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Mindhunter
by John E. Douglas • 1995
Dismissed as witchcraft, FBI profiling began when an agent interviewed serial killers in prison.
4.09
84k+
Mindhunter Summary
Mindhunter 92%
Dismissed as witchcraft, FBI profiling began when an agent interviewed serial killers in prison.
by John E. Douglas 1995
4.09
84k+ ratings
When a Killer Calls
by John E. Douglas • 2022
FBI profiler John Douglas chased a killer who phoned a family to claim their daughter's soul.
4.04
7k+
When a Killer Calls Summary
When a Killer Calls 91%
FBI profiler John Douglas chased a killer who phoned a family to claim their daughter's soul.
by John E. Douglas 2022
4.04
7k+ ratings
The Anatomy of Motive
by John E. Douglas • 1999
Motive catches killers before evidence does. The FBI profiler who built the science shows why.
4.18
7k+
The Anatomy of Motive Summary
The Anatomy of Motive 90%
Motive catches killers before evidence does. The FBI profiler who built the science shows why.
by John E. Douglas 1999
4.18
7k+ ratings
The Big Bad Wolf
by James Patterson • 2003
Alex Cross joins the FBI, hunting a KGB agent who auctions kidnapped women online.
4.04
63k+
The Big Bad Wolf Summary
The Big Bad Wolf 90%
Alex Cross joins the FBI, hunting a KGB agent who auctions kidnapped women online.
by James Patterson 2003
4.04
63k+ ratings
The Truth Detector
by Jack Schafer • 2020
How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.
4.22
368
The Truth Detector Summary
The Truth Detector 90%
How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.
by Jack Schafer 2020
4.22
368 ratings
No Mercy
by Blake Pierce • 2022
An FBI agent with a haunted past chases a psychopath who escaped a psychiatric ward.
4.02
4k+
No Mercy Summary
No Mercy 89%
An FBI agent with a haunted past chases a psychopath who escaped a psychiatric ward.
by Blake Pierce 2022
4.02
4k+ ratings
Inside Man
by John McMahon • 2026
His informant murdered, a pattern-obsessed FBI agent must stop a militia and a serial killer.
4.07
4k+
Inside Man Summary
Inside Man 89%
His informant murdered, a pattern-obsessed FBI agent must stop a militia and a serial killer.
by John McMahon 2026
4.07
4k+ ratings
The Profiler
by Pat Brown • 2010
Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.
3.08
2k+
The Profiler Summary
The Profiler 89%
Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.
by Pat Brown 2010
3.08
2k+ ratings
Head Cases
by John McMahon • 2025
Serial killers murdered their own way. An FBI misfit must decode a killer's lethal puzzle.
4.00
16k+
Head Cases Summary
Head Cases 89%
Serial killers murdered their own way. An FBI misfit must decode a killer's lethal puzzle.
by John McMahon 2025
4.00
16k+ ratings
Violets Are Blue
by James Patterson • 2001
Alex Cross tracks a cult of vampire killers while a mastermind closes in on his home.
4.02
72k+
Violets Are Blue Summary
Violets Are Blue 89%
Alex Cross tracks a cult of vampire killers while a mastermind closes in on his home.
by James Patterson 2001
4.02
72k+ ratings
So Silent
by Blake Pierce • 2024
An FBI agent hunts a killer who uses inaudible sound to murder women with exceptional hearing.
4.33
163
So Silent Summary
So Silent 89%
An FBI agent hunts a killer who uses inaudible sound to murder women with exceptional hearing.
by Blake Pierce 2024
4.33
163 ratings
Stalling for Time
by Gary Noesner • 2010
The FBI's lead negotiator reveals why listening beats raiding, and how Waco became the proof.
3.93
6k+
Stalling for Time Summary
Stalling for Time 89%
The FBI's lead negotiator reveals why listening beats raiding, and how Waco became the proof.
by Gary Noesner 2010
3.93
6k+ ratings
Criminal Psychology
by Ray Bull • 2006
A research-based tour of criminal justice: what works, what fails, and why television gets it wrong.
