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

The Night She Disappeared Summary

The Night She Disappeared

by Lisa Jewell 2021 416 pages

Mystery Thriller

by Matthew Blake 2024 421 pages

Think of a Number Summary

Think of a Number

by John Verdon 2010 432 pages

The Judge's List Summary

The Judge's List

by John Grisham 2021 357 pages

The Mysterious Affair at Styles Summary

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie 1920 121 pages

Agatha Christie

Moneyland Summary

Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How To Take It Back

by Oliver Bullough 2018 305 pages

Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

by John Grisham 2024 368 pages

Unhinged Summary

by Onley James 2021 304 pages

Slow Horses Summary

by Mick Herron 2010 320 pages

61 Hours Summary

by Lee Child 2010 383 pages

Tangled Up in Blue Summary

Tangled Up in Blue

Policing the American City

by Rosa Brooks 2021 384 pages

The Last Coyote Summary

The Last Coyote

by Michael Connelly 1995 400 pages

Open Season Summary

by C.J. Box 2001 278 pages

The Scarred Woman Summary

The Scarred Woman

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2017 472 pages

Kisscut Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2002 436 pages

Double Cross Summary

by James Patterson 2007 389 pages

Bad Blood Summary

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2016 509 pages

Watching You Summary

by Lisa Jewell 2018 320 pages

Mystery Thriller

Bihar Diaries Summary

by Amit Lodha 2018 304 pages

Presumed Innocent Summary

Presumed Innocent

by Scott Turow 1987 421 pages

What the Dead Know Summary

What the Dead Know

Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

by Barbara Butcher 2023 288 pages

Marching Powder Summary

Marching Powder

by Rusty Young 2003 398 pages

Morally Blasphemous Summary

Morally Blasphemous

by Veronica Lancet 2021 440 pages

A Calamity of Souls Summary

A Calamity of Souls

by David Baldacci 2024 480 pages

Historical Fiction

The Mercy Chair Summary

The Mercy Chair

by M.W. Craven 2024 485 pages

Sex, Lies, and Handwriting Summary

Sex, Lies, and Handwriting

A Top Expert Reveals the Secrets Hidden in Your Handwriting

by Michelle Dresbold 2006 285 pages

Stillhouse Lake Summary

Stillhouse Lake

by Rachel Caine 2017 301 pages

Mystery Thriller

Echo Burning Summary

by Lee Child 2001 432 pages

The Phantom Prince Summary

The Phantom Prince

My Life with Ted Bundy

by Elizabeth Kendall 1981 183 pages

by Shantel Tessier 2022 335 pages

One for the Money Summary

One for the Money

by Janet Evanovich 1994 320 pages

You Are Fatally Invited Summary

You Are Fatally Invited

by Ande Pliego 2025 371 pages

Mystery Thriller

Holmes, Marple & Poe Summary

Holmes, Marple & Poe

by James Patterson 2024 352 pages

Echo Park Summary

by Michael Connelly 2006 405 pages

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Summary

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

by John Le Carré 1974 381 pages

Deeper Than the Dead Summary

Deeper Than the Dead

by Debra Webb 2024 392 pages

Mystery Thriller

Dead Simple Summary

by Peter James 2005 336 pages

Faceless Killers Summary

Faceless Killers

by Henning Mankell 1991 280 pages

The Trespasser Summary

by Tana French 2016 464 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Waiting Summary

by Michael Connelly 2024

Kushner, Inc. Summary

Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump

by Vicky Ward 2019 304 pages

The Affair Summary

by Lee Child 2011 427 pages

My Sister's Grave Summary

My Sister's Grave

by Robert Dugoni 2014 410 pages

True Crime Addict Summary

True Crime Addict

How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray

by James Renner 2016 300 pages

A Rule Against Murder Summary

A Rule Against Murder

by Louise Penny 2008 322 pages

Bad Bishop Summary

by L.J. Shen 2025 448 pages

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1914 709 pages

No Plan B Summary

by Lee Child 2022 336 pages

The Big Bad Wolf Summary

The Big Bad Wolf

by James Patterson 2003 400 pages

by Kwon Yeo-Sun 2019 176 pages

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