🗽 New York Mafia

Organized crime in its most iconic American setting — the families, codes of loyalty, and brutal power struggles that defined New York's Mafia underworld.

Five Families

by Selwyn Raab • 2005

Sicilian immigrants built a shadow government Prohibition made rich, and the laws that broke it.

4.15

7k+

🕴️ Mafia History 🗽 American Underworld 🌍 Sicilian Diaspora 🍸 Prohibition Era 💼 Racketeering

Five Families 92%

Sicilian immigrants built a shadow government Prohibition made rich, and the laws that broke it.

by Selwyn Raab 2005

4.15

7k+ ratings

🕴️ Mafia History 🗽 American Underworld 🌍 Sicilian Diaspora 🍸 Prohibition Era 💼 Racketeering

The Black Hand

by Stephan Talty • 2017

One NYPD detective took on the Black Hand. His bosses barely cared if his people survived.

3.63

2k+

🕵️ Organized Crime 🇮🇹 Early Mafia 🏙️ Gilded Age 🧳 Immigrant Experience 👮 Police History

The Black Hand 91%

One NYPD detective took on the Black Hand. His bosses barely cared if his people survived.

by Stephan Talty 2017

3.63

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Organized Crime 🇮🇹 Early Mafia 🏙️ Gilded Age 🧳 Immigrant Experience 👮 Police History

Blood Covenant

by Michael Franzese • 2002

A Colombo capo left the mob for God after a $8-million-a-week fraud empire, and survived.

3.95

989

🕴️ Organized Crime 📖 Mafia Memoirs 💼 White Collar Crime ✝️ Criminal Redemption 🎤 Evangelical Testimony

Blood Covenant 89%

A Colombo capo left the mob for God after a $8-million-a-week fraud empire, and survived.

by Michael Franzese 2002

3.95

989 ratings

🕴️ Organized Crime 📖 Mafia Memoirs 💼 White Collar Crime ✝️ Criminal Redemption 🎤 Evangelical Testimony

Dead I Well May Be

by Adrian McKinty • 2003

Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.

3.95

5k+

🍀 Irish Crime 🎯 Revenge Quest 🔓 Prison Break 🕶️ Hard-Boiled 🏙️ New York Mob

Dead I Well May Be 89%

Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.

by Adrian McKinty 2003

3.95

5k+ ratings

🍀 Irish Crime 🎯 Revenge Quest 🔓 Prison Break 🕶️ Hard-Boiled 🏙️ New York Mob

Gomorrah

by Roberto Saviano • 2006

Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.

3.80

23k+

🧠 Organized Crime 🪙 Illicit Economies 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🚢 Global Supply Chains 🇮🇹 Italian Mafia

Gomorrah 89%

Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.

by Roberto Saviano 2006

3.80

23k+ ratings

🧠 Organized Crime 🪙 Illicit Economies 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🚢 Global Supply Chains 🇮🇹 Italian Mafia

The Godfather

by Mario Puzo • 1969

A mafia don is shot, and the son who stayed clean must now lead the family.

4.40

469k+

🏠 Mafia Family Saga 🔫 Organized Crime 👑 Reluctant Crime Lord 🖤 Cold-Blooded Antihero 🔥 Revenge Saga

The Godfather 88%

A mafia don is shot, and the son who stayed clean must now lead the family.

by Mario Puzo 1969

4.40

469k+ ratings

🏠 Mafia Family Saga 🔫 Organized Crime 👑 Reluctant Crime Lord 🖤 Cold-Blooded Antihero 🔥 Revenge Saga

On Power

by Robert A. Caro • 2017

How one man built a financial empire inside the government and became untouchable.

3.95

1k+

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏛️ Political Power 🗳️ Machine Politics 🏚️ Displacement 🏢 Public Authorities

On Power 88%

How one man built a financial empire inside the government and became untouchable.

by Robert A. Caro 2017

3.95

1k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏛️ Political Power 🗳️ Machine Politics 🏚️ Displacement 🏢 Public Authorities

Dawood's Mentor

by S. Hussain Zaidi • 2019

The wrestler who built the Dawood empire, then pulled off the Mumbai mafia's only clean break.