3.67
302
Criminal Psychology Summary
Criminal Psychology 89%
A research-based tour of criminal justice: what works, what fails, and why television gets it wrong.
by Ray Bull 2006
3.67
302 ratings
Mary, Mary
by James Patterson • 2005
After each Hollywood mother's murder, an email arrives signed 'Mary Smith.' Cross hunts the sender.
4.02
62k+
Mary, Mary Summary
Mary, Mary 89%
After each Hollywood mother's murder, an email arrives signed 'Mary Smith.' Cross hunts the sender.
by James Patterson 2005
4.02
62k+ ratings
Along Came a Spider
by James Patterson • 1993
A D.C. detective hunts a fame-obsessed teacher who kidnapped two children from an elite school.
4.13
491k+
Along Came a Spider Summary
Along Came a Spider 88%
A D.C. detective hunts a fame-obsessed teacher who kidnapped two children from an elite school.
by James Patterson 1993
4.13
491k+ ratings
Running Blind
by Lee Child • 2000
The FBI forces ex-military cop Jack Reacher to hunt a killer drowning women in olive paint.
4.13
125k+
Running Blind Summary
Running Blind 88%
The FBI forces ex-military cop Jack Reacher to hunt a killer drowning women in olive paint.
by Lee Child 2000
4.13
125k+ ratings
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages
by Christopher Berry-Dee • 2017
Serial killers lack the brain wiring for empathy. Thirty interviews show what fills the void.
2.98
8k+
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages Summary
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages 88%
Serial killers lack the brain wiring for empathy. Thirty interviews show what fills the void.
by Christopher Berry-Dee 2017
2.98
8k+ ratings
Sex, Lies, and Handwriting
by Michelle Dresbold • 2006
What your handwriting betrays: a profiler's guide to spotting liars, psychopaths, and hidden selves.
4.01
1k+
Sex, Lies, and Handwriting Summary
Sex, Lies, and Handwriting 88%
What your handwriting betrays: a profiler's guide to spotting liars, psychopaths, and hidden selves.
by Michelle Dresbold 2006
4.01
1k+ ratings
Inside the Criminal Mind
by Stanton E. Samenow • 1984
The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.
3.77
2k+
Inside the Criminal Mind Summary
Inside the Criminal Mind 88%
The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.
by Stanton E. Samenow 1984
3.77
2k+ ratings
The Power of Body Language
by Joe Navarro • 2009
Most body language advice starts with the face. An ex-FBI agent starts with the feet.
4.09
637
The Power of Body Language Summary
The Power of Body Language 88%
Most body language advice starts with the face. An ex-FBI agent starts with the feet.
by Joe Navarro 2009
4.09
637 ratings
What Every Body is Saying
by Joe Navarro • 2008
Start at the feet, not the face: an FBI agent's method for reading what people feel.
3.91
35k+
What Every Body is Saying Summary
What Every Body is Saying 88%
Start at the feet, not the face: an FBI agent's method for reading what people feel.
by Joe Navarro 2008
3.91
35k+ ratings
The Gates of Janus
by Ian Brady • 2001
From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.
3.61
511
The Gates of Janus Summary
The Gates of Janus 88%
From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.
by Ian Brady 2001
3.61
511 ratings
Unmasked
by Paul Holes • 2022
A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.
4.09
30k+
Unmasked Summary
Unmasked 88%
A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.
by Paul Holes 2022
4.09
30k+ ratings
Dangerous Personalities
by Joe Navarro • 2014
An FBI profiler's checklist for spotting the personality types most likely to harm you.
3.88
3k+
Dangerous Personalities Summary
Dangerous Personalities 88%
An FBI profiler's checklist for spotting the personality types most likely to harm you.
by Joe Navarro 2014
3.88
3k+ ratings
Criminal Genius
by James C. Oleson • 2016
High IQ does not deter crime; it just makes offenders smarter about getting away.
