Love And Crime Books | Summaries & Audio

The Art Thief

by Michael Finkel • 2023

History's most prolific art thief never stole for money. He stole to possess beauty itself.

3.92

103k+

🖼️ Art Theft 🎨 Aesthetic Obsession 🧠 Collector Psychology 🕵️ Amateur Criminals 🏛️ Museum Culture

The Art Thief 89%

History's most prolific art thief never stole for money. He stole to possess beauty itself.

by Michael Finkel 2023

3.92

103k+ ratings

🖼️ Art Theft 🎨 Aesthetic Obsession 🧠 Collector Psychology 🕵️ Amateur Criminals 🏛️ Museum Culture

Love & Other Killers

by Brynne Weaver • 2025

A serial killer hiding as a farmer meets his match: a woman who hunts predators for sport.

3.97

55k+

🖤 Dark Romantic Comedy 🫂 Criminal Found Family ⚔️ Competitive Couple ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Serial Killers In Love

Love & Other Killers 88%

A serial killer hiding as a farmer meets his match: a woman who hunts predators for sport.

by Brynne Weaver 2025

3.97

55k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantic Comedy 🫂 Criminal Found Family ⚔️ Competitive Couple ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Serial Killers In Love

The Cartel

by Ashley Antoinette • 2009

A hitwoman sent to destroy a Miami crime family falls for its reluctant heir.

4.54

11k+

🏙️ Street Lit 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🔺 Love Triangle 🎭 Secret Identity

The Cartel 88%

A hitwoman sent to destroy a Miami crime family falls for its reluctant heir.

by Ashley Antoinette 2009

4.54

11k+ ratings

🏙️ Street Lit 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🔺 Love Triangle 🎭 Secret Identity

Inferno

by Catherine Doyle • 2016

Sophie Gracewell survived a mafia war. Now silence won't save her, and neither will love.

4.42

4k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔺 Love Triangle 📜 Family Secrets ⚔️ Generational Feud

Inferno 88%

Sophie Gracewell survived a mafia war. Now silence won't save her, and neither will love.

by Catherine Doyle 2016

4.42

4k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔺 Love Triangle 📜 Family Secrets ⚔️ Generational Feud

Mafiosa

by Catherine Doyle • 2017

She joins the mob that killed her mother, falls for the heir training her to kill.

4.39

4k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Family Feud 🔫 Reluctant Killer 😔 Survivor's Guilt

Mafiosa 88%

She joins the mob that killed her mother, falls for the heir training her to kill.

by Catherine Doyle 2017

4.39

4k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Family Feud 🔫 Reluctant Killer 😔 Survivor's Guilt

A Twisted Love Story

by Samantha Downing • 2023

His ex cries stalker. A detective digs. A body surfaces. Their toxic love won't die.

3.21

14k+

🔍 Psychological Thriller 💔 Toxic Relationship 🔄 On-Again Off-Again 🔫 Partners In Crime 👁️ Stalking

A Twisted Love Story 88%

His ex cries stalker. A detective digs. A body surfaces. Their toxic love won't die.

by Samantha Downing 2023

3.21

14k+ ratings

🔍 Psychological Thriller 💔 Toxic Relationship 🔄 On-Again Off-Again 🔫 Partners In Crime 👁️ Stalking

One

by Paulina Ian-Kane • 2023

A forensic pathologist craves blood. A psychopath craves him. A serial killer wants them both dead.

4.01

4k+

🧠 Psychopath Hero 🖤 Obsessive Love 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Bonding 🔍 Serial Killer Hunt

One 88%

A forensic pathologist craves blood. A psychopath craves him. A serial killer wants them both dead.

by Paulina Ian-Kane 2023

4.01

4k+ ratings

🧠 Psychopath Hero 🖤 Obsessive Love 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Bonding 🔍 Serial Killer Hunt

Time is Money

by Gina LaManna • 2021

An ice-cream-truck body drags a detective through mobsters, lovers, and a phantom thief.

4.57

2k+

🚔 Police Procedural 💕 Romantic Mystery 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Master Thief 👀 Hidden In Plain Sight

Time is Money 88%

An ice-cream-truck body drags a detective through mobsters, lovers, and a phantom thief.

by Gina LaManna 2021

4.57

2k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 💕 Romantic Mystery 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Master Thief 👀 Hidden In Plain Sight

If Tomorrow Comes

by Sidney Sheldon • 1985

Her mother dead, her freedom stolen, Tracy Whitney emerges from prison as an unstoppable con artist.

