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The Green Mile Summary
The Green Mile
by Stephen King 1996 592 pages
4.49
346.5K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
The Minds of Billy Milligan Summary
The Minds of Billy Milligan
by Daniel Keyes 1981 374 pages
4.28
33.1K ratings
Psychology
True Crime
Biography
Money Men Summary
Money Men
A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth
by Dan McCrum 2022 352 pages
4.05
2.7K ratings
Business
Finance
Crime
Gone Tomorrow Summary
Gone Tomorrow
by Lee Child 2009 441 pages
4.19
111.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Yellow Summary
Yellow
by Aron Beauregard 2021 136 pages
3.81
1.6K ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Crime
The Butcher and the Wren Summary
The Butcher and the Wren
by Alaina Urquhart 2022 242 pages
3.75
96.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
Dark Alliance Summary
Dark Alliance
The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
by Gary Webb 1998 601 pages
4.29
1.9K ratings
History
Politics
True Crime
The Bullet That Missed Summary
The Bullet That Missed
by Richard Osman 2022 413 pages
4.37
231.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Hunting Party Summary
The Hunting Party
by Lucy Foley 2018 406 pages
3.61
335.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Blindsighted Summary
Blindsighted
by Karin Slaughter 2001 418 pages
4.10
111.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Annihilator Summary
The Annihilator
by RuNyx 2022 257 pages
4.15
45.3K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
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
3.89
2.7K ratings
Psychology
True Crime
Self Help
Resurrection Walk Summary
Resurrection Walk
by Michael Connelly 2023 407 pages
4.54
67.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
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
4.04
61.1K ratings
Biography
Memoir
True Crime
Bad Bishop Summary
Immersive
Bad Bishop
by L.J. Shen 2025 448 pages
4.37
6.8K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Mafia Romance
Finders Keepers Summary
Finders Keepers
by Stephen King 2015 434 pages
4.07
175.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Snowman Summary
The Snowman
by Jo NesbΓΈ 2007 383 pages
4.02
146.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Mystery Guest Summary
The Mystery Guest
by Nita Prose 2023 293 pages
3.80
139.5K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
Say Nothing Summary
Say Nothing
A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 441 pages
4.47
141.7K ratings
History
True Crime
Ireland
The Bone Collector Summary
The Bone Collector
by Jeffery Deaver 1997 528 pages
4.20
187.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Casino Royale Summary
Casino Royale
by Ian Fleming 1953 192 pages
3.74
91.4K ratings
Thriller
Classics
Mystery
The Brass Verdict Summary
The Brass Verdict
by Michael Connelly 2008 422 pages
4.22
90.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
After That Night Summary
After That Night
by Karin Slaughter 2023 432 pages
4.25
65.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison Summary
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison
Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice
by Jeffrey H. Reiman 1979 288 pages
3.93
568 ratings
Politics
Sociology
Social Justice
Stay Close Summary
Stay Close
by Harlan Coben 2012 387 pages
3.91
59.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Black Ice Summary
The Black Ice
by Michael Connelly 1993 439 pages
4.13
90.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Godfather Summary
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo 1969 448 pages
4.40
448.2K ratings
Classics
Crime
Thriller
Bad Blood Summary
Bad Blood
Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
by John Carreyrou 2018 339 pages
4.41
273.9K ratings
Business
True Crime
Science
Girl, Forgotten Summary
Girl, