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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.

Crime Book Summaries

Saint X

by Alexis Schaitkin • 2020

by Alexis Schaitkin 2020 343 pages

by Ron Peterson Jr. • 2018

The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial.

The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial.

by Ron Peterson Jr. 2018 334 pages

by Chris Bradford • 2014

by Chris Bradford 2014 352 pages

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

by Bill Mason • 2004

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

by Bill Mason 2004 384 pages

by Penny Zang • 2025

by Penny Zang 2025 400 pages

by Lee Savino • 2015

by Lee Savino 2015 310 pages

by Mike Omer • 2021

by Mike Omer 2021 443 pages

The Other Side of Prospect

by Nicholas Dawidoff • 2022

A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City

The Other Side of Prospect

A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City

by Nicholas Dawidoff 2022 464 pages

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

by Allison Hoover Bartlett • 2009

The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession

by Allison Hoover Bartlett 2009 274 pages

Forensics for Dummies

by D.P. Lyle • 2004

Forensics for Dummies

by D.P. Lyle 2004 400 pages

by Amy Price • 2023

The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel – A Memoir of Life, Death, and America's Most Enigmatic Address

The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel – A Memoir of Life, Death, and America's Most Enigmatic Address

by Amy Price 2023 240 pages

by Harlan Coben • 2025

by Harlan Coben 2025 341 pages

by J.D. Robb • 2022

by J.D. Robb 2022 356 pages

by Spencer Coursen • 2021

A Security Expert's Secrets for Staying Safe in a Dangerous World

A Security Expert's Secrets for Staying Safe in a Dangerous World

by Spencer Coursen 2021 356 pages

by Patricia Wiltshire • 2019

The Memoir of a Forensic Scientist and Criminal Investigator

The Memoir of a Forensic Scientist and Criminal Investigator

by Patricia Wiltshire 2019 312 pages

by Barbara Vine • 2005

by Barbara Vine 2005 341 pages

The List of Suspicious Things

by Jennie Godfrey • 2024

The List of Suspicious Things

by Jennie Godfrey 2024 464 pages

by Karin Slaughter • 2011

by Karin Slaughter 2011 387 pages

by Harlan Coben • 2013

by Harlan Coben 2013 351 pages

by Sam Brower • 2011

My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints

My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints

by Sam Brower 2011 336 pages

by Natsuo Kirino • 2003

by Natsuo Kirino 2003 480 pages

by Maury Terry • 1987

by Maury Terry 1987 538 pages

by J.D. Robb • 2023

by J.D. Robb 2023 375 pages

by Robert Crais • 1992

by Robert Crais 1992 296 pages

In the Morning I'll be Gone

by Adrian McKinty • 2014

In the Morning I'll be Gone

by Adrian McKinty 2014 326 pages

The Body in the Dales

by J.R. Ellis • 2017

The Body in the Dales

by J.R. Ellis 2017 321 pages

by Roselyn Ash • 2025

by Roselyn Ash 2025 342 pages

by Gareth Rubin • 2023

by Gareth Rubin 2023 512 pages

by Oliver Bullough • 2022

How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals

How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals

by Oliver Bullough 2022 288 pages

The Detective Up Late

by Adrian McKinty • 2018

The Detective Up Late

by Adrian McKinty 2018 299 pages

by Ed Vulliamy • 2010

War Along the Borderline

War Along the Borderline

by Ed Vulliamy 2010 368 pages

The Mysterious Mr. Quin

by Agatha Christie • 1930

The Mysterious Mr. Quin

by Agatha Christie 1930 396 pages

The Secret History of the Rape Kit

by Pagan Kennedy • 2025

The Secret History of the Rape Kit

A True Crime Story

by Pagan Kennedy 2025 237 pages

by J.D. Robb • 2024

by J.D. Robb 2024 368 pages

by John E. Douglas • 2022

by John E. Douglas 2022 336 pages

by Elena Lawson • 2023

by Elena Lawson 2023 388 pages

by Professor Angela Gallop • 2022

Stories from the Cutting Edge of Forensics

Stories from the Cutting Edge of Forensics

by Professor Angela Gallop 2022 284 pages

by Helen Callaghan • 2018

by Helen Callaghan 2018 400 pages

by David Baldacci • 2013

by David Baldacci 2013 392 pages

by Bill Wood • 2024

by Bill Wood 2024 339 pages

by Michael Isikoff • 2018

The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump

The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump

by Michael Isikoff 2018

by T.M. Logan • 2025

by T.M. Logan 2025 416 pages

The Missing Cryptoqueen

by Jamie Bartlett • 2022

The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away with It

The Missing Cryptoqueen

The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away with It

by Jamie Bartlett 2022 320 pages

by Fern Michaels • 2007

by Fern Michaels 2007 320 pages

by J. Rose • 2023

by J. Rose 2023 538 pages

I Hear the Sirens in the Street

by Adrian McKinty • 2013

I Hear the Sirens in the Street

by Adrian McKinty 2013 334 pages

by Harry Ognall • 2018

by Harry Ognall 2018 160 pages

by Carl Hiaasen • 2006

by Carl Hiaasen 2006 306 pages

by Steve Cavanagh • 2016

by Steve Cavanagh 2016 308 pages

The Sixth Wicked Child

by J.D. Barker • 2019

The Sixth Wicked Child

by J.D. Barker 2019 626 pages

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