4.08

71k+

🏛️ Wrongful Conviction 🔒 Prison Survival 🔪 Female Revenge 💎 Heist Caper ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

If Tomorrow Comes 88%

Her mother dead, her freedom stolen, Tracy Whitney emerges from prison as an unstoppable con artist.

by Sidney Sheldon 1985

4.08

71k+ ratings

🏛️ Wrongful Conviction 🔒 Prison Survival 🔪 Female Revenge 💎 Heist Caper ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

Born, Madly

by Trisha Wolfe • 2018

Her patient is a serial killer. Her therapy is murder. Their biggest threat is a copycat.

3.85

11k+

🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🔪 Partners In Crime 💀 Mutual Obsession 🩸 Trauma Bonded 🎭 Hidden Identity

Born, Madly 87%

Her patient is a serial killer. Her therapy is murder. Their biggest threat is a copycat.

by Trisha Wolfe 2018

3.85

11k+ ratings

🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🔪 Partners In Crime 💀 Mutual Obsession 🩸 Trauma Bonded 🎭 Hidden Identity

Darkness Embraced

by Tillie Cole • 2019

A Klan heir falls for a cartel princess. In their world, love is treason.

4.26

7k+

🏍️ Mc Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🔫 Criminal Underworld 🌪️ High Angst

Darkness Embraced 87%

A Klan heir falls for a cartel princess. In their world, love is treason.

by Tillie Cole 2019

4.26

7k+ ratings

🏍️ Mc Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🔫 Criminal Underworld 🌪️ High Angst

Chasing Tomorrow

by Tilly Bagshawe • 2014

Two legendary con artists quit crime for marriage. A serial killer won't let their past stay buried.

3.88

7k+

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 💎 Heist Fiction 🃏 Partners In Crime 💔 Second Chance Love 👶 Secret Baby

Chasing Tomorrow 87%

Two legendary con artists quit crime for marriage. A serial killer won't let their past stay buried.

by Tilly Bagshawe 2014

3.88

7k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 💎 Heist Fiction 🃏 Partners In Crime 💔 Second Chance Love 👶 Secret Baby

The Best New True Crime Stories

by Mitzi Szereto • 2020

A German village, a cannibal forum, and the volunteer who agreed to be eaten.

3.29

340

🏘️ Small Town Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🌐 Internet Subcultures 🍖 Cannibalism 📚 True Crime Anthology

The Best New True Crime Stories 87%

A German village, a cannibal forum, and the volunteer who agreed to be eaten.

by Mitzi Szereto 2020

3.29

340 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🌐 Internet Subcultures 🍖 Cannibalism 📚 True Crime Anthology

Arran's Obsession

by Jolie Vines • 2024

A missing father. A gang leader's obsession. One brutal ritual binds them together for a month.

3.96

29k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Obsessive Hero 🏠 Forced Cohabitation 🔪 Serial Killer 💀 Touch Her And Die

Arran's Obsession 87%

A missing father. A gang leader's obsession. One brutal ritual binds them together for a month.

by Jolie Vines 2024

3.96

29k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Obsessive Hero 🏠 Forced Cohabitation 🔪 Serial Killer 💀 Touch Her And Die

Till Death Us Do Part

by Vincent Bugliosi • 2004

No weapon, no witness, no forensic evidence. A prosecutor convicted two killers with a paper trail.

4.05

3k+

🧩 Circumstantial Evidence 🔍 Murder Investigation 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Master Manipulators 🏚️ Domestic Homicide

Till Death Us Do Part 87%

No weapon, no witness, no forensic evidence. A prosecutor convicted two killers with a paper trail.

by Vincent Bugliosi 2004

4.05

3k+ ratings

🧩 Circumstantial Evidence 🔍 Murder Investigation 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Master Manipulators 🏚️ Domestic Homicide

Uprising

by Ellie Sanders • 2023

She married the governor who killed her lover. Now he's back with a revolution.

4.05

2k+

💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🪦 Presumed Dead Lover 🐺 Maternal Vengeance 🏚️ Villainous Family

Uprising 87%

She married the governor who killed her lover. Now he's back with a revolution.

by Ellie Sanders 2023

4.05

2k+ ratings

💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🪦 Presumed Dead Lover 🐺 Maternal Vengeance 🏚️ Villainous Family

Hidden Bodies

by Caroline Kepnes • 2016

Robbed by a lover, a bookseller follows her to Hollywood, where someone even more consuming awaits.