4.00

275

🏙️ Mumbai Underworld 💼 Organized Crime 🚢 Smuggling Operations 🔫 Gang Warfare 🤝 Underworld Loyalty

Dawood's Mentor 88%

The wrestler who built the Dawood empire, then pulled off the Mumbai mafia's only clean break.

by S. Hussain Zaidi 2019

4.00

275 ratings

🏙️ Mumbai Underworld 💼 Organized Crime 🚢 Smuggling Operations 🔫 Gang Warfare 🤝 Underworld Loyalty

Dongri To Dubai

by S. Hussain Zaidi • 2012

Gold smugglers, Bollywood dreams, and the constable's son who became a global terrorist.

3.95

11k+

🏙️ Mumbai Underworld 🕵️ Organized Crime History 👑 Dons And Kingpins 🤝 Ethnic Gangs 📦 Smuggling Networks

Dongri To Dubai 88%

Gold smugglers, Bollywood dreams, and the constable's son who became a global terrorist.

by S. Hussain Zaidi 2012

3.95

11k+ ratings

🏙️ Mumbai Underworld 🕵️ Organized Crime History 👑 Dons And Kingpins 🤝 Ethnic Gangs 📦 Smuggling Networks

Omerta

by Mario Puzo • 2000

When his Mafia uncle is murdered, the quiet nephew stops pretending.

3.78

20k+

🏛️ Mafia Family Saga 🌍 International Crime 🤫 Code Of Silence 🎭 Secret Identity ⚖️ Revenge Narrative

Omerta 88%

When his Mafia uncle is murdered, the quiet nephew stops pretending.

by Mario Puzo 2000

3.78

20k+ ratings

🏛️ Mafia Family Saga 🌍 International Crime 🤫 Code Of Silence 🎭 Secret Identity ⚖️ Revenge Narrative

Asher Black

by Parker S. Huntington • 2017

A college student reports a mafia crime, and the fixer demands a fake engagement as payment.

3.99

15k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Traumatized Heroine

Asher Black 88%

A college student reports a mafia crime, and the fixer demands a fake engagement as payment.

by Parker S. Huntington 2017

3.99

15k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Traumatized Heroine

The Warriors

by Sol Yurick • 1965

After a gang truce shatters in gunfire, six boys fight their way home across New York.

3.37

3k+

🔪 Literary Crime 👥 Gang Brotherhood 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🏙️ Gritty Realism 🏃 Survival Journey

The Warriors 88%

After a gang truce shatters in gunfire, six boys fight their way home across New York.

by Sol Yurick 1965

3.37

3k+ ratings

🔪 Literary Crime 👥 Gang Brotherhood 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🏙️ Gritty Realism 🏃 Survival Journey

The Power Broker

by Robert A. Caro • 1974

How one unelected man built New York, bulldozed entire communities, and answered to no one.

4.53

30k+

🏙️ Urban Planning 📋 Political Biography ⚡ Power And Democracy 🏚️ Displacement And Communities 🔄 Urban Renewal

The Power Broker 88%

How one unelected man built New York, bulldozed entire communities, and answered to no one.

by Robert A. Caro 1974

4.53

30k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Planning 📋 Political Biography ⚡ Power And Democracy 🏚️ Displacement And Communities 🔄 Urban Renewal

Reckless Abandon

by Stuart Woods • 2004

A Florida police chief and a Manhattan attorney corner a mob killer protected by the FBI.

3.95

9k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🕴️ Organized Crime 🎯 Manhunt 🛡️ Witness Protection

Reckless Abandon 87%

A Florida police chief and a Manhattan attorney corner a mob killer protected by the FBI.

by Stuart Woods 2004

3.95

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🕴️ Organized Crime 🎯 Manhunt 🛡️ Witness Protection

Our Thing

by Nicci Harris • 2021

A mafia wedding hires a ballerina who never forgot the enforcer who once protected her brother.

