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The Round House
by Louise Erdrich • 2012
His mother assaulted and the law powerless, a thirteen-year-old Ojibwe boy pursues his own justice.
3.98
125k+
The Round House Summary
The Round House 88%
His mother assaulted and the law powerless, a thirteen-year-old Ojibwe boy pursues his own justice.
by Louise Erdrich 2012
3.98
125k+ ratings
The Story Teller
by Margaret Coel • 1999
A missing ledger book entangles an Arapaho attorney in a murder and a museum's dark secrets.
4.12
2k+
The Story Teller Summary
The Story Teller 87%
A missing ledger book entangles an Arapaho attorney in a murder and a museum's dark secrets.
by Margaret Coel 1999
4.12
2k+ ratings
The World Until Yesterday
by Jared Diamond • 2012
What hunter-gatherers knew about raising children, avoiding danger, and ending feuds we forgot.
3.78
11k+
The World Until Yesterday Summary
The World Until Yesterday 87%
What hunter-gatherers knew about raising children, avoiding danger, and ending feuds we forgot.
by Jared Diamond 2012
3.78
11k+ ratings
Doing Justice
by Preet Bharara • 2019
Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.
4.27
6k+
Doing Justice Summary
Doing Justice 87%
Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.
by Preet Bharara 2019
4.27
6k+ ratings
Accountable
by Dashka Slater • 2023
A racist Instagram account shatters a progressive high school, laying bare the cost of online hate.
4.23
6k+
Accountable Summary
Accountable 87%
A racist Instagram account shatters a progressive high school, laying bare the cost of online hate.
by Dashka Slater 2023
4.23
6k+ ratings
Big Chief
by Jon Hickey • 2025
Half Anishinaabe, half white, a rez lawyer rigs elections, waiting for a home that never comes.
3.58
2k+
Big Chief Summary
Big Chief 87%
Half Anishinaabe, half white, a rez lawyer rigs elections, waiting for a home that never comes.
by Jon Hickey 2025
3.58
2k+ ratings
Under the Radar
by Fern Michaels • 2009
When their leader disappears, women vigilantes race to rescue pregnant teens from a polygamous cult.
4.24
5k+
Under the Radar Summary
Under the Radar 87%
When their leader disappears, women vigilantes race to rescue pregnant teens from a polygamous cult.
by Fern Michaels 2009
4.24
5k+ ratings
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson • 2014
Alabama framed a black man for murder: one Harvard lawyer came south to fight it.
4.62
265k+
Just Mercy Summary
Just Mercy 87%
Alabama framed a black man for murder: one Harvard lawyer came south to fight it.
by Bryan Stevenson 2014
4.62
265k+ ratings
If You Tell
by Gregg Olsen • 2019
Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.
3.98
360k+
If You Tell Summary
If You Tell 87%
Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.
by Gregg Olsen 2019
3.98
360k+ ratings
Weekend Warriors
by Fern Michaels • 2003
Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.
4.08
15k+
Weekend Warriors Summary
Weekend Warriors 87%
Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.
by Fern Michaels 2003
4.08
15k+ ratings
Pure Murder
by Corey Mitchell • 2008
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
3.97
1k+
Pure Murder Summary
Pure Murder 86%
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
by Corey Mitchell 2008
3.97
1k+ ratings
Fake Law
by The Secret Barrister • 2020
The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.
4.18
5k+
Fake Law Summary
Fake Law 86%
The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.
by The Secret Barrister 2020
4.18
5k+ ratings
The Secret Barrister
by The Secret Barrister • 2018
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
3.88
23k+
The Secret Barrister Summary
The Secret Barrister 86%
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
by The Secret Barrister 2018
3.88
23k+ ratings
Tribe
by Sebastian Junger • 2016
The paradox of belonging: why modern comfort leaves us empty, and shared hardship makes us whole.
4.02
50k+
Tribe Summary
Tribe 86%
The paradox of belonging: why modern comfort leaves us empty, and shared hardship makes us whole.
by Sebastian Junger 2016
4.02
50k+ ratings
Take Down
by Fern Michaels • 2014
After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.
4.35
2k+
Take Down Summary
Take Down 86%
After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.
by Fern Michaels 2014
4.35
2k+ ratings
Punishment Without Crime
by Alexandra Natapoff • 2018
Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.
4.16
441
Punishment Without Crime Summary
Punishment Without Crime 86%
Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.
by Alexandra Natapoff 2018
4.16
441 ratings
The Human Swarm
by Mark W. Moffett • 2019
Societies don't run on cooperation. They run on identity markers strangers can spot at a glance.