3.75

94k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer Pov 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Romance 💀 Murder Couple

Hidden Bodies 87%

Robbed by a lover, a bookseller follows her to Hollywood, where someone even more consuming awaits.

by Caroline Kepnes 2016

3.75

94k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer Pov 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Romance 💀 Murder Couple

Dolls & Daggers

by D.L. Darby • 2025

A brooding journalist discovers his perky rival is the vigilante serial killer he's been tracking.

4.08

4k+

🖤 Serial Killer Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Partners In Crime 💀 Morbid Humor

Dolls & Daggers 87%

A brooding journalist discovers his perky rival is the vigilante serial killer he's been tracking.

by D.L. Darby 2025

4.08

4k+ ratings

🖤 Serial Killer Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Partners In Crime 💀 Morbid Humor

Judge & Jury

by James Patterson • 2006

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

4.01

52k+

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt 💔 Parental Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Duo

Judge & Jury 87%

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

by James Patterson 2006

4.01

52k+ ratings

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt 💔 Parental Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Duo

Love Letters to a Serial Killer

by Tasha Coryell • 2024

A woman corresponds with an accused serial killer and falls into an all-consuming dangerous romance.

3.27

40k+

🔍 True Crime Obsession 🖤 Women Who Love Killers 💻 Internet Sleuths 🌀 Unreliable Narrator ✉️ Prison Correspondence

Love Letters to a Serial Killer 87%

A woman corresponds with an accused serial killer and falls into an all-consuming dangerous romance.

by Tasha Coryell 2024

3.27

40k+ ratings

🔍 True Crime Obsession 🖤 Women Who Love Killers 💻 Internet Sleuths 🌀 Unreliable Narrator ✉️ Prison Correspondence

Cruel Malady

by Trisha Wolfe • 2023

She hunts abusive men. He wants to cure her psychopathy. Their obsession becomes the experiment.

3.81

674

🧠 Psychopath Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💀 Mutual Obsession 😈 Villain Love Story 🔥 Psychosexual

Cruel Malady 87%

She hunts abusive men. He wants to cure her psychopathy. Their obsession becomes the experiment.

by Trisha Wolfe 2023

3.81

674 ratings

🧠 Psychopath Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💀 Mutual Obsession 😈 Villain Love Story 🔥 Psychosexual

Imprisoned

by Selena Winters • 2025

Her job: treat the serial killer. Her downfall: craving everything he offers.

3.79

2k+

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🖤 Possessive Antihero 🥀 Good Girl Corruption 🔥 Danger Kink 🔒 Prison Setting

Imprisoned 87%

Her job: treat the serial killer. Her downfall: craving everything he offers.

by Selena Winters 2025

3.79

2k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🖤 Possessive Antihero 🥀 Good Girl Corruption 🔥 Danger Kink 🔒 Prison Setting

Deseo

by Eva Muñoz

Married to a criminal genius, she wages a private war of passion, betrayal, and blood.

4.12

3k+

🖤 Dark Mafia Romance 👑 Crime Family Saga 💔 Toxic Power Couple 🔥 Obsessive Love ⛓️ Generational Trauma

Deseo 87%

Married to a criminal genius, she wages a private war of passion, betrayal, and blood.

by Eva Muñoz

4.12

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Mafia Romance 👑 Crime Family Saga 💔 Toxic Power Couple 🔥 Obsessive Love ⛓️ Generational Trauma

Lovely Violent Things

by Trisha Wolfe • 2023

A profiler investigating ritual murders cannot resist the dark professor who is her prime suspect.

4.02

12k+

🎓 Dark Academia 🧠 Philosophical Thriller 🖤 Obsessive Love 🔍 Loving The Suspect 💔 Trauma Bonded

Lovely Violent Things 87%

A profiler investigating ritual murders cannot resist the dark professor who is her prime suspect.

by Trisha Wolfe 2023

4.02

12k+ ratings

🎓 Dark Academia 🧠 Philosophical Thriller 🖤 Obsessive Love 🔍 Loving The Suspect 💔 Trauma Bonded

Lakestone - Tome 1

by Sarah Rivens • 2024

To survive, Iris waitresses at a violent nightclub. To keep her, its owner will destroy everything.