3.85

10k+

🏠 Mafia Family Saga 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💕 Childhood Crush 🔥 Dark And Steamy 🌃 Criminal Underworld

Our Thing 87%

A mafia wedding hires a ballerina who never forgot the enforcer who once protected her brother.

by Nicci Harris 2021

3.85

10k+ ratings

🏠 Mafia Family Saga 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💕 Childhood Crush 🔥 Dark And Steamy 🌃 Criminal Underworld

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 87%

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 87%

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

The Truth About Trump

by Michael D'Antonio • 2015

A Queens developer's decades-long project of self-invention, and how it conquered America.

3.54

795

🏛️ Political Biographies 💼 Business Moguls 👨‍👦 Family Dynasties 🗳️ Populist Politics 📺 Media Manipulation

The Truth About Trump 87%

A Queens developer's decades-long project of self-invention, and how it conquered America.

by Michael D'Antonio 2015

3.54

795 ratings

🏛️ Political Biographies 💼 Business Moguls 👨‍👦 Family Dynasties 🗳️ Populist Politics 📺 Media Manipulation

The Sicilian

by Mario Puzo • 1984

Michael Corleone must extract a bandit king from Sicily before the Mafia silences him forever.

4.04

32k+

🖤 Mafia Crime Saga 🏹 Outlaw Hero 🌅 Postwar Sicily 💔 Familial Betrayal 🕯️ Doomed Idealism

The Sicilian 87%

Michael Corleone must extract a bandit king from Sicily before the Mafia silences him forever.

by Mario Puzo 1984

4.04

32k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Crime Saga 🏹 Outlaw Hero 🌅 Postwar Sicily 💔 Familial Betrayal 🕯️ Doomed Idealism

Inside the Apple

by Michelle Nevius • 2009

A walking guide to reading Manhattan: every block holds a chapter of American history.

4.14

403

📖 Urban History 🗽 New York City History 🚶 Walking Tours 🏛️ Architectural History 💰 Gilded Age

Inside the Apple 87%

A walking guide to reading Manhattan: every block holds a chapter of American history.

by Michelle Nevius 2009

4.14

403 ratings

📖 Urban History 🗽 New York City History 🚶 Walking Tours 🏛️ Architectural History 💰 Gilded Age

Sinners Anonymous

by Somme Sketcher • 2021

The man she confesses her sins to is the nephew of the mafia capo she is forced to marry.

3.82

109k+

🖤 Mafia Family War 🫢 No Touching Rule 💍 Arranged Mafia Marriage 🔪 Revenge Quest 🌊 Gritty Seaside Town

Sinners Anonymous 87%

The man she confesses her sins to is the nephew of the mafia capo she is forced to marry.

by Somme Sketcher 2021

3.82

109k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Family War 🫢 No Touching Rule 💍 Arranged Mafia Marriage 🔪 Revenge Quest 🌊 Gritty Seaside Town

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

Run Baby Run

by Nicky Cruz • 1969

His switchblade ruled a Brooklyn gang until an unarmed preacher walked in and refused to leave.

4.24

17k+

🏙️ Gang Life ✝️ Conversion Testimony ⛪ Urban Ministry 🧒 At-Risk Youth 🙏 Faith Transformation

Run Baby Run 87%

His switchblade ruled a Brooklyn gang until an unarmed preacher walked in and refused to leave.

by Nicky Cruz 1969

4.24

17k+ ratings

🏙️ Gang Life ✝️ Conversion Testimony ⛪ Urban Ministry 🧒 At-Risk Youth 🙏 Faith Transformation

The Hot Rock

by Donald E. Westlake • 1970

After stealing a priceless emerald, a crew of thieves chases the vanishing stone across New York.

3.95

7k+

💰 Heist Caper 💎 Cursed Treasure 🧠 Reluctant Mastermind 👥 Found Family 🖤 Dark Comedy

The Hot Rock 87%

After stealing a priceless emerald, a crew of thieves chases the vanishing stone across New York.

by Donald E. Westlake 1970

3.95

7k+ ratings

💰 Heist Caper 💎 Cursed Treasure 🧠 Reluctant Mastermind 👥 Found Family 🖤 Dark Comedy

Lethal Vows

by T.L. Smith • 2023

A Manhattan lawyer fled her mafia arranged marriage. The groom just tracked her down.

