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

Tuesday's Child Summary

Tuesday's Child

by Anya Mora 2019 310 pages

Mystery Thriller

Cross Justice Summary

by James Patterson 2015 528 pages

Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

by Tom O'Neill 2019 504 pages

Say Nothing Summary

A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 441 pages

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 Book of Murder Summary

The Book of Murder

A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death

by Matt Murphy 2024 320 pages

Orphan X Summary

by Gregg Hurwitz 2016 367 pages

Mystery Thriller

One Shot Summary

by Lee Child 2005 466 pages

The Black Echo Summary

by Michael Connelly 1992 482 pages

Tripwire Summary

by Lee Child 1999 432 pages

American Kompromat Summary

American Kompromat

How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery

by Craig Unger 2021 368 pages

In Too Deep Summary

by Lee Child 2024 324 pages

The Brass Verdict Summary

The Brass Verdict

by Michael Connelly 2008 422 pages

If Tomorrow Comes Summary

If Tomorrow Comes

by Sidney Sheldon 1985 501 pages

Double Cross Summary

by James Patterson 2007 389 pages

Running Blind Summary

by Lee Child 2000 512 pages

Absolute Power Summary

by David Baldacci 1996 550 pages

Pop Goes the Weasel Summary

Pop Goes the Weasel

by James Patterson 1999 461 pages

Boy Swallows Universe Summary

Boy Swallows Universe

by Trent Dalton 2018 474 pages

Complicity Summary

by Iain Banks 1993 313 pages

Trunk Music Summary

by Michael Connelly 1997 448 pages

Narconomics Summary

How to Run a Drug Cartel

by Tom Wainwright 2016 288 pages

The Last Coyote Summary

The Last Coyote

by Michael Connelly 1995 400 pages

Dear Killer Summary

by Katherine Ewell 2014 362 pages

Naked in Death Summary

by J.D. Robb 1995 306 pages

Blindsighted Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2001 418 pages

The Dark Hours Summary

by David J. Gatward 2023 306 pages

Judge & Jury Summary

by James Patterson 2006 419 pages

The Reversal Summary

by Michael Connelly 2010 389 pages

Killer Instinct Summary

Killer Instinct

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2014 375 pages

The Poet Summary

by Michael Connelly 1996 597 pages

Echo Burning Summary

by Lee Child 2001 432 pages

Unhinged Summary

by Onley James 2021 304 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

Violets Are Blue Summary

Violets Are Blue

by James Patterson 2001 391 pages

The Innocent Summary

by David Baldacci 2012 422 pages

The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou Summary

The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou

by Eleni Kyriacou 2023 404 pages

Historical Fiction

Cyberpunk 2077 Summary

by Rafał Kosik 2023 416 pages

Science Fiction

The Talented Mr. Ripley Summary

The Talented Mr. Ripley

by Patricia Highsmith 1955 271 pages

The Big Empty Summary

by Robert Crais 2025 373 pages

Primal Fear Summary

by William Diehl 1992 399 pages

Smilla's Sense of Snow Summary

Smilla's Sense of Snow

by Peter Høeg 1992 480 pages

The Watchman Summary

by Robert Crais 2007 304 pages

The Big Bad Wolf Summary

The Big Bad Wolf

by James Patterson 2003 400 pages

The Border Summary

by Don Winslow 2019 768 pages

Hangman Summary

by Daniel Cole 2018 386 pages

Think of a Number Summary

Think of a Number

by John Verdon 2010 432 pages

Cockroaches Summary

by Jo Nesbø 1998 368 pages

A Fatal Grace Summary

by Louise Penny 2006 311 pages

Mystery Thriller

Split Second Summary

by David Baldacci 1979 512 pages

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