4.35

13k+

💔 Tragic Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🔥 Obsessive Love 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🌃 Criminal Underworld

Lakestone - Tome 1 87%

To survive, Iris waitresses at a violent nightclub. To keep her, its owner will destroy everything.

by Sarah Rivens 2024

4.35

13k+ ratings

💔 Tragic Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🔥 Obsessive Love 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🌃 Criminal Underworld

Fatal Cure

by Kathy Lockheart • 2022

A cop's fire rescue by a cartel captain sparks a romance that could destroy them both.

4.13

4k+

💔 Cop Falls For Criminal 🖤 Cartel Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🔥 Trauma Bonding 🎭 Hidden Identity

Fatal Cure 87%

A cop's fire rescue by a cartel captain sparks a romance that could destroy them both.

by Kathy Lockheart 2022

4.13

4k+ ratings

💔 Cop Falls For Criminal 🖤 Cartel Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🔥 Trauma Bonding 🎭 Hidden Identity

Vendetta

by Catherine Doyle • 2015

Five brothers move in next door. One steals her heart. They all want her family's blood.

3.99

7k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Family Vendetta 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Vendetta 87%

Five brothers move in next door. One steals her heart. They all want her family's blood.

by Catherine Doyle 2015

3.99

7k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Family Vendetta 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

A Moment of Silence

by Sister Souljah • 2015

Midnight kills a predator to save his sister. In jail, his only weapon is silence.

4.32

2k+

🏙️ Street Justice ⚖️ Legal Drama 🔫 Crime Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🤫 Strategic Silence

A Moment of Silence 87%

Midnight kills a predator to save his sister. In jail, his only weapon is silence.

by Sister Souljah 2015

4.32

2k+ ratings

🏙️ Street Justice ⚖️ Legal Drama 🔫 Crime Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🤫 Strategic Silence

Think Twice

by Harlan Coben • 2024

Three years after the funeral, Myron Bolitar's dead rival leaves DNA on a murdered model.

4.22

53k+

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🎯 Framed For Murder 💑 Serial Killer Couple 🪦 Faked Death 👥 Crime Fighting Duo

Think Twice 87%

Three years after the funeral, Myron Bolitar's dead rival leaves DNA on a murdered model.

by Harlan Coben 2024

4.22

53k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🎯 Framed For Murder 💑 Serial Killer Couple 🪦 Faked Death 👥 Crime Fighting Duo

Blood Orchid

by Stuart Woods • 2002

A bullet interrupts a Florida police chief's dinner, and three developers are already dead.

4.07

12k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🕵️ Organized Crime 👮‍♀️ Woman In Law Enforcement 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ☀️ Sunshine Noir

Blood Orchid 87%

A bullet interrupts a Florida police chief's dinner, and three developers are already dead.

by Stuart Woods 2002

4.07

12k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🕵️ Organized Crime 👮‍♀️ Woman In Law Enforcement 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ☀️ Sunshine Noir

Blackmail and Other Turn Ons

by Keary T. • 2026

A stalker catches a vigilante mid-kill. Mutual blackmail sparks a deadly romance on the Vegas Strip.

4.15

1k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Murder Couple 📩 Blackmail Romance 🕯️ Cult Survivor

Blackmail and Other Turn Ons 87%

A stalker catches a vigilante mid-kill. Mutual blackmail sparks a deadly romance on the Vegas Strip.

by Keary T. 2026

4.15

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Murder Couple 📩 Blackmail Romance 🕯️ Cult Survivor

Pure Murder

by Corey Mitchell • 2008

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

3.97

1k+

🩸 Gang Violence ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🗣️ Victims' Rights 🔍 Criminal Investigations 📜 Legal Precedent

Pure Murder 87%

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

by Corey Mitchell 2008

3.97

1k+ ratings

🩸 Gang Violence ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🗣️ Victims' Rights 🔍 Criminal Investigations 📜 Legal Precedent

Depraved Devotion

by Morgan Bridges • 2025

A criminal psychologist enters a killer's cell, only to become the subject of his dark obsession.

4.06

4k+

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🐭 Cat And Mouse 😈 Possessive Hero 🧠 Mind Games 🔒 Prison Setting

Depraved Devotion 87%

A criminal psychologist enters a killer's cell, only to become the subject of his dark obsession.

by Morgan Bridges 2025

4.06

4k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🐭 Cat And Mouse 😈 Possessive Hero 🧠 Mind Games 🔒 Prison Setting

One Last Rainy Day

by Kate Stewart • 2023

He swore an oath to destroy her father. She became the one thing he couldn't sacrifice.

