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

Stillhouse Lake Summary

Stillhouse Lake

by Rachel Caine 2017 301 pages

Mystery Thriller

Roses Are Red Summary

by James Patterson 2000 416 pages

The Scarred Woman Summary

The Scarred Woman

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2017 472 pages

Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

by John Grisham 2024 368 pages

The Innocent Summary

by Harlan Coben 2005 503 pages

Camino Island Summary

by John Grisham 2017 290 pages

The Judge's List Summary

The Judge's List

by John Grisham 2021 357 pages

The Ministry of Fear Summary

The Ministry of Fear

by Graham Greene 1943 224 pages

I Have Some Questions for You Summary

I Have Some Questions for You

by Rebecca Makkai 2023 438 pages

Mystery Thriller

Faceless Killers Summary

Faceless Killers

by Henning Mankell 1991 280 pages

There Is No Ethan Summary

There Is No Ethan

How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

by Anna Akbari 2024 304 pages

The Parrot's Perch Summary

The Parrot's Perch

by Karen Keilt 2019 288 pages

The Big Bad Wolf Summary

The Big Bad Wolf

by James Patterson 2003 400 pages

Gomorrah Summary

by Roberto Saviano 2006 320 pages

Echo Park Summary

by Michael Connelly 2006 405 pages

Smilla's Sense of Snow Summary

Smilla's Sense of Snow

by Peter Høeg 1992 480 pages

Forensic Detective Summary

Forensic Detective

How I Cracked the World's Toughest Cases

by Robert Mann 2006 272 pages

The Fourth Monkey Summary

The Fourth Monkey

by J.D. Barker 2017 404 pages

Watching You Summary

by Lisa Jewell 2018 320 pages

Mystery Thriller

Russian Roulette Summary

Russian Roulette

The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump

by Michael Isikoff 2018 352 pages

Nothing But The Truth Summary

Nothing But The Truth

The Memoir of an Unlikely Lawyer

by The Secret Barrister 2022 320 pages

Split Second Summary

by David Baldacci 1979 512 pages

Forensics for Dummies Summary

Forensics for Dummies

by D.P. Lyle 2004 356 pages

Cross Justice Summary

by James Patterson 2015 528 pages

The Girl Who Played with Fire Summary

The Girl Who Played with Fire

by Stieg Larsson 2006 503 pages

Presumed Innocent Summary

Presumed Innocent

by Scott Turow 1987 421 pages

by David Baldacci 2022 593 pages

The Dark Horse Summary

by Craig Johnson 2009 318 pages

High Five Summary

by Janet Evanovich 1999 336 pages

The Trespasser Summary

by Tana French 2016 464 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Profiler Summary

My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths

by Pat Brown 2010 285 pages

by Mario Puzo 2000 369 pages

Criminology For Dummies Summary

Criminology For Dummies

by Steven Briggs 2009 384 pages

How to Solve a Crime Summary

How to Solve a Crime

Stories from the Cutting Edge of Forensics

by Angela Gallop 2022 272 pages

Violets Are Blue Summary

Violets Are Blue

by James Patterson 2001 391 pages

All Good People Here Summary

All Good People Here

by Ashley Flowers 2022 312 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 Summary

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4

The Minority Report

by Philip K. Dick 1987 396 pages

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

The Annihilator Summary

The Annihilator

by RuNyx 2022 257 pages

The Art of the Con Summary

The Art of the Con

The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World

by Anthony M. Amore 2015 264 pages

A Wanted Man Summary

by Lee Child 2012 15 pages

Criminology Summary

A Very Short Introduction

by Tim Newburn 2018 160 pages

This Book Will Bury Me Summary

This Book Will Bury Me

by Ashley Winstead 2025 480 pages

Mystery Thriller

A Fatal Grace Summary

by Louise Penny 2006 311 pages

Mystery Thriller

Five Families Summary

The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires

by Selwyn Raab 2005 784 pages

The Boys from Biloxi Summary

The Boys from Biloxi

by John Grisham 2022 464 pages

Historical Fiction

Walk the Blue Line Summary

Walk the Blue Line

They Walk the Line between Life and Death

by James Patterson 2023 352 pages

by Stephen King 2023 449 pages

Hit Men Summary

Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business

by Fredric Dannen 1990 432 pages

Step on a Crack Summary

Step on a Crack

by James Patterson 2007 383 pages

If Tomorrow Comes Summary

If Tomorrow Comes

by Sidney Sheldon 1985 501 pages

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