3.73

18k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 💪 Strong Female Lead

Lethal Vows 87%

A Manhattan lawyer fled her mafia arranged marriage. The groom just tracked her down.

by T.L. Smith 2023

3.73

18k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 💪 Strong Female Lead

Grumpy Billionaire Bad Boy

by L. Pierce • 2024

Fleeing a forced marriage, she hides with a grumpy billionaire who would kill to protect her.

3.92

3k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Hero 🛡️ Protective Hero

Grumpy Billionaire Bad Boy 87%

Fleeing a forced marriage, she hides with a grumpy billionaire who would kill to protect her.

by L. Pierce 2024

3.92

3k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Hero 🛡️ Protective Hero

Grave

by Shantel Tessier • 2020

When a mafia heir falls for a florist, her brother's debts make love a lethal wager.

4.37

22k+

🕴️ Mafia Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🤝 Found Family 💊 Addicted Hero 🖤 Redemption Arc

Grave 87%

When a mafia heir falls for a florist, her brother's debts make love a lethal wager.

by Shantel Tessier 2020

4.37

22k+ ratings

🕴️ Mafia Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🤝 Found Family 💊 Addicted Hero 🖤 Redemption Arc

Astor

by Anderson Cooper • 2023

How a name built on fur, real estate, and social gatekeeping outlasted its bloodline.

3.77

20k+

🏛️ Gilded Age Dynasties 🗽 New York City History 🦫 Fur Trade Empire 🚪 Social Gatekeeping 💰 Robber Baron History

Astor 87%

How a name built on fur, real estate, and social gatekeeping outlasted its bloodline.

by Anderson Cooper 2023

3.77

20k+ ratings

🏛️ Gilded Age Dynasties 🗽 New York City History 🦫 Fur Trade Empire 🚪 Social Gatekeeping 💰 Robber Baron History

Precious Hazard

by Neva Altaj • 2025

A mafia underboss blackmails a rival's sister into marriage, expecting obedience. He gets war.

4.00

18k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Blackmail 🩹 Wounded Hero

Precious Hazard 87%

A mafia underboss blackmails a rival's sister into marriage, expecting obedience. He gets war.

by Neva Altaj 2025

4.00

18k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Blackmail 🩹 Wounded Hero

Confidence Man

by Maggie Haberman • 2022

Roy Cohn's code: attack, deny, counter-sue. The protege who learned it eventually ran the country.

4.09

11k+

🏛️ Presidential Biography 🗽 New York Politics 📺 Media And Politics 🌟 Celebrity Politicians 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Confidence Man 87%

Roy Cohn's code: attack, deny, counter-sue. The protege who learned it eventually ran the country.

by Maggie Haberman 2022

4.09

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Presidential Biography 🗽 New York Politics 📺 Media And Politics 🌟 Celebrity Politicians 🔍 Investigative Journalism

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

The Hamptons Lawyer

by James Patterson • 2025

A defense attorney fighting cancer takes on a murder case that pulls her into a mob war.

4.19

13k+

📚 Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Framed For Murder 🔗 Mob Ties 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Hamptons Lawyer 87%

A defense attorney fighting cancer takes on a murder case that pulls her into a mob war.

by James Patterson 2025

4.19

13k+ ratings

📚 Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Framed For Murder 🔗 Mob Ties 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

In the Best Families

by Rex Stout • 1950

His client killed, Wolfe fakes his disappearance and goes undercover inside a crime empire.

4.30

5k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔍 Private Detective 🤝 Detective Duo 🧠 Criminal Mastermind 🎭 Undercover Operation

In the Best Families 87%

His client killed, Wolfe fakes his disappearance and goes undercover inside a crime empire.

by Rex Stout 1950

4.30

5k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔍 Private Detective 🤝 Detective Duo 🧠 Criminal Mastermind 🎭 Undercover Operation

The Basketball Diaries

by Jim Carroll • 1978

A New York basketball prodigy keeps a diary as the court gives way to the needle.