4.17
18
Criminal Genius Summary
Criminal Genius 88%
High IQ does not deter crime; it just makes offenders smarter about getting away.
by James C. Oleson 2016
4.17
18 ratings
Echo Road
by Kendra Elliot • 2024
Two women in law enforcement hunt a serial killer who used to wear the same badge.
4.53
21k+
Echo Road Summary
Echo Road 88%
Two women in law enforcement hunt a serial killer who used to wear the same badge.
by Kendra Elliot 2024
4.53
21k+ ratings
A Need to Kill
by Mark Pettit • 1990
A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.
3.88
339
A Need to Kill Summary
A Need to Kill 88%
A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.
by Mark Pettit 1990
3.88
339 ratings
Chasing Evil
by John Edward • 2025
Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.
4.44
6k+
Chasing Evil Summary
Chasing Evil 88%
Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.
by John Edward 2025
4.44
6k+ ratings
The Apprentice
by Tess Gerritsen • 2002
A copycat killer forces husbands to watch. The detective hunting him barely survived the original.
4.14
73k+
The Apprentice Summary
The Apprentice 88%
A copycat killer forces husbands to watch. The detective hunting him barely survived the original.
by Tess Gerritsen 2002
4.14
73k+ ratings
The Like Switch
by Jack Schafer • 2015
An FBI agent's field manual for getting anyone to trust you, open up, and say yes.
3.89
8k+
The Like Switch Summary
The Like Switch 88%
An FBI agent's field manual for getting anyone to trust you, open up, and say yes.
by Jack Schafer 2015
3.89
8k+ ratings
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas Harris • 1988
An FBI trainee consults a cannibal psychiatrist to catch a killer who skins his victims.
4.26
592k+
The Silence of the Lambs Summary
The Silence of the Lambs 88%
An FBI trainee consults a cannibal psychiatrist to catch a killer who skins his victims.
by Thomas Harris 1988
4.26
592k+ ratings
Public Enemies
by Bryan Burrough • 2004
The FBI built its legend chasing petty killers, beating suspects, and inventing the Ma Barker myth.
3.98
6k+
Public Enemies Summary
Public Enemies 88%
The FBI built its legend chasing petty killers, beating suspects, and inventing the Ma Barker myth.
by Bryan Burrough 2004
3.98
6k+ ratings
Kill For You
by Lisa Regan • 2013
An FBI profiler tracks a serial killer whose every victim is someone from her own life.
4.36
5k+
Kill For You Summary
Kill For You 88%
An FBI profiler tracks a serial killer whose every victim is someone from her own life.
by Lisa Regan 2013
4.36
5k+ ratings
Double Cross
by James Patterson • 2007
Retired profiler Alex Cross hunts a theatrical killer as his escaped nemesis stalks his every move.
4.05
58k+
Double Cross Summary
Double Cross 88%
Retired profiler Alex Cross hunts a theatrical killer as his escaped nemesis stalks his every move.
by James Patterson 2007
4.05
58k+ ratings
Long Shadows
by David Baldacci • 2022
A judge murdered, a blindfold sliced open at the eyes. An agent who forgets nothing investigates.
4.41
61k+
Long Shadows Summary
Long Shadows 88%
A judge murdered, a blindfold sliced open at the eyes. An agent who forgets nothing investigates.
by David Baldacci 2022
4.41
61k+ ratings
Dark Wire
by Joseph Cox • 2024
The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.
3.98
3k+
Dark Wire Summary
Dark Wire 88%
The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.
by Joseph Cox 2024
3.98
3k+ ratings
Walk the Wire
by David Baldacci • 2020
A mutilated body in oil country. An agent who never forgets. Secrets worth killing for.
4.15
65k+
Walk the Wire Summary
Walk the Wire 88%
A mutilated body in oil country. An agent who never forgets. Secrets worth killing for.
by David Baldacci 2020
4.15
65k+ ratings
The Psychopath Whisperer
by Kent A. Kiehl • 2014
Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.
