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 Detective Up Late Summary

The Detective Up Late

by Adrian McKinty 2018 299 pages

The Idaho Four Summary

An American Tragedy

by James Patterson 2025 448 pages

Mystery Thriller

Lullaby Town Summary

by Robert Crais 1992 296 pages

Roman Blood Summary

by Steven Saylor 1991 401 pages

Historical Fiction

When a Killer Calls Summary

When a Killer Calls

by John E. Douglas 2022 336 pages

How to Cheat at Everything Summary

How to Cheat at Everything

A Con Man Reveals the Secrets of the Esoteric Trade of Cheating, Scams, and Hustles

by Simon Lovell 2006 456 pages

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Summary

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

by Erle Stanley Gardner 1936 250 pages

Dark of the Moon Summary

Dark of the Moon

by John Sandford 2007 373 pages

The Mysterious Mr. Quin Summary

The Mysterious Mr. Quin

by Agatha Christie 1930 396 pages

Bad City Summary

Peril and Power in the City of Angels

by Paul Pringle 2022 304 pages

It Should Have Been You Summary

It Should Have Been You

by Andrea Mara 2026 385 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Warriors Summary

by Sol Yurick 1965 212 pages

Woman Last Seen Summary

Woman Last Seen

by Adele Parks 2021 384 pages

Mystery Thriller

Education of a Felon Summary

Education of a Felon

by Edward Bunker 1999 320 pages

Purple Cane Road Summary

Purple Cane Road

by James Lee Burke 2000 387 pages

The Ultimate Evil Summary

The Ultimate Evil

by Maury Terry 1987 538 pages

by Chris Bradford 2014 352 pages

Shot All to Hell Summary

Shot All to Hell

Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape

by Mark Lee Gardner 2013 320 pages

American History

None of the Above Summary

None of the Above

The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators

by Shani Robinson 2019 272 pages

Midnight Sun Summary

by Jo Nesbø 2015 224 pages

Sweet Revenge Summary

by Fern Michaels 2006 315 pages

The Body in the Dales Summary

The Body in the Dales

by J.R. Ellis 2017 321 pages

To Hell on a Fast Horse Summary

To Hell on a Fast Horse

Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West

by Mark Lee Gardner 2010 518 pages

Manifest Injustice Summary

Manifest Injustice

The True Story of a Convicted Murderer and the Lawyers Who Fought for His Freedom

by Barry Siegel 2013 400 pages

Kasacja Summary

by Remigiusz Mróz 2015 496 pages

Polish Literature

Midnight in Mexico Summary

Midnight in Mexico

A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness

by Alfredo Corchado 2013 304 pages

Raiders and Rebels Summary

Raiders and Rebels

The Golden Age of Piracy

by Frank Sherry 1986 399 pages

Innocence Summary

by Lee Savino 2015 310 pages

Sidetracked Summary

by S.T. Abby 2016 115 pages

by Robert Crais 2012 341 pages

Talk to Me Summary

by Heather Long 2024 306 pages

Fool Me Once Summary

by Harlan Coben 2016 387 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou Summary

The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou

by Eleni Kyriacou 2023 409 pages

Historical Fiction

The Secret History of the Rape Kit Summary

The Secret History of the Rape Kit

A True Crime Story

by Pagan Kennedy 2025 237 pages

Moments of Mayhem Summary

Moments of Mayhem

by T.L. Smith 2023 216 pages

Abandoned in Death Summary

Abandoned in Death

by J.D. Robb 2022 356 pages

Hatchet Island Summary

by Paul Doiron 2022 320 pages

Mystery Thriller

Judgment Prey Summary

by John Sandford 2023 395 pages

25 Alive Summary

by James Patterson 2025 330 pages

Provenance Summary

How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art

by Laney Salisbury 2009 327 pages

The 23rd Midnight Summary

The 23rd Midnight

by James Patterson 2023 336 pages

Warped Minds Summary

by Elena Lawson 2022 448 pages

Hide and Seek Summary

by Fern Michaels 2007 320 pages

Corpse Roads Summary

by J. Rose 2022 460 pages

Passions in Death Summary

Passions in Death

by J.D. Robb 2024 359 pages

The Dark Hours Summary

by David J. Gatward 2023 306 pages

The Hate Next Door Summary

The Hate Next Door

Undercover within the New Face of White Supremacy

by Matson Browning 2023 368 pages

Everything Is Lies Summary

Everything Is Lies

by Helen Callaghan 2018 400 pages

Weekend Warriors Summary

Weekend Warriors

by Fern Michaels 2003 304 pages

The Devil's Vengeance Summary

The Devil's Vengeance

by Bella J. 2021 262 pages

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