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 Big Con Summary

The Story of the Confidence Man

by David W. Maurer 1940 315 pages

One Nation Under Blackmail Summary

One Nation Under Blackmail

The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime That Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein, Vol. 2

by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022 432 pages

Conspiracy Theories

61 Hours Summary

by Lee Child 2010 383 pages

Echo Park Summary

by Michael Connelly 2006 405 pages

Step on a Crack Summary

Step on a Crack

by James Patterson 2007 383 pages

The Body in the Library Summary

The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie 2018 96 pages

Mystery Thriller

Pretty Dark Vows Summary

Pretty Dark Vows

by Callie Rose 2023 418 pages

The Collector Summary

by John Fowles 1963 283 pages

The Devil's Advocate Summary

The Devil's Advocate

by Steve Cavanagh 2021 403 pages

The Darwin Affair Summary

The Darwin Affair

by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages

Historical Fiction

The Sicilian Summary

by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages

The Mystery of the Blue Train Summary

The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie 1928 317 pages

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 2015 536 pages

The Franklin Scandal Summary

The Franklin Scandal

A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal

by Nick Bryant 2008 650 pages

Conspiracy Theories

The Minotaur Summary

by Barbara Vine 2005 341 pages

The A.B.C. Murders Summary

The A.B.C. Murders

by Agatha Christie 1936 232 pages

You Killed Me First Summary

You Killed Me First

by John Marrs 2025 399 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Trespasser Summary

by Tana French 2016 464 pages

Mystery Thriller

by Aron Beauregard 2021 136 pages

Lullaby Town Summary

by Robert Crais 1992 296 pages

When the Bough Breaks Summary

When the Bough Breaks

by Jonathan Kellerman 1985 448 pages

A Darkness More Than Night Summary

A Darkness More Than Night

by Michael Connelly 2000 470 pages

Run for Your Life Summary

Run for Your Life

by James Patterson 2009 373 pages

Dolores Claiborne Summary

Dolores Claiborne

by Stephen King 1992 388 pages

Without Fail Summary

by Lee Child 2002 14 pages

Savages Summary

by Don Winslow 2010 302 pages

Mary, Mary Summary

by James Patterson 2005 413 pages

The Bone Collector Summary

The Bone Collector

by Jeffery Deaver 1997 528 pages

Blood Test Summary

by Jonathan Kellerman 1986 308 pages

Cross Country Summary

by James Patterson 2008 480 pages

The Edge Summary

by David Baldacci 2023 417 pages

Gone Tomorrow Summary

by Lee Child 2009 441 pages

Kisscut Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2002 436 pages

Bloodline Summary

by Sidney Sheldon 1977 409 pages

Gomorrah Summary

by Roberto Saviano 2006 320 pages

Land Rites Summary

by Andy Maslen 2021 347 pages

by Nicole Blanchard 2023 268 pages

In the Best Families Summary

In the Best Families

by Rex Stout 1950 272 pages

Magpie Murders Summary

by Anthony Horowitz 2016 477 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Desert and the Sea Summary

The Desert and the Sea

977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast

by Michael Scott Moore 2018 480 pages

The Ghosts of Belfast Summary

The Ghosts of Belfast

by Stuart Neville 2009 336 pages

The Cold Cold Ground Summary

The Cold Cold Ground

by Adrian McKinty 2012 11 pages

I Hear the Sirens in the Street Summary

I Hear the Sirens in the Street

by Adrian McKinty 2013 334 pages

In the Morning I'll be Gone Summary

In the Morning I'll be Gone

by Adrian McKinty 2014 326 pages

Gun Street Girl Summary

Gun Street Girl

by Adrian McKinty 2015 313 pages

The Detective Up Late Summary

The Detective Up Late

by Adrian McKinty 2018 299 pages

Dead I Well May Be Summary

Dead I Well May Be

by Adrian McKinty 2003 384 pages

Blind Injustice Summary

Blind Injustice

A Former Prosecutor Exposes the Psychology and Politics of Wrongful Convictions

by Mark Godsey 2017 265 pages

The Black Hand Summary

The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer

by Chris Blatchford 2008 352 pages

Camino Island Summary

by John Grisham 2017 290 pages

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