3.99

32k+

🖤 Addiction Memoir 🗽 1960s New York 🏀 Sports As Salvation 🏚️ Gritty Realism 📓 Teenage Diarist

The Basketball Diaries 87%

A New York basketball prodigy keeps a diary as the court gives way to the needle.

by Jim Carroll 1978

3.99

32k+ ratings

🖤 Addiction Memoir 🗽 1960s New York 🏀 Sports As Salvation 🏚️ Gritty Realism 📓 Teenage Diarist

The Sins of the Fathers

by Lawrence Block • 1976

A disgraced ex-cop turned PI investigates a murdered call girl after the accused hangs himself.

3.87

12k+

🕵️ Hard Boiled Detective 💔 Parent Hires PI 🚬 Fallen Woman Victim ⛪ Corrupt Clergyman 🚫 Unlicensed PI

The Sins of the Fathers 87%

A disgraced ex-cop turned PI investigates a murdered call girl after the accused hangs himself.

by Lawrence Block 1976

3.87

12k+ ratings

🕵️ Hard Boiled Detective 💔 Parent Hires PI 🚬 Fallen Woman Victim ⛪ Corrupt Clergyman 🚫 Unlicensed PI

Darkest Sins

by Neva Altaj • 2024

An assassin stalks a mafia heiress from the shadows. Loving him could cost her everything.

4.11

36k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔪 Assassin Hero 👶 Secret Baby 👑 Mafia Princess 💫 Second Chance Romance

Darkest Sins 87%

An assassin stalks a mafia heiress from the shadows. Loving him could cost her everything.

by Neva Altaj 2024

4.11

36k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔪 Assassin Hero 👶 Secret Baby 👑 Mafia Princess 💫 Second Chance Romance

The Black Hand

by Chris Blatchford • 2008

He was the Mexican Mafia's most brutal enforcer. Then he became its greatest target.

4.08

2k+

🇲🇽 Mexican Mafia 🕴️ Organized Crime ⛓️ Prison Gangs 🚪 Gang Defection 🕵️ Criminal Informants

The Black Hand 87%

He was the Mexican Mafia's most brutal enforcer. Then he became its greatest target.

by Chris Blatchford 2008

4.08

2k+ ratings

🇲🇽 Mexican Mafia 🕴️ Organized Crime ⛓️ Prison Gangs 🚪 Gang Defection 🕵️ Criminal Informants

INTENSE

by Luna Mason • 2025

Two surgeons, two secret lives. She hunts predators; he kills for the mafia. Neither knows.

4.23

6k+

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏥 Workplace Rivals 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔒 Forced Proximity

INTENSE 87%

Two surgeons, two secret lives. She hunts predators; he kills for the mafia. Neither knows.

by Luna Mason 2025

4.23

6k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏥 Workplace Rivals 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔒 Forced Proximity

Kiss a Villain

by Mia Darling • 2024

A mafia heir saves a near-dead boy, hides him; their bond becomes a forbidden craving.

3.92

4k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 😢 Angst

Kiss a Villain 87%

A mafia heir saves a near-dead boy, hides him; their bond becomes a forbidden craving.

by Mia Darling 2024

3.92

4k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 😢 Angst

The Syndicater

by RuNyx • 2024

The Shadow Man loved only her. Her family's return ignites the syndicate's final war.

3.66

31k+

🫂 Found Family 🖤 Obsessive Devotion 💀 Mafia Underworld 🩸 Generational Trauma 🔄 Breaking The Cycle

The Syndicater 87%

The Shadow Man loved only her. Her family's return ignites the syndicate's final war.

by RuNyx 2024

3.66

31k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🖤 Obsessive Devotion 💀 Mafia Underworld 🩸 Generational Trauma 🔄 Breaking The Cycle

Broken Rules

by I.A. Dice • 2022

A mafia heiress and her father's rival share one kiss that could set a city at war.

3.89

6k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🌑 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Rival Families 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Broken Rules 87%

A mafia heiress and her father's rival share one kiss that could set a city at war.

by I.A. Dice 2022

3.89

6k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🌑 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Rival Families 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Hit Men

by Fredric Dannen • 1990

Payola never died. It just got a commission, a territory, and a threat of violence.