4.53

55k+

✨ Forbidden Love 🖤 Found Family 💔 Tragic Romance 💫 Love Triangle 🦅 Secret Society

One Last Rainy Day 87%

He swore an oath to destroy her father. She became the one thing he couldn't sacrifice.

by Kate Stewart 2023

4.53

55k+ ratings

✨ Forbidden Love 🖤 Found Family 💔 Tragic Romance 💫 Love Triangle 🦅 Secret Society

The Art of Making Money

by Jason Kersten • 2009

His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.

4.01

2k+

💵 Counterfeiting 🕴️ Organized Crime 🧑‍🏫 Criminal Mentorship 🏚️ Poverty And Crime 🔬 Technical Obsession

The Art of Making Money 87%

His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.

by Jason Kersten 2009

4.01

2k+ ratings

💵 Counterfeiting 🕴️ Organized Crime 🧑‍🏫 Criminal Mentorship 🏚️ Poverty And Crime 🔬 Technical Obsession

Ricochet

by L.K. Reid • 2021

Three brothers capture her, seeking revenge for their sister. The eldest still burns for her.

3.83

1k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive To Captor 👤 Friends To Enemies 🥀 Tragic Love Story

Ricochet 87%

Three brothers capture her, seeking revenge for their sister. The eldest still burns for her.

by L.K. Reid 2021

3.83

1k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive To Captor 👤 Friends To Enemies 🥀 Tragic Love Story

The Wicked

by Rebecca Johnpee • 2025

The mafia boss she robbed owns her life, and their game has no safe moves.

3.60

3k+

🤝 Found Family Crew ⚫ Morally Grey Hero 💔 Traumatized Heroine ⚔️ Brothers At War 💰 Criminal Heist

The Wicked 87%

The mafia boss she robbed owns her life, and their game has no safe moves.

by Rebecca Johnpee 2025

3.60

3k+ ratings

🤝 Found Family Crew ⚫ Morally Grey Hero 💔 Traumatized Heroine ⚔️ Brothers At War 💰 Criminal Heist

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

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling ⚖️ Crime And Power 📺 Media Sensationalism

The Gates of Janus 87%

From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.

by Ian Brady 2001

3.61

511 ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling ⚖️ Crime And Power 📺 Media Sensationalism

Under Your Scars

by Ariel N. Anderson • 2023

A woman loves a billionaire CEO and a masked serial killer. One man wears both faces.

4.34

86k+

🖤 Tragic Romance 🗡️ Serial Killer Antihero 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Trauma Bonding 💎 Billionaire Romance

Under Your Scars 87%

A woman loves a billionaire CEO and a masked serial killer. One man wears both faces.

by Ariel N. Anderson 2023

4.34

86k+ ratings

🖤 Tragic Romance 🗡️ Serial Killer Antihero 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Trauma Bonding 💎 Billionaire Romance

Dark Wire

by Joseph Cox • 2024

The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.

3.98

3k+

🕵️ Organized Crime 🔐 Encryption 🎣 Sting Operations 🔍 Fbi Investigations 💻 Criminal Technology

Dark Wire 87%

The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.

by Joseph Cox 2024

3.98

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Organized Crime 🔐 Encryption 🎣 Sting Operations 🔍 Fbi Investigations 💻 Criminal Technology

L'instinct de mort

by Jacques Mesrine • 1984

From mourning a dead songbird to mastering the prison break: the gangster France could never hold.

4.31

422

🔓 Prison Escapes 📝 Criminal Memoir 🗼 French Underworld 💼 Organized Crime ⚔️ Algerian War

L'instinct de mort 87%

From mourning a dead songbird to mastering the prison break: the gangster France could never hold.

by Jacques Mesrine 1984

4.31

422 ratings

🔓 Prison Escapes 📝 Criminal Memoir 🗼 French Underworld 💼 Organized Crime ⚔️ Algerian War

The Book of Murder

by Matt Murphy • 2024

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

4.43

3k+

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases 💔 Domestic Violence

The Book of Murder 87%

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

by Matt Murphy 2024

4.43

3k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases 💔 Domestic Violence

Leather & Lark

by Brynne Weaver • 2024

A vigilante weds a hitman for his protection, but their sham marriage turns into a lethal obsession.