3.65
466
The Human Swarm Summary
The Human Swarm 86%
Societies don't run on cooperation. They run on identity markers strangers can spot at a glance.
by Mark W. Moffett 2019
3.65
466 ratings
The Prosecutor
by Nazir Afzal • 2020
He reversed the decision on the Rochdale gangs. Then he had to prove they were guilty.
4.42
1k+
The Prosecutor Summary
The Prosecutor 86%
He reversed the decision on the Rochdale gangs. Then he had to prove they were guilty.
by Nazir Afzal 2020
4.42
1k+ ratings
All Our Relations
by Winona LaDuke • 1999
How Native lands became a dumping ground for 16 nuclear waste sites, and the fight back.
4.37
711
All Our Relations Summary
All Our Relations 86%
How Native lands became a dumping ground for 16 nuclear waste sites, and the fight back.
by Winona LaDuke 1999
4.37
711 ratings
Razorblade Tears
by S.A. Cosby • 2021
Two ex-con fathers, divided by race, unite to avenge the murder of their gay sons.
4.12
166k+
Razorblade Tears Summary
Razorblade Tears 86%
Two ex-con fathers, divided by race, unite to avenge the murder of their gay sons.
by S.A. Cosby 2021
4.12
166k+ ratings
Battle Mountain
by C.J. Box • 2025
A Wyoming game warden hunting for two missing men uncovers a private army planning a massacre.
4.42
23k+
Battle Mountain Summary
Battle Mountain 86%
A Wyoming game warden hunting for two missing men uncovers a private army planning a massacre.
by C.J. Box 2025
4.42
23k+ ratings
Echo Burning
by Lee Child • 2001
Hitchhiking in Texas, a former military cop is asked to kill a desperate woman's husband.
4.05
109k+
Echo Burning Summary
Echo Burning 86%
Hitchhiking in Texas, a former military cop is asked to kill a desperate woman's husband.
by Lee Child 2001
4.05
109k+ ratings
The Locust Effect
by Gary A. Haugen • 2013
Poverty's root cause is violence, not economics. The aid industry has been fixing the wrong problem.
4.32
2k+
The Locust Effect Summary
The Locust Effect 86%
Poverty's root cause is violence, not economics. The aid industry has been fixing the wrong problem.
by Gary A. Haugen 2013
4.32
2k+ ratings
A Time to Kill
by John Grisham • 1989
A father kills his daughter's rapists in court. Can a young lawyer save him from execution?
4.12
829k+
A Time to Kill Summary
A Time to Kill 86%
A father kills his daughter's rapists in court. Can a young lawyer save him from execution?
by John Grisham 1989
4.12
829k+ ratings
The Female of the Species
by Mindy McGinnis • 2016
She killed her sister's murderer. Now she hides it while falling for the golden boy.
4.14
39k+
The Female of the Species Summary
The Female of the Species 86%
She killed her sister's murderer. Now she hides it while falling for the golden boy.
by Mindy McGinnis 2016
4.14
39k+ ratings
Red Nation Rising
by Nick Estes • 2021
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
4.38
159
Red Nation Rising Summary
Red Nation Rising 86%
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
by Nick Estes 2021
4.38
159 ratings
Judge & Jury
by James Patterson • 2006
When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.
4.01
52k+
Judge & Jury Summary
Judge & Jury 86%
When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.
by James Patterson 2006
4.01
52k+ ratings
Tick Tock
by Fern Michaels • 2022
After a car bomb leaves a Sister comatose, the vigilante group tracks down the ex-cons responsible.
4.36
6k+
Tick Tock Summary
Tick Tock 86%
After a car bomb leaves a Sister comatose, the vigilante group tracks down the ex-cons responsible.
by Fern Michaels 2022
4.36
6k+ ratings
Eve Was Framed
by Helena Kennedy • 1992
British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.
4.31
903
Eve Was Framed Summary
Eve Was Framed 86%
British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.
by Helena Kennedy 1992
4.31
903 ratings
We Will Not Cancel Us
by Adrienne Maree Brown • 2020
Cancel culture mimics the prisons we oppose. Transformative justice offers a different path.
4.28
3k+
We Will Not Cancel Us Summary
We Will Not Cancel Us 86%
Cancel culture mimics the prisons we oppose. Transformative justice offers a different path.
by Adrienne Maree Brown 2020
4.28
3k+ ratings
Profit and Punishment
by Tony Messenger • 2021
When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.
4.26
658
Profit and Punishment Summary
Profit and Punishment 86%
When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.
by Tony Messenger 2021
4.26
658 ratings
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+
Dead I Well May Be Summary
Dead I Well May Be 86%
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
Where They Last Saw Her
by Marcie R. Rendon • 2024
After a scream in the woods, an Ojibwe runner finds a beaded earring and a woman gone.
