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Sharp-minded sleuths navigate dark alleys and darker secrets, piecing together clues in a relentless pursuit of justice. Whether tracking killers through rain-slicked city streets or unraveling mysteries in quiet country manors, these masterful investigators expose the truth behind society's most baffling crimes.

Detective Book Summaries

The Overlook Summary
The Overlook
by Michael Connelly 2007 225 pages
4.01
53.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Echo Road Summary
Echo Road
by Kendra Elliot 2024 332 pages
4.54
16.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Surgeon Summary
The Surgeon
by Tess Gerritsen 2001 416 pages
4.10
174.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Hallmarked Man Summary
The Hallmarked Man
by Robert Galbraith 2025 32 pages
4.27
36.6K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Voodoo River Summary
Voodoo River
by Robert Crais 1995 320 pages
4.18
15.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Lullaby Town Summary
Lullaby Town
by Robert Crais 1992 296 pages
4.16
14.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Last Guest House Summary
The Last Guest House
by Caroline Mitchell 2024 237 pages
3.81
3.4K ratings
Thriller
Novels
Mystery
The Mysterious Mr. Quin Summary
The Mysterious Mr. Quin
by Agatha Christie 1930 396 pages
3.74
16.7K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Crime
Hunting for Hidden Gold Summary
Hunting for Hidden Gold
by Franklin W. Dixon 1928 177 pages
3.93
6.8K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Childrens
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Summary
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
by Erle Stanley Gardner 1936 250 pages
3.86
1.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
Purple Cane Road Summary
Purple Cane Road
by James Lee Burke 2000 387 pages
4.17
8.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Taken Summary
Taken
by Robert Crais 2012 341 pages
4.22
20.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Unintended Consequences Summary
Unintended Consequences
by Stuart Woods 2013 320 pages
3.94
6.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Down to the Woods Summary
Down to the Woods
by M.J. Arlidge 2017 471 pages
4.15
10.2K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
Sacrifice Summary
Sacrifice
by Paul Finch 2013 432 pages
4.19
2.4K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Broken Summary
Broken
by Karin Slaughter 2010 398 pages
4.17
80.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Death in the Clouds Summary
Death in the Clouds
by Agatha Christie 2001 336 pages
3.86
64.3K ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
Fallen Summary
Fallen
by Karin Slaughter 2011 387 pages
4.23
74.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Flaggermusmannen Summary
Flaggermusmannen
by Jo Nesbø 1997 339 pages
3.55
127.6K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Big Sleep Summary
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler 1988 231 pages
3.94
166.6K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
The First Casualty Summary
The First Casualty
by Ben Elton 2006 444 pages
3.95
6.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Historical
Postmortem Summary
Postmortem
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell 1990 317 pages
4.03
253.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
In the Best Families Summary
In the Best Families
by Rex Stout 1950 272 pages
4.29
4.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
Her First Mistake Summary
Her First Mistake
by Kendra Elliot 2025 343 pages
4.31
17.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Self-Made Widow Summary
The Self-Made Widow
by Fabian Nicieza 2022 400 pages
3.90
1.8K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Crime
Prayers for Rain Summary
Prayers for Rain
by Dennis Lehane 2000 375 pages
4.09
23.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Death of a Maid Summary
Death of a Maid
by M.C. Beaton 2007 256 pages
3.84
6.6K ratings
Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Scotland
The Willow Pattern Summary
The Willow Pattern
by Robert van Gulik 1979 192 pages
4.07
1.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Historical Fiction
When the Evil Waits Summary
When the Evil Waits
by M.J. Lee 2021 312 pages
4.45
1.8K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Fifth to Die Summary
The Fifth to Die
by J.D. Barker 2018 543 pages
4.32
40.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Don't Let Go Summary
Don't Let Go
by Harlan Coben 2017 351 pages
4.05
80.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Nobody’s Fool Summary
Nobody’s Fool
by Harlan Coben 2025 341 pages
4.22
33.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Long Shadows Summary
Long Shadows
by David Baldacci 2022 498 pages
4.41
59.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Hell Is Empty Summary
Hell Is Empty
by Craig Johnson 2011 309 pages
4.29
18.1K ratings
Mystery
Westerns
Crime
Beyond Her Reach Summary
Beyond Her Reach
by Melinda Leigh 2025 312 pages
4.54
9.3K ratings
Mystery
Suspense
Thriller
A Serpent's Tooth Summary
A Serpent's Tooth
by Craig Johnson 2013 335 pages
4.3
16.8K ratings
Mystery
Westerns
Crime
An Obvious Fact Summary
An Obvious Fact
by Craig Johnson 2016 317 pages
4.26
14.2K ratings
Mystery
Westerns
Crime
The Redeemer Summary
The Redeemer
by Jo Nesbø 2016 466 pages
4.09
49.4K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Erasers Summary
The Erasers
by Alain Robbe-Grillet 1964 256 pages
3.77
1.9K ratings
France
Mystery
French Literature
The Quartet Murders Summary
The Quartet Murders
by J.R. Ellis 2018 305 pages
4.19
17.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
The Murder at Redmire Hall Summary
The Murder at Redmire Hall
by J.R. Ellis 2018 301 pages
4.28
14.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Sentence is Death Summary
The Sentence is Death
by Anthony Horowitz 2018 373 pages
3.98
55.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Wrong Side of Goodbye Summary
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
by Michael Connelly 2016 388 pages
4.34
79.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Beautiful Mystery Summary
The Beautiful Mystery
by Louise Penny 2013 373 pages
4.2
90.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Canada
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