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

Angel's Cage Summary

by Anna Zaires 2021 368 pages

Long Shadows Summary

by David Baldacci 2022 498 pages

La rosa di Alessandria Summary

La rosa di Alessandria

by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán 1997 240 pages

Six Years Summary

by Harlan Coben 2013 351 pages

Mystery Thriller

House of Cards Summary

by Michael Dobbs 1993 383 pages

Night Watcher Summary

by Daphne Woolsoncroft 2025 336 pages

The Library of Shadows Summary

The Library of Shadows

by Mikkel Birkegaard 2010 430 pages

The Hit Summary

by David Baldacci 2013 392 pages

With Ties that Bind Book Two Summary

With Ties that Bind Book Two

by Trisha Wolfe 2016

Upside Down Summary

by Fern Michaels 2014 89 pages

by Lorenzo Silva 2023 464 pages

Beyond Her Reach Summary

Beyond Her Reach

by Melinda Leigh 2025 312 pages

Burial Rites Summary

by Hannah Kent 2013 336 pages

Historical Fiction

Hell Is Empty Summary

by Craig Johnson 2011 309 pages

The Knight Summary

by B.B. Reid 2017 226 pages

The Flaw in All Magic Summary

The Flaw in All Magic

by Ben S. Dobson 2017 219 pages

Poison and Wine Summary

Poison and Wine

by Katie Ashley 2024 394 pages

Rhapsody of Pain Summary

Rhapsody of Pain

by Nicole Fox 2024 454 pages

The Escher Man Summary

by T.R. Napper 2024 368 pages

Science Fiction

A Serpent's Tooth Summary

A Serpent's Tooth

by Craig Johnson 2013 335 pages

The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line Summary

The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line

by Rob Thomas 2014 324 pages

Mystery Thriller

Seven Lies Summary

by Elizabeth Kay 2020 376 pages

Mystery Thriller

Sonata of Lies Summary

by Nicole Fox 2024 434 pages

by John Colapinto 2015 394 pages

Limitations Summary

by Scott Turow 2006 197 pages

The Daughter Summary

by T.M. Logan 2025 416 pages

Imperfect Intentions Summary

Imperfect Intentions

by Charmaine Pauls 2022 218 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Killers of a Certain Age Summary

Killers of a Certain Age

by Deanna Raybourn 2022 368 pages

Mystery Thriller

by Fern Michaels 2021 368 pages

With Ties that Bind Book Three Summary

With Ties that Bind Book Three

by Trisha Wolfe 2017

All the Lies Summary

by S.T. Abby 2016 141 pages

An Obvious Fact Summary

An Obvious Fact

by Craig Johnson 2016 317 pages

Hello, Darkness Summary

Hello, Darkness

by Sandra Brown 2006 548 pages

Romantic Suspense

The Target Summary

by David Baldacci 2014 420 pages

The Malta Exchange Summary

The Malta Exchange

by Steve Berry 2019 401 pages

Historical Fiction

Keep Quiet Summary

by Lisa Scottoline 2014 338 pages

The Holdout Summary

by Graham Moore 2020 336 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Redeemer Summary

by Jo Nesbø 2016 466 pages

Unforgiving Places Summary

Unforgiving Places

The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence

by Jens Ludwig 2025 352 pages

Epiphany Jones Summary

by Michael Grothaus 2016 400 pages

Stone Cold Summary

by David Baldacci 2007 388 pages

The Defector Summary

by Daniel Silva 2009 480 pages

L'Avversario Summary

by Emmanuel Carrère 2013 169 pages

Heathens Summary

by Sheridan Anne 2021 418 pages

Unravelling the Beast Summary

Unravelling the Beast

by Jodie King 2024 621 pages

We Begin at the End Summary

We Begin at the End

by Chris Whitaker 2020 384 pages

Truth or Dare Summary

by Fern Michaels 2018 297 pages

The Cellist Summary

by Daniel Silva 2021 477 pages

The Heist Summary

by Daniel Silva 2014 467 pages

Confessions Of A Cannibal Summary

Confessions Of A Cannibal

The Shocking True Story of Depraved Child-Killer Albert Fish

by Robert Keller 2015 117 pages

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