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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.

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Cockroaches Summary
Cockroaches
by Jo Nesbø 1998 368 pages
3.73
62.6K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Billy Summers Summary
Billy Summers
by Stephen King 2021 517 pages
4.19
179.2K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Honjin Murders Summary
The Honjin Murders
by Seishi Yokomizo 1946 189 pages
3.64
19.9K ratings
Mystery
Japan
Crime
The Widow Summary
The Widow
by John Grisham 2025 416 pages
4.12
1.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Witness 8 Summary
Witness 8
by Steve Cavanagh 2024 406 pages
4.21
10.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Death on the Nile Summary
Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie 1937 352 pages
4.12
288.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Stalling for Time Summary
Stalling for Time
My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator
by Gary Noesner 2010 372 pages
3.93
5.4K ratings
True Crime
Memoir
Biography
The Silent Patient Summary
The Silent Patient
The First Three Chapters
by Alex Michaelides 2018 27 pages
4.26
4.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Book Club
Strange Sally Diamond Summary
Strange Sally Diamond
by Liz Nugent 2023 384 pages
4.16
142.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Cuckoo's Egg Summary
The Cuckoo's Egg
Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
by Clifford Stoll 1989 399 pages
4.28
15.1K ratings
History
Technology
Computers
The Silkworm Summary
The Silkworm
by Robert Galbraith 2014 464 pages
4.05
285.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Pretty Girls Summary
Pretty Girls
by Karin Slaughter 2015 432 pages
4.02
598.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Sing Sing Files Summary
The Sing Sing Files
One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice
by Dan Slepian 2024 224 pages
4.50
2.1K ratings
True Crime
Crime
Memoir
The Searcher Summary
The Searcher
by Tana French 2020 451 pages
3.80
151.9K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
If Tomorrow Comes Summary
If Tomorrow Comes
by Sidney Sheldon 1985 501 pages
4.07
69.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
Knife Summary
Knife
Meditations After an Attempted Murder
by Salman Rushdie 2024 209 pages
4.02
22.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Hot Six Summary
Hot Six
by Janet Evanovich 2000 336 pages
4.19
136.0K ratings
Mystery
Humor
Chick Lit
The Chamber Summary
The Chamber
by John Grisham 1994 632 pages
3.85
144.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Cat & Mouse Summary
Cat & Mouse
by James Patterson 1997 416 pages
4.04
78.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Lethal White Summary
Lethal White
by Robert Galbraith 2018 650 pages
4.25
178.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
An Inspector Calls Summary
An Inspector Calls
by J.B. Priestley 1945 117 pages
3.82
43.2K ratings
Plays
Classics
School
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 389 pages
4.30
318.0K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Short Stories
In Cold Blood Summary
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote 1966 343 pages
4.09
703.3K ratings
Classics
True Crime
Crime
The Ink Black Heart Summary
The Ink Black Heart
by Robert Galbraith 2022 1391 pages
4.12
108.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Death Note Summary
Death Note
Another Note - The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
by NisiOisiN 2006 176 pages
4.26
14.1K ratings
Manga
Mystery
Light Novel
Death at the Sign of the Rook Summary
Death at the Sign of the Rook
by Kate Atkinson 2024 320 pages
3.76
18.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Spy Coast Summary
The Spy Coast
by Tess Gerritsen 2023 341 pages
4.33
90.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
I Am Pilgrim Summary
I Am Pilgrim
by Terry Hayes 2013 612 pages
4.30
190.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
One Shot Summary
One Shot
by Lee Child 2005 466 pages
4.24
122.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Gomorrah Summary
Gomorrah
by Roberto Saviano 2006 320 pages
3.80
21.5K ratings
Crime
Italy
True Crime
Too Old for This Summary
Too Old for This
by Samantha Downing 2025 400 pages
4.23
1.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Cuckoo's Calling Summary
The Cuckoo's Calling
by Robert Galbraith 2013 456 pages
3.89
609.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Sicilian Summary
The Sicilian
by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages
4.03
29.4K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Classics
Dongri To Dubai Summary
Dongri To Dubai
Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia
by S. Hussain Zaidi 2012 378 pages
3.95
10.5K ratings
Crime
India
History
Joyland Summary
Joyland
by Stephen King 2013 285 pages
3.93
171.2K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Gang Leader for a Day Summary
Gang Leader for a Day
A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008 302 pages
4.07
25.0K ratings
Sociology
Memoir
Economics
Running Blind Summary
Running Blind
by Lee Child 2000 512 pages
4.13
118.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Black Wolf Summary
The Black Wolf
by Louise Penny 2025 384 pages
4.37
178 ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Canada
Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories Summary
Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories
by Young-ha Kim 2019 200 pages
3.72
11.1K ratings
Short Stories
Thriller
Mystery
Lethal Prey Summary
Lethal Prey
by John Sandford 2025 391 pages
4.28
10.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Red Dragon Summary
Red Dragon
by Thomas Harris 1981 454 pages
4.07
357.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Crime
The Concrete Blonde Summary
The Concrete Blonde
by Michael Connelly 1994 484 pages
4.23
76.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Into the Water Summary
Into the Water
by Paula Hawkins 2017 386 pages
3.59
409.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Five Families Summary
Five Families
The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
by Selwyn Raab 2005 784 pages
4.14
6.2K ratings
History
True Crime
Crime
Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream Summary
Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream
A Forensic Psychiatrist Illuminates the Darker Side of Human Behavior
by Robert I. Simon 1996 362 pages
3.79
209 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychiatry
A Talent for Murder Summary
A Talent for Murder
by Peter Swanson 2024 255 pages
3.61
42.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Fake Law Summary
Fake Law
The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
by The Secret Barrister 2020 400 pages
4.20
4.7K ratings
Law
Politics
Crime
Small Mercies Summary
Small Mercies
by Dennis Lehane 2023 303 pages
4.28
65.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Black Edge Summary
Black Edge
Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
by Sheelah Kolhatkar 2017 295 pages
4.20
16.1K ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
Close to Death Summary
Close to Death
by Anthony Horowitz 2024 432 pages
4.12
27.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
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