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

The Sins of the Fathers Summary

The Sins of the Fathers

by Lawrence Block 1976 182 pages

Echo Burning Summary

by Lee Child 2001 432 pages

Without Fail Summary

by Lee Child 2002 14 pages

The Girl in the Spider's Web Summary

The Girl in the Spider's Web

by David Lagercrantz 2015 400 pages

A Mother's Reckoning Summary

A Mother's Reckoning

Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy

by Sue Klebold 2016 336 pages

Blindsighted Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2001 418 pages

The Chalk Man Summary

by C.J. Tudor 2018 280 pages

The Collector Summary

by John Fowles 1963 283 pages

Under Your Scars Summary

Under Your Scars

by Ariel N. Anderson 2023 660 pages

One for the Money Summary

One for the Money

by Janet Evanovich 1994 320 pages

Billy Summers Summary

by Stephen King 2021 517 pages

The Sanatorium Summary

by Sarah Pearse 2020 390 pages

Mystery Thriller

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

The Butterfly Garden Summary

The Butterfly Garden

by Dot Hutchison 2016 288 pages

Victim 2117 Summary

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2019 468 pages

The Ghost Orchid Summary

The Ghost Orchid

by Jonathan Kellerman 2024 304 pages

by Aron Beauregard 2021 136 pages

by James Patterson 2006 393 pages

Punishment Without Crime Summary

Punishment Without Crime

How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal

by Alexandra Natapoff 2018 352 pages

Jack & Jill Summary

by James Patterson 1996 466 pages

The Devil at His Elbow Summary

The Devil at His Elbow

Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty

by Valerie Bauerlein 2024 480 pages

The Last Coyote Summary

The Last Coyote

by Michael Connelly 1995 400 pages

The Phantom Prince Summary

The Phantom Prince

My Life with Ted Bundy

by Elizabeth Kendall 1981 183 pages

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse Summary

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse

Insider Business Tips from a Former Mob Boss

by Michael Franzese 2009 155 pages

Moonflower Murders Summary

Moonflower Murders

by Anthony Horowitz 2020 608 pages

Mystery Thriller

Morally Blasphemous Summary

Morally Blasphemous

by Veronica Lancet 2021 440 pages

Dark Places Summary

by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages

Mystery Thriller

Relentless Pursuit My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein Summary

Relentless Pursuit My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein

by Bradley J. Edwards 2020 399 pages

My Sister's Grave Summary

My Sister's Grave

by Robert Dugoni 2014 410 pages

King of Ashes Summary

by S.A. Cosby 2025 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

Girl, Missing Summary

by Dreda Say Mitchell 2024 358 pages

Mystery Thriller

American Drug Addict Summary

American Drug Addict

by Brett Douglas 2018 422 pages

In Too Deep Summary

by Lee Child 2024 324 pages

Future Crimes Summary

by Marc Goodman 2015 393 pages

1st to Die Summary

by James Patterson 2001 424 pages

Double Cross Summary

by James Patterson 2007 389 pages

A Stranger in the House Summary

A Stranger in the House

by Shari Lapena 2017 305 pages

Mystery Thriller

Joyland Summary

by Stephen King 2013 285 pages

A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland

by Amanda Berry 2015 321 pages

61 Hours Summary

by Lee Child 2010 383 pages

Dark Places Summary

by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Satsuma Complex Summary

The Satsuma Complex

by Bob Mortimer 2022 301 pages

Black Edge Summary

Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street

by Sheelah Kolhatkar 2017 295 pages

Last Night Summary

by Luanne Rice 2024 329 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 2015 536 pages

The Billionaire's Apprentice Summary

The Billionaire's Apprentice

The Rise of The Indian-American Elite and The Fall of The Galleon Hedge Fund

by Anita Raghavan 2013 512 pages

The Franklin Scandal Summary

The Franklin Scandal

A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal

by Nick Bryant 2008 650 pages

Conspiracy Theories

A Spy Alone Summary

by Charles Beaumont 2023 369 pages

by Matthew Blake 2024 421 pages

Stillhouse Lake Summary

Stillhouse Lake

by Rachel Caine 2017 301 pages

Mystery Thriller

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