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

Hit Men Summary

Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business

by Fredric Dannen 1990 432 pages

The Girl Who Played With Fire Summary

The Girl Who Played With Fire

by Stieg Larsson 2006 503 pages

The Chalk Man Summary

by C.J. Tudor 2018 280 pages

Life Lessons Summary

by Kaje Harper 2011 276 pages

The Naturals Summary

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 308 pages

The Good Girl Summary

by Mary Kubica 2014 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

Bad Blood Summary

Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

by John Carreyrou 2018 339 pages

Into the Water Summary

by Paula Hawkins 2017 386 pages

Mystery Thriller

Something in the Water Summary

Something in the Water

by Catherine Steadman 2018 342 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Return of Ellie Black Summary

The Return of Ellie Black

by Emiko Jean 2024 299 pages

Mystery Thriller

No Plan B Summary

by Lee Child 2022 336 pages

The Cuckoo's Calling Summary

The Cuckoo's Calling

by Robert Galbraith 2013 456 pages

by Asako Yuzuki 2017 464 pages

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief Summary

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

by Maurice Leblanc 1907 279 pages

Sharp Objects Summary

by Gillian Flynn 2006 254 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Searcher Summary

by Tana French 2020 451 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Plea Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2015 400 pages

The Honjin Murders Summary

The Honjin Murders

by Seishi Yokomizo 1946 189 pages

The Phantom Prince Summary

The Phantom Prince

My Life with Ted Bundy

by Elizabeth Kendall 1981 183 pages

Life or Death Summary

by Michael Robotham 2014 449 pages

Secrets in the Cellar Summary

Secrets in the Cellar

A True Story of the Austrian Incest Case that Shocked the World

by John Glatt 2009 256 pages

Dearly Devoted Dexter Summary

Dearly Devoted Dexter

by Jeff Lindsay 2005 292 pages

The Art of Making Money Summary

The Art of Making Money

The Story of a Master Counterfeiter

by Jason Kersten 2009 304 pages

None of the Above Summary

None of the Above

The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators

by Shani Robinson 2019 272 pages

by Kwon Yeo-Sun 2019 176 pages

Amexica Summary

War Along the Borderline

by Ed Vulliamy 2010 368 pages

The Secret Adversary Summary

The Secret Adversary

by Agatha Christie 1922 266 pages

The Power of the Dog Summary

The Power of the Dog

by Don Winslow 2005 542 pages

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2015 378 pages

Listen for the Lie Summary

Listen for the Lie

by Amy Tintera 2024 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Midnight Feast Summary

The Midnight Feast

by Lucy Foley 2024 354 pages

Mystery Thriller

How to Solve Your Own Murder Summary

How to Solve Your Own Murder

by Kristen Perrin 2024 358 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Hunter Summary

by Tana French 2024 467 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Wrong Daughter Summary

The Wrong Daughter

by Dandy Smith 2024 353 pages

Mystery Thriller

A Talent for Murder Summary

A Talent for Murder

by Peter Swanson 2024 255 pages

Mystery Thriller

Think Twice Summary

by Harlan Coben 2024 368 pages

If Something Happens to Me Summary

If Something Happens to Me

by Alex Finlay 2024 324 pages

Mystery Thriller

None of This Is True Summary

None of This Is True

by Lisa Jewell 2023 390 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Last Devil to Die Summary

The Last Devil to Die

by Richard Osman 2023 421 pages

Mystery Thriller

I Have Some Questions for You Summary

I Have Some Questions for You

by Rebecca Makkai 2023 438 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Mystery Guest Summary

The Mystery Guest

by Nita Prose 2023 293 pages

Mystery Thriller

Strange Sally Diamond Summary

Strange Sally Diamond

by Liz Nugent 2023 384 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Running Grave Summary

The Running Grave

by Robert Galbraith 2023 960 pages

The Spy Coast Summary

by Tess Gerritsen 2023 341 pages

Mystery Thriller

All the Sinners Bleed Summary

All the Sinners Bleed

by S.A. Cosby 2023 341 pages

Mystery Thriller

Just Another Missing Person Summary

Just Another Missing Person

by Gillian McAllister 2023 377 pages

Mystery Thriller

Small Mercies Summary

by Dennis Lehane 2023 303 pages

Historical Fiction

After That Night Summary

After That Night

by Karin Slaughter 2023 432 pages

The Maid Summary

by Nita Prose 2022 304 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Maid Summary

by Nita Prose 2022 304 pages

Mystery Thriller

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