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

Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream Summary

Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream

A Forensic Psychiatrist Illuminates the Darker Side of Human Behavior

by Robert I. Simon 1996 362 pages

Tangled Up in Blue Summary

Tangled Up in Blue

Policing the American City

by Rosa Brooks 2021 384 pages

American Kingpin Summary

American Kingpin

The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

by Nick Bilton 2017 328 pages

A World of Curiosities Summary

A World of Curiosities

by Louise Penny 2022 390 pages

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Summary

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson 2005 480 pages

Meditations After an Attempted Murder

by Salman Rushdie 2024 209 pages

Biography Memoir

The Butcher and the Wren Summary

The Butcher and the Wren

by Alaina Urquhart 2022 242 pages

The Outsider Summary

by Stephen King 2018 561 pages

The Art of Making Money Summary

The Art of Making Money

The Story of a Master Counterfeiter

by Jason Kersten 2009 304 pages

Say Nothing Summary

A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 441 pages

Hidden Bodies Summary

by Caroline Kepnes 2016 448 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Mystery Guest Summary

The Mystery Guest

by Nita Prose 2023 293 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Last Devil to Die Summary

The Last Devil to Die

by Richard Osman 2023 421 pages

Mystery Thriller

Bihar Diaries Summary

by Amit Lodha 2018 304 pages

Long Time Gone Summary

by Charlie Donlea 2024 344 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Maid Summary

by Nita Prose 2022 304 pages

Fake Law Summary

The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies

by The Secret Barrister 2020 400 pages

Jar of Hearts Summary

by Jennifer Hillier 2018 311 pages

Mystery Thriller

Stalling for Time Summary

Stalling for Time

My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator

by Gary Noesner 2010 372 pages

Career of Evil Summary

by Robert Galbraith 2015 609 pages

Defending Jacob Summary

Defending Jacob

by William Landay 2012 421 pages

Orphan X Summary

by Gregg Hurwitz 2016 367 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Minds of Billy Milligan Summary

The Minds of Billy Milligan

by Daniel Keyes 1981 374 pages

Girl, Forgotten Summary

Girl, Forgotten

by Karin Slaughter 2022 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Cartel Summary

by Don Winslow 2015 616 pages

Historical Fiction

College Girl, Missing Summary

College Girl, Missing

The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight

by Shawn Cohen 2024 272 pages

Sharp Objects Summary

by Gillian Flynn 2006 254 pages

Mystery Thriller

A Great Deliverance Summary

A Great Deliverance

by Elizabeth George 1988 413 pages

Mystery Thriller

Death on the Nile Summary

Death on the Nile

by Agatha Christie 1937 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

After That Night Summary

After That Night

by Karin Slaughter 2023 432 pages

The Godfather Summary

by Mario Puzo 1969 448 pages

Troubled Blood Summary

by Robert Galbraith 2020 944 pages

The Locked Door Summary

The Locked Door

by Freida McFadden 2021 313 pages

Mystery Thriller

Shelter Summary

by Harlan Coben 2011 288 pages

Darkly Dreaming Dexter Summary

Darkly Dreaming Dexter

by Jeff Lindsay 2004 288 pages

The Silence of the Lambs Summary

The Silence of the Lambs

by Thomas Harris 1988 421 pages

The Honjin Murders Summary

The Honjin Murders

by Seishi Yokomizo 1946 189 pages

Flaskepost fra P Summary

Flaskepost fra P

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2009 485 pages

The Black Ice Summary

by Michael Connelly 1993 439 pages

The Black Book Summary

by James Patterson 2017 418 pages

Catch Me If You Can Summary

Catch Me If You Can

The True Story of a Real Fake

by Frank W. Abagnale 1980 224 pages

Into the Water Summary

by Paula Hawkins 2017 386 pages

Mystery Thriller

In the Woods Summary

by Tana French 2007 448 pages

The Mystery of the Blue Train Summary

The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie 1928 317 pages

The Plea Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2015 400 pages

Sex, Lies, and Handwriting Summary

Sex, Lies, and Handwriting

A Top Expert Reveals the Secrets Hidden in Your Handwriting

by Michelle Dresbold 2006 285 pages

The Likeness Summary

by Tana French 2008 466 pages

The Tyranny of Good Intentions Summary

The Tyranny of Good Intentions

How Prosecutors and Bureaucrats Are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice

by Paul Craig Roberts 2000 256 pages

The Poet Summary

by Michael Connelly 1996 597 pages

Gang Leader for a Day Summary

Gang Leader for a Day

A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008 302 pages

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