4.00

329k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Dark Romantic Comedy 🔥 Vigilante Justice 💀 Contract Killer Hero ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

Leather & Lark 87%

A vigilante weds a hitman for his protection, but their sham marriage turns into a lethal obsession.

by Brynne Weaver 2024

4.00

329k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Dark Romantic Comedy 🔥 Vigilante Justice 💀 Contract Killer Hero ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

Wretched

by Emily McIntire • 2022

An undercover DEA agent falls for the brilliant woman running the cartel he's sworn to destroy.

3.83

152k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Undercover Agent 🖤 Villain Heroine 💊 Drug Empire 💔 Betrayed Trust

Wretched 87%

An undercover DEA agent falls for the brilliant woman running the cartel he's sworn to destroy.

by Emily McIntire 2022

3.83

152k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Undercover Agent 🖤 Villain Heroine 💊 Drug Empire 💔 Betrayed Trust

The Gentleman's Hour

by Don Winslow • 2011

A surfer murdered. A false confession. PI Boone Daniels hunts the killer inside his own tribe.

4.13

6k+

🏄 Surf Noir 🕵️ Ex-Cop Detective ☀️ Sunshine Noir 💀 Cartel Violence 🤙 Surf Brotherhood

The Gentleman's Hour 87%

A surfer murdered. A false confession. PI Boone Daniels hunts the killer inside his own tribe.

by Don Winslow 2011

4.13

6k+ ratings

🏄 Surf Noir 🕵️ Ex-Cop Detective ☀️ Sunshine Noir 💀 Cartel Violence 🤙 Surf Brotherhood

An Obvious Fact

by Craig Johnson • 2016

A suspicious wreck at Sturgis draws a Wyoming sheriff into outlaw bikers and ghost guns.

4.26

15k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🌄 Rural Noir 🕵️ Undercover Agent 🏍️ Biker Gang Crime ⭐ Stoic Lawman

An Obvious Fact 87%

A suspicious wreck at Sturgis draws a Wyoming sheriff into outlaw bikers and ghost guns.

by Craig Johnson 2016

4.26

15k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🌄 Rural Noir 🕵️ Undercover Agent 🏍️ Biker Gang Crime ⭐ Stoic Lawman

Hauptmann's Ladder

by Richard T. Cahill Jr. • 2014

The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.

4.17

125

🕰️ Historical True Crime ⭐ Celebrity Crime 🔬 Forensic Evidence 🏛️ Trial Analysis ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

Hauptmann's Ladder 87%

The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.

by Richard T. Cahill Jr. 2014

4.17

125 ratings

🕰️ Historical True Crime ⭐ Celebrity Crime 🔬 Forensic Evidence 🏛️ Trial Analysis ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

Roses Are Red

by James Patterson • 2000

When tellers' families are murdered after each heist, Alex Cross sees the robberies are a diversion.

4.10

77k+

🧠 Criminal Mastermind 💰 Bank Heists 🐈‍⬛ Cat And Mouse 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Murder

Roses Are Red 87%

When tellers' families are murdered after each heist, Alex Cross sees the robberies are a diversion.

by James Patterson 2000

4.10

77k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Mastermind 💰 Bank Heists 🐈‍⬛ Cat And Mouse 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Murder

The Kings of Cool

by Don Winslow • 2012

A surf-town marijuana empire faces a shakedown from the violent men who run the drug trade.

4.00

9k+

🏄 Surf Noir 💊 Drug War Saga 🖤 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👦 Generational Crime

The Kings of Cool 87%

A surf-town marijuana empire faces a shakedown from the violent men who run the drug trade.

by Don Winslow 2012

4.00

9k+ ratings

🏄 Surf Noir 💊 Drug War Saga 🖤 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👦 Generational Crime

Blu, My Protector

by R.S. McKenzie • 2024

A serial killer psychiatrist saves a barista from another predator, then can't let him go.

3.83

2k+

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🖤 Touch Him And Die ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 💔 Trauma Bonding 🔫 Murder Husbands

Blu, My Protector 87%

A serial killer psychiatrist saves a barista from another predator, then can't let him go.

by R.S. McKenzie 2024

3.83

2k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🖤 Touch Him And Die ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 💔 Trauma Bonding 🔫 Murder Husbands

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