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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.

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Run for Your Life

by James Patterson • 2009

Run for Your Life Summary

Run for Your Life

by James Patterson 2009 373 pages

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie • 2004

Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None Summary

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie 2004 264 pages

Agatha Christie

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse

by Michael Franzese • 2009

Insider Business Tips from a Former Mob Boss

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse Summary

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse

Insider Business Tips from a Former Mob Boss

by Michael Franzese 2009 176 pages

A Death in Cornwall

by Daniel Silva • 2024

Mystery Thriller

A Death in Cornwall Summary

A Death in Cornwall

by Daniel Silva 2024 480 pages

Mystery Thriller

by Jake Adelstein • 2009

An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan

Tokyo Vice Summary

An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan

by Jake Adelstein 2009 335 pages

by Kirstin Chen • 2022

Counterfeit Summary

by Kirstin Chen 2022 288 pages

Estudio en escarlata / La señal de los cuatro

by Arthur Conan Doyle • 2005

Estudio en escarlata / La señal de los cuatro Summary

Estudio en escarlata / La señal de los cuatro

by Arthur Conan Doyle 2005 248 pages

by John Grisham • 2005

The Broker Summary

by John Grisham 2005 422 pages

We Are Bellingcat

by Eliot Higgins • 2021

An Intelligence Agency for the People

We Are Bellingcat Summary

We Are Bellingcat

An Intelligence Agency for the People

by Eliot Higgins 2021 273 pages

All Good People Here

by Ashley Flowers • 2022

Mystery Thriller

All Good People Here Summary

All Good People Here

by Ashley Flowers 2022 312 pages

Mystery Thriller

Mother-Daughter Murder Night

by Nina Simon • 2023

Mystery Thriller

Mother-Daughter Murder Night Summary

Mother-Daughter Murder Night

by Nina Simon 2023 357 pages

Mystery Thriller

Bluebird, Bluebird

by Attica Locke • 2017

Mystery Thriller

Bluebird, Bluebird Summary

Bluebird, Bluebird

by Attica Locke 2017 320 pages

Mystery Thriller

by Andy Ngo • 2021

Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy

Unmasked Summary

Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy

by Andy Ngo 2021 239 pages

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

by Alexandra Benedict • 2023

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders Summary

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

by Alexandra Benedict 2023

by David Baldacci • 2003

Split Second Summary

by David Baldacci 2003 511 pages

The Sins of the Fathers

by Lawrence Block • 1976

The Sins of the Fathers Summary

The Sins of the Fathers

by Lawrence Block 1976 182 pages

by James Patterson • 2025

25 Alive Summary

by James Patterson 2025 336 pages

The Dark Side of the Mind

by Kerry Daynes • 2019

True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist

The Dark Side of the Mind Summary

The Dark Side of the Mind

True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist

by Kerry Daynes 2019 250 pages

by David Baldacci • 2022

Historical Fiction

Dream Town Summary

by David Baldacci 2022 432 pages

Historical Fiction

by Noelle W. Ihli • 2022

Mystery Thriller

Run on Red Summary

by Noelle W. Ihli 2022 291 pages

Mystery Thriller

by David Baldacci • 2023

Simply Lies Summary

by David Baldacci 2023 432 pages

Tell Me Your Dreams

by Sidney Sheldon • 1998

Mystery Thriller

Tell Me Your Dreams Summary

Tell Me Your Dreams

by Sidney Sheldon 1998 384 pages

Mystery Thriller

Memories of Midnight

by Sidney Sheldon • 1990

Memories of Midnight Summary

Memories of Midnight

by Sidney Sheldon 1990 404 pages

by Thomas Harris • 1999

Hannibal Summary

by Thomas Harris 1999 564 pages

by Don Winslow • 2010

Savages Summary

by Don Winslow 2010 302 pages

Step on a Crack

by James Patterson • 2007

Step on a Crack Summary

Step on a Crack

by James Patterson 2007 383 pages

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

by Nicci French • 2024

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? Summary

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

by Nicci French 2024 532 pages

by Jake Adelstein • 2024

In and Out of Japan's Underworld

Tokyo Noir Summary

In and Out of Japan's Underworld

by Jake Adelstein 2024 320 pages

by Val McDermid • 2014

What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime

Forensics Summary

What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime

by Val McDermid 2014 310 pages

by Dreda Say Mitchell • 2024

Mystery Thriller

Girl, Missing Summary

by Dreda Say Mitchell 2024 358 pages

Mystery Thriller

Murder at Holly House

by Denzil Meyrick • 2023

Murder at Holly House Summary

Murder at Holly House

by Denzil Meyrick 2023 410 pages

by Michael Connelly • 2007

The Overlook Summary

by Michael Connelly 2007 225 pages

People vs. Donald Trump

by Mark Pomerantz • 2023

An Inside Account

People vs. Donald Trump Summary

People vs. Donald Trump

An Inside Account

by Mark Pomerantz 2023 299 pages

The Last Policeman

by Ben H. Winters • 2012

Science Fiction

The Last Policeman Summary

The Last Policeman

by Ben H. Winters 2012 316 pages

Science Fiction

by Janet Evanovich • 1999

High Five Summary

by Janet Evanovich 1999 336 pages

by James Patterson • 2008

Cross Country Summary

by James Patterson 2008 480 pages

The Art of the Con

by R. Paul Wilson • 2014

How to Think Like a Real Hustler and Avoid Being Scammed

The Art of the Con Summary

The Art of the Con

How to Think Like a Real Hustler and Avoid Being Scammed

by R. Paul Wilson 2014 368 pages

The Parrot's Perch

by Karen Keilt • 2019

The Parrot's Perch Summary

The Parrot's Perch

by Karen Keilt 2019 290 pages

by Karin Slaughter • 2016

The Kept Woman Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2016 461 pages

by James Patterson • 2004

London Bridges Summary

by James Patterson 2004 403 pages

by Janice Hallett • 2024

Mystery Thriller

The Examiner Summary

by Janice Hallett 2024 466 pages

Mystery Thriller

by Jakob Kerr • 2025

Mystery Thriller

Dead Money Summary

by Jakob Kerr 2025 407 pages

Mystery Thriller

There Is No Ethan

by Anna Akbari • 2024

How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

There Is No Ethan Summary

There Is No Ethan

How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

by Anna Akbari 2024 304 pages

by Nilanjana Roy • 2022

Black River Summary

by Nilanjana Roy 2022 368 pages

by James Patterson • 2024

The 24th Hour Summary

by James Patterson 2024 346 pages

by Gerald Posner • 1993

Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK

Case Closed Summary

Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK

by Gerald Posner 1993 640 pages

by Rachel Kushner • 2018

Literary Fiction

The Mars Room Summary

by Rachel Kushner 2018 338 pages

Literary Fiction

by Steve Cavanagh • 2020

Fifty-Fifty Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2020 349 pages

I Have Some Questions for You

by Rebecca Makkai • 2023

Mystery Thriller

I Have Some Questions for You Summary

I Have Some Questions for You

by Rebecca Makkai 2023 438 pages

Mystery Thriller

by Raphael Montes • 2012

Suicidas Summary

by Raphael Montes 2012 488 pages

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