3.87
8k+
Where They Last Saw Her Summary
Where They Last Saw Her 86%
After a scream in the woods, an Ojibwe runner finds a beaded earring and a woman gone.
by Marcie R. Rendon 2024
3.87
8k+ ratings
Red Skin, White Masks
by Glen Sean Coulthard • 2014
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
4.46
941
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks 86%
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014
4.46
941 ratings
Where White Men Fear to Tread
by Russell Means • 1995
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
4.14
1k+
Where White Men Fear to Tread Summary
Where White Men Fear to Tread 86%
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
by Russell Means 1995
4.14
1k+ ratings
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+
A Moment of Silence Summary
A Moment of Silence 86%
Midnight kills a predator to save his sister. In jail, his only weapon is silence.
by Sister Souljah 2015
4.32
2k+ ratings
Manifesting Justice
by Valena E. Beety • 2022
Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.
4.33
126
Manifesting Justice Summary
Manifesting Justice 86%
Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.
by Valena E. Beety 2022
4.33
126 ratings
Worth Dying For
by Lee Child • 2010
A drifter stops in a Nebraska town, uncovers abuse and a family's reign of terror.
4.22
105k+
Worth Dying For Summary
Worth Dying For 86%
A drifter stops in a Nebraska town, uncovers abuse and a family's reign of terror.
by Lee Child 2010
4.22
105k+ ratings
The Jailhouse Lawyer
by Calvin Duncan • 2025
He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.
4.49
1k+
The Jailhouse Lawyer Summary
The Jailhouse Lawyer 86%
He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.
by Calvin Duncan 2025
4.49
1k+ ratings
The Perils of Federalism
by Lisa L. Miller • 2008
Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.
3.54
13
The Perils of Federalism Summary
The Perils of Federalism 86%
Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.
by Lisa L. Miller 2008
3.54
13 ratings
The Tyranny of Good Intentions
by Paul Craig Roberts • 2000
Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.
4.06
127
The Tyranny of Good Intentions Summary
The Tyranny of Good Intentions 86%
Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.
by Paul Craig Roberts 2000
4.06
127 ratings
The Only Good Indians
by Stephen Graham Jones • 2020
A decade after an illegal elk hunt, four Blackfeet men discover something is stalking them back.
3.68
118k+
The Only Good Indians Summary
The Only Good Indians 86%
A decade after an illegal elk hunt, four Blackfeet men discover something is stalking them back.
by Stephen Graham Jones 2020
3.68
118k+ ratings
Yellow
by Aron Beauregard • 2021
When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.
3.77
2k+
Yellow Summary
Yellow 86%
When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.
by Aron Beauregard 2021
3.77
2k+ ratings
Radical Hope
by Jonathan Lear • 2006
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
3.88
964
Radical Hope Summary
Radical Hope 86%
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
by Jonathan Lear 2006
3.88
964 ratings
Apostle's Cove
by William Kent Krueger • 2025
An aging sheriff learns the Ojibwe man he imprisoned for murder decades ago may be innocent.
4.14
14k+
Apostle's Cove Summary
Apostle's Cove 86%
An aging sheriff learns the Ojibwe man he imprisoned for murder decades ago may be innocent.
by William Kent Krueger 2025
4.14
14k+ ratings
No Plan B
by Lee Child • 2022
A staged suicide in Colorado drags Jack Reacher into a private prison's dark conspiracy.
3.97
65k+
No Plan B Summary
No Plan B 86%
A staged suicide in Colorado drags Jack Reacher into a private prison's dark conspiracy.
by Lee Child 2022
3.97
65k+ ratings
Truth and Repair
by Judith Lewis Herman • 2023
Punishment fails survivors. They want acknowledgment, repair, and a community that finally listens.
4.21
778
Truth and Repair Summary
Truth and Repair 86%
Punishment fails survivors. They want acknowledgment, repair, and a community that finally listens.
by Judith Lewis Herman 2023
4.21
778 ratings
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
by Thomas Sowell • 1999
Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.
4.38
3k+
The Quest for Cosmic Justice Summary
The Quest for Cosmic Justice 86%
Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.
by Thomas Sowell 1999
4.38
3k+ ratings
Manifest Injustice
by Barry Siegel • 2013
The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.
4.10
178
Manifest Injustice Summary
Manifest Injustice 86%
The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.
by Barry Siegel 2013
4.10
178 ratings
The Forest People
by Colin M. Turnbull • 1961
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
3.96
3k+
The Forest People Summary
The Forest People 86%
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
by Colin M. Turnbull 1961
3.96
3k+ ratings
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