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

A World of Curiosities Summary

A World of Curiosities

by Louise Penny 2022 390 pages

If You Tell Summary

A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood

by Gregg Olsen 2019 431 pages

The Mystery of the Blue Train Summary

The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie 1928 317 pages

Criminology Summary

by Tim Newburn 2007 1048 pages

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief Summary

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

by Maurice Leblanc 1907 279 pages

The Mystery Guest Summary

The Mystery Guest

by Nita Prose 2023 293 pages

Mystery Thriller

Ragdoll Summary

by Daniel Cole 2017 384 pages

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Summary

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson 2005 480 pages

The Outsider Summary

by Stephen King 2018 561 pages

Money Men Summary

A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth

by Dan McCrum 2022 352 pages

Murder on the Orient Express Summary

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie 1934 274 pages

The Butcher and the Wren Summary

The Butcher and the Wren

by Alaina Urquhart 2022 242 pages

The Last Devil to Die Summary

The Last Devil to Die

by Richard Osman 2023 421 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Fourth Monkey Summary

The Fourth Monkey

by J.D. Barker 2017 404 pages

Dangerous Personalities Summary

Dangerous Personalities

An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People

by Joe Navarro 2014 242 pages

The Client Summary

by John Grisham 1993 483 pages

The Likeness Summary

by Tana French 2008 466 pages

Shelter Summary

by Harlan Coben 2011 288 pages

Magpie Murders Summary

by Anthony Horowitz 2016 477 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Cartel Summary

by Don Winslow 2015 616 pages

Historical Fiction

The Maid Summary

by Nita Prose 2022 304 pages

Say Nothing Summary

A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 441 pages

The Silence of the Lambs Summary

The Silence of the Lambs

by Thomas Harris 1988 421 pages

A Great Deliverance Summary

A Great Deliverance

by Elizabeth George 1988 413 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Franklin Scandal Summary

The Franklin Scandal

A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal

by Nick Bryant 2008 650 pages

Conspiracy Theories

Pretty Girls Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2015 432 pages

Mystery Thriller

After That Night Summary

After That Night

by Karin Slaughter 2023 432 pages

All the Sinners Bleed Summary

All the Sinners Bleed

by S.A. Cosby 2023 338 pages

Mystery Thriller

Defending Jacob Summary

Defending Jacob

by William Landay 2012 421 pages

The Edge Summary

by David Baldacci 2023 417 pages

Career of Evil Summary

by Robert Galbraith 2015 609 pages

Long Time Gone Summary

by Charlie Donlea 2024 344 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Minds of Billy Milligan Summary

The Minds of Billy Milligan

by Daniel Keyes 1981 374 pages

The Shadow Murders Summary

The Shadow Murders

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2021 464 pages

The Shards Summary

by Bret Easton Ellis 2023 595 pages

The Black Book Summary

by James Patterson 2017 418 pages

Marco Effekten Summary

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2012 505 pages

Meditations After an Attempted Murder

by Salman Rushdie 2024 209 pages

Biography Memoir

In the Woods Summary

by Tana French 2007 448 pages

American Kingpin Summary

American Kingpin

The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

by Nick Bilton 2017 328 pages

Flaskepost fra P Summary

Flaskepost fra P

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2009 485 pages

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

Finders Keepers Summary

Finders Keepers

by Stephen King 2015 434 pages

The Brass Verdict Summary

The Brass Verdict

by Michael Connelly 2008 422 pages

Billy Summers Summary

by Stephen King 2021 517 pages

Girl, Forgotten Summary

Girl, Forgotten

by Karin Slaughter 2022 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

Jar of Hearts Summary

by Jennifer Hillier 2018 311 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Black Ice Summary

by Michael Connelly 1993 439 pages

The Satsuma Complex Summary

The Satsuma Complex

by Bob Mortimer 2022 301 pages

Without Conscience Summary

Without Conscience

The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us

by Robert D. Hare 1993 236 pages

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