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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

Black Mass

by Dick Lehr • 2001

by Dick Lehr 2001 424 pages

by Steve Martini • 1997

by Steve Martini 1997 451 pages

by James Patterson • 2023

by James Patterson 2023 336 pages

by T.L. Smith • 2023

by T.L. Smith 2023 316 pages

by Gabrielle Bluestone • 2021

How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following

How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following

by Gabrielle Bluestone 2021 352 pages

by James Patterson • 2023

by James Patterson 2023 448 pages

by Edward Bunker • 1999

by Edward Bunker 1999 320 pages

by Chris Pavone • 2025

by Chris Pavone 2025 388 pages

by Robert Crais • 2012

by Robert Crais 2012 341 pages

by Katherine Ewell • 2014

by Katherine Ewell 2014 362 pages

by Alfredo Corchado • 2013

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

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

by Alfredo Corchado 2013 304 pages

by M.C. Beaton • 2005

by M.C. Beaton 2005 272 pages

The Caesars Palace Coup

by Max Frumes • 2021

How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Corruption of the Private Equity Industry

The Caesars Palace Coup

How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Corruption of the Private Equity Industry

by Max Frumes 2021 460 pages

by Lacy Crawford • 2020

by Lacy Crawford 2020 400 pages

by Jillian Peterson • 2021

How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic

How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic

by Jillian Peterson 2021 242 pages

by Cristina Alger • 2018

by Cristina Alger 2018 341 pages

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

by Erle Stanley Gardner • 1936

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

by Erle Stanley Gardner 1936 250 pages

by Sheridan Anne • 2021

by Sheridan Anne 2021 388 pages

by Laney Salisbury • 2009

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

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

by Laney Salisbury 2009 327 pages

by Frank W. Abagnale • 2007

by Frank W. Abagnale 2007 256 pages

The Fort Bragg Cartel

by Seth Harp • 2025

Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces

The Fort Bragg Cartel

Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces

by Seth Harp 2025 357 pages

The Best New True Crime Stories

by Mitzi Szereto • 2020

Small Towns: Small Towns

The Best New True Crime Stories

Small Towns: Small Towns

by Mitzi Szereto 2020 256 pages

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes • 2017

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2017 144 pages

by Christine Pelisek • 2016

The Lost Women of South Central

The Lost Women of South Central

by Christine Pelisek 2016 325 pages

by Fern Michaels • 2009

by Fern Michaels 2009 307 pages

Los señores del narco

by Anabel Hernández • 2010

Los señores del narco

by Anabel Hernández 2010 592 pages

The Perfect Police State

by Geoffrey Cain • 2021

An Undercover Odyssey into China's Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future

The Perfect Police State

An Undercover Odyssey into China's Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future

by Geoffrey Cain 2021 304 pages

by Stephen Leather • 2004

by Stephen Leather 2004 376 pages

Todo arde (Todo arde, #1)

by Juan Gómez-Jurado • 2022

Todo arde (Todo arde, #1)

by Juan Gómez-Jurado 2022 592 pages

by Trisha Wolfe • 2023

A Necrosis of the Mind

A Necrosis of the Mind

by Trisha Wolfe 2023 542 pages

by Frank Sherry • 1986

The Golden Age of Piracy

The Golden Age of Piracy

by Frank Sherry 1986 399 pages

by Chris Whitaker • 2020

by Chris Whitaker 2020 384 pages

Todo muere (Todo arde, #3)

by Juan Gómez-Jurado • 2024

Todo muere (Todo arde, #3)

by Juan Gómez-Jurado 2024 648 pages

by Lily Wildhart • 2023

by Lily Wildhart 2023 383 pages

by J.H. Markert • 2024

by J.H. Markert 2024 336 pages

by Bryan Burrough • 2015

America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence

America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence

by Bryan Burrough 2015 608 pages

by James Patterson • 2023

Real Cops, True Stories

Real Cops, True Stories

by James Patterson 2023 353 pages

by Karin Slaughter • 2020

by Karin Slaughter 2020 496 pages

by Fern Michaels • 2011

by Fern Michaels 2011 274 pages

by Emmanuel Carrère • 2022

by Emmanuel Carrère 2022 267 pages

by Raymond Chandler • 1988

by Raymond Chandler 1988 231 pages

Unintended Consequences

by Stuart Woods • 2013

Unintended Consequences

by Stuart Woods 2013 320 pages

by David Baldacci • 2022

by David Baldacci 2022 498 pages

The Last Thing to Burn

by Will Dean • 2021

The Last Thing to Burn

by Will Dean 2021 241 pages

by Ronald Malfi • 2025

by Ronald Malfi 2025 432 pages

by Eli Sanders • 2016

A Love Lost to Violence and a Wake-Up Call for Mental Health Care in America

A Love Lost to Violence and a Wake-Up Call for Mental Health Care in America

by Eli Sanders 2016 322 pages

by K.G. Reuss • 2023

by K.G. Reuss 2023 154 pages

by Colin Wilson • 1989

A History of Forensic Detection

A History of Forensic Detection

by Colin Wilson 1989 544 pages

by Paul Pringle • 2022

Peril and Power in the City of Angels

Peril and Power in the City of Angels

by Paul Pringle 2022 305 pages

by James Lee Burke • 2001

by James Lee Burke 2001 387 pages

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