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

Anatomy of a Lynching Summary

Anatomy of a Lynching

The Killing of Claude Neal

by James R. McGovern 1982 184 pages

The Last Juror Summary

by John Grisham 2006 278 pages

Moscow Rules Summary

by Daniel Silva 2008 433 pages

Freezing Order Summary

by Bill Browder 2022 313 pages

Savages Summary

by Sheridan Anne 2022 376 pages

The Erasers Summary

by Alain Robbe-Grillet 1964 256 pages

French Literature

Never Say Never Summary

Never Say Never

by Brea Alepoú 2024 437 pages

The Quartet Murders Summary

The Quartet Murders

by J.R. Ellis 2018 305 pages

The Last Chance Lawyer Summary

The Last Chance Lawyer

by William Bernhardt 2019 482 pages

by Sheridan Anne 2023 118 pages

The Messenger Summary

by Daniel Silva 2006 352 pages

The Order Summary

by Daniel Silva 2020 462 pages

The Fallen Angel Summary

The Fallen Angel

by Daniel Silva 2012 406 pages

The Other Woman Summary

The Other Woman

by Daniel Silva 2018 496 pages

The Murder at Redmire Hall Summary

The Murder at Redmire Hall

by J.R. Ellis 2018 301 pages

A Death in Vienna Summary

A Death in Vienna

by Daniel Silva 2005 432 pages

Half the Battle Summary

Half the Battle

by Elle Thorpe 2022 334 pages

The English Girl Summary

The English Girl

by Daniel Silva 2013 482 pages

The Secret Servant Summary

The Secret Servant

by Daniel Silva 2007 385 pages

Prince of Fire Summary

by Daniel Silva 2006 432 pages

Thicker Than Water Summary

Thicker Than Water

by Brigid Kemmerer 2015 322 pages

The Rembrandt Affair Summary

The Rembrandt Affair

by Daniel Silva 2010 484 pages

The Holiday Summary

by T.M. Logan 2019 380 pages

Mystery Thriller

Portrait of an Unknown Woman Summary

Portrait of an Unknown Woman

by Daniel Silva 2022 496 pages

The New Girl Summary

by Daniel Silva 2019 458 pages

The English Spy Summary

The English Spy

by Daniel Silva 2015 484 pages

Portrait of a Spy Summary

Portrait of a Spy

by Daniel Silva 2011 448 pages

by Paulina Ian-Kane 2023 306 pages

The Wrong Bones Summary

The Wrong Bones

by Melinda Leigh 2022 119 pages

Romantic Suspense

A Very Bad Thing Summary

A Very Bad Thing

by J.T. Ellison 2024 446 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Black Widow Summary

The Black Widow

by Daniel Silva 2016 528 pages

Big Breath In Summary

by John Straley 2024 288 pages

Mystery Thriller

Sacrifice & Redemption Summary

Sacrifice & Redemption

by Sara Hinds 2023 513 pages

Woman with a Gun Summary

Woman with a Gun

by Phillip Margolin 2014 291 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Alchemist's Secret Summary

The Alchemist's Secret

by Scott Mariani 2011 486 pages

End Game Summary

by David Baldacci 2017 408 pages

The Guilty Summary

by David Baldacci 2015 433 pages

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2017 144 pages

Birthright Summary

by Nora Roberts 2004 502 pages

Romantic Suspense

King of Pain Summary

by Tammy Andresen 2025 200 pages

On Her Father's Grave Summary

On Her Father's Grave

by Kendra Elliot 2014 116 pages

Romantic Suspense

Bitter Blood Summary

A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder

by Jerry Bledsoe 1989 573 pages

The Sentence is Death Summary

The Sentence is Death

by Anthony Horowitz 2018 373 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Devil Takes You Home Summary

The Devil Takes You Home

by Gabino Iglesias 2022 320 pages

The Fort Bragg Cartel Summary

The Fort Bragg Cartel

Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces

by Seth Harp 2025 357 pages

The Wrong Side of Goodbye Summary

The Wrong Side of Goodbye

by Michael Connelly 2016 388 pages

Desecrated Saints Summary

Desecrated Saints

by J. Rose 2022 470 pages

The Beautiful Mystery Summary

The Beautiful Mystery

by Louise Penny 2013 373 pages

Tease Me Once Summary

by W. Winters 2021 280 pages

Then You're Mine Summary

Then You're Mine

by W. Winters 2023 185 pages

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