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

Murder at Twilight Summary

Murder at Twilight

by Fleur Hitchcock 2018 256 pages

Confident Women Summary

Confident Women

Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion

by Tori Telfer 2021 352 pages

by Harlan Coben 2014 326 pages

Paradise Lagoon Summary

Paradise Lagoon

by Caroline Peckham 2021 632 pages

Vicious Little Darling Summary

Vicious Little Darling

by Teresa Wolf 2024 234 pages

The Defense Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2016 308 pages

The Woods Summary

by Harlan Coben 2007 404 pages

Sister, Butcher, Sister Summary

Sister, Butcher, Sister

by K.D. Aldyn 2025 368 pages

Mystery Thriller

Safe and Sound Summary

by Fern Michaels 2018 167 pages

Dirty Weekend Summary

by Helen Zahavi 2000 200 pages

The Zorg Summary

A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery

by Siddharth Kara 2025 304 pages

Mafiosa Summary

by Catherine Doyle 2017 400 pages

Cruel Malady Summary

A Necrosis of the Mind

by Trisha Wolfe 2023 542 pages

Todo arde Summary

by Juan Gómez-Jurado 2022 592 pages

Spanish Literature

Black Widows Summary

by Cate Quinn 2021 419 pages

Mystery Thriller

Grotesque Summary

by Natsuo Kirino 2007 480 pages

Japanese Literature

Todo muere Summary

by Juan Gómez-Jurado 2024 648 pages

Spanish Literature

Corn Dolls Summary

by K.T. Galloway 2021 204 pages

Her First Mistake Summary

Her First Mistake

by Kendra Elliot 2025 343 pages

Gunmetal Lily Summary

by Rebecca Royce 2022 251 pages

Death of a Maid Summary

Death of a Maid

by M.C. Beaton 2007 256 pages

Prayers for Rain Summary

Prayers for Rain

by Dennis Lehane 2000 375 pages

Vendetta Summary

by Catherine Doyle 2015 352 pages

Bought by Santa Summary

Bought by Santa

by B. Lybaek 2024 375 pages

When the Evil Waits Summary

When the Evil Waits

by M.J. Lee 2021 312 pages

Pretty Lost Dolls Summary

Pretty Lost Dolls

by Ker Dukey 2016 274 pages

The Willow Pattern Summary

The Willow Pattern

by Robert van Gulik 1979 192 pages

Historical Fiction

The President Is Missing Summary

The President Is Missing

by Bill Clinton 2018 513 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Given Day Summary

by Dennis Lehane 2008 704 pages

Historical Fiction

The Red Shore Summary

by William Shaw 2025 376 pages

Uprising Summary

by Ellie Sanders 2023 480 pages

Pretty New Doll Summary

Pretty New Doll

by Ker Dukey 2017

The Contract Summary

by Rina Saint 2024 224 pages

Crimen y castigo 1 Summary

Crimen y castigo 1

by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2006 360 pages

Russian Literature

The Broken Places Summary

The Broken Places

by Mia Sheridan 2024 344 pages

Romantic Suspense

What Remains of Teague House Summary

What Remains of Teague House

by Stacy Johns 2025 432 pages

The Dopefiend Summary

by JaQuavis Coleman 2010 230 pages

The Silencer Summary

by Cora Rose 2024 304 pages

Truth and Justice Summary

Truth and Justice

by Fern Michaels 2020 368 pages

Mystery Thriller

Dollars Summary

by Pepper Winters 2017 300 pages

Hundreds Summary

by Pepper Winters 2017 300 pages

A Beautiful Couple Summary

A Beautiful Couple

by Leslie Wolfe 2024 372 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Murder Rule Summary

The Murder Rule

by Dervla McTiernan 2022 295 pages

Hellhound on His Trail Summary

Hellhound on His Trail

The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin

by Hampton Sides 2010 397 pages

Dead Man's Isle Summary

Dead Man's Isle

by Caroline Peckham 2021 594 pages

Psychos Summary

by Sheridan Anne 2021 440 pages

His Enforcer Summary

by Cora Rose 2025 316 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Ruining Dahlia Summary

by C.R. Jane 2022 534 pages

The Cross Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2015 173 pages

Cut and Run Summary

by Fern Michaels 2019 147 pages

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