Eliot Higgins 2021 272 pages

Mr. Mercedes Summary

by Stephen King 2014 437 pages

Before I Go to Sleep Summary

Before I Go to Sleep

by S.J. Watson 2011 359 pages

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