3.96

975

🎵 Music Business 💵 Payola 📋 Investigative Journalism 🕵️ Organized Crime 🏢 Corporate Power

Hit Men 86%

Payola never died. It just got a commission, a territory, and a threat of violence.

by Fredric Dannen 1990

3.96

975 ratings

🎵 Music Business 💵 Payola 📋 Investigative Journalism 🕵️ Organized Crime 🏢 Corporate Power

Crosshairs

by James Patterson • 2024

An NYPD detective hunts a sniper, only to find evidence pointing at his own partner.

4.45

20k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎯 Sniper Thriller 🗽 New York City

Crosshairs 86%

An NYPD detective hunts a sniper, only to find evidence pointing at his own partner.

by James Patterson 2024

4.45

20k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎯 Sniper Thriller 🗽 New York City

Kushner, Inc.

by Vicky Ward • 2019

A $1.8 billion building, a marriage of dynasties, and the White House roles that followed.

3.53

2k+

🏰 Family Dynasties 💸 Financial Scandals ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 👨‍👦 Nepotism 🕵️ White Collar Crime

Kushner, Inc. 86%

A $1.8 billion building, a marriage of dynasties, and the White House roles that followed.

by Vicky Ward 2019

3.53

2k+ ratings

🏰 Family Dynasties 💸 Financial Scandals ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 👨‍👦 Nepotism 🕵️ White Collar Crime

A Pair of Aces

by Marie Benedict • 2026

A notorious madam and a Black prosecutor secretly team up to take down Lucky Luciano.

4.06

7k+

🏛️ Legal Drama 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🗽 1930s New York 🔫 Organized Crime 💪 Women Breaking Barriers

A Pair of Aces 86%

A notorious madam and a Black prosecutor secretly team up to take down Lucky Luciano.

by Marie Benedict 2026

4.06

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Drama 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🗽 1930s New York 🔫 Organized Crime 💪 Women Breaking Barriers

Crow

by A. Zavarelli • 2016

A fighter goes undercover in the Irish mob and becomes the dangerous obsession of its heir.

3.99

34k+

☘️ Irish Mafia 🕵️ Undercover Heroine 🖤 Possessive Protector ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🥊 Underground Fights

Crow 86%

A fighter goes undercover in the Irish mob and becomes the dangerous obsession of its heir.

by A. Zavarelli 2016

3.99

34k+ ratings

☘️ Irish Mafia 🕵️ Undercover Heroine 🖤 Possessive Protector ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🥊 Underground Fights

Tokyo Noir

by Jake Adelstein • 2024

An American journalist in Tokyo exposes yakuza corruption, facing cancer, loss, and a Zen path.

3.90

628

🐉 Yakuza True Crime 🌆 Tokyo Underworld 🇰🇷 Korean Diaspora ☢️ Fukushima Disaster 💔 Cancer Memoir

Tokyo Noir 86%

An American journalist in Tokyo exposes yakuza corruption, facing cancer, loss, and a Zen path.

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3.90

628 ratings

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Abducted after a funeral, a financial analyst must solve a crime rooted in her family's wartime past

3.59

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The Altar Girl 86%

Abducted after a funeral, a financial analyst must solve a crime rooted in her family's wartime past

by Orest Stelmach 2015

3.59

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🖼️ Stolen Art 🤫 Family Secrets 👫 Sibling Loyalty 🎖️ WWII Aftermath

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A widow burning for revenge is claimed by a crime lord whose protection costs total surrender.

3.71

1k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Survivor Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🃏 Criminal Underworld

Reckoning 86%

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by Ellie Sanders 2023

3.71

1k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Survivor Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🃏 Criminal Underworld

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by J.T. Geissinger • 2020

An Irish crime boss tracks down the rival mafia daughter who robbed him and claims her.

4.21

30k+

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Cruel Paradise 86%

An Irish crime boss tracks down the rival mafia daughter who robbed him and claims her.

by J.T. Geissinger 2020

4.21

30k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity ☘️ Irish Mafia

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