4.07
4k+
The Psychopath Whisperer Summary
The Psychopath Whisperer 88%
Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.
by Kent A. Kiehl 2014
4.07
4k+ ratings
The Dark Side of the Mind
by Kerry Daynes • 2019
A forensic psychologist spends her career studying stalkers, until one starts hunting her.
4.02
8k+
The Dark Side of the Mind Summary
The Dark Side of the Mind 88%
A forensic psychologist spends her career studying stalkers, until one starts hunting her.
by Kerry Daynes 2019
4.02
8k+ ratings
La psicopatia
by Robert D. Hare • 2018
Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.
4.21
28
La psicopatia Summary
La psicopatia 88%
Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.
by Robert D. Hare 2018
4.21
28 ratings
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
by Michelle McNamara • 2018
A masked predator terrorized California for a decade. One woman worked every night to find his name.
4.11
268k+
I'll Be Gone in the Dark Summary
I'll Be Gone in the Dark 87%
A masked predator terrorized California for a decade. One woman worked every night to find his name.
by Michelle McNamara 2018
4.11
268k+ ratings
Kiss the Girls
by James Patterson • 1994
A detective's niece is taken by a serial collector of brilliant women; only one captive has escaped.
4.01
355k+
Kiss the Girls Summary
Kiss the Girls 87%
A detective's niece is taken by a serial collector of brilliant women; only one captive has escaped.
by James Patterson 1994
4.01
355k+ ratings
The Autistic Brain
by Temple Grandin • 2013
The FBI made Whitey Bulger an informant. He turned his handlers into his hit squad.
4.1
11k+
The Autistic Brain Summary
The Autistic Brain 87%
The FBI made Whitey Bulger an informant. He turned his handlers into his hit squad.
by Temple Grandin 2013
4.1
11k+ ratings
The Poet
by Michael Connelly • 1996
A crime reporter probes his cop brother's suicide and uncovers a Poe-quoting serial killer.
4.23
110k+
The Poet Summary
The Poet 87%
A crime reporter probes his cop brother's suicide and uncovers a Poe-quoting serial killer.
by Michael Connelly 1996
4.23
110k+ ratings
The Cyber Effect
by Mary Aiken • 2016
A cyberpsychologist reveals the dark web's psychology: why anonymity brings out the worst in us.
3.74
2k+
The Cyber Effect Summary
The Cyber Effect 87%
A cyberpsychologist reveals the dark web's psychology: why anonymity brings out the worst in us.
by Mary Aiken 2016
3.74
2k+ ratings
Post-Mortem
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell • 1990
A medical examiner tracks a serial strangler as a saboteur in her office buries the case.
4.03
261k+
Post-Mortem Summary
Post-Mortem 87%
A medical examiner tracks a serial strangler as a saboteur in her office buries the case.
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell 1990
4.03
261k+ ratings
Written in Blood
by Colin Wilson • 1989
How science replaced luck and torture in crime detection, from arsenic tests to DNA.
3.92
233
Written in Blood Summary
Written in Blood 87%
How science replaced luck and torture in crime detection, from arsenic tests to DNA.
by Colin Wilson 1989
3.92
233 ratings
Sharp Force
by Patricia Cornwell • 2025
A killer stalks women with holograms. Scarpetta's Christmas autopsy exposes a senator's crimes.
4.08
14k+
Sharp Force Summary
Sharp Force 87%
A killer stalks women with holograms. Scarpetta's Christmas autopsy exposes a senator's crimes.
by Patricia Cornwell 2025
4.08
14k+ ratings
Open Season
by Jonathan Kellerman • 2025
A body dumped at an LA hospital pulls a detective and psychologist into a sniper's killing spree.
4.16
13k+
Open Season Summary
Open Season 87%
A body dumped at an LA hospital pulls a detective and psychologist into a sniper's killing spree.
by Jonathan Kellerman 2025
4.16
13k+ ratings
One Nation Under Blackmail
by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
4.42
712
One Nation Under Blackmail Summary
One Nation Under Blackmail 87%
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022
4.42
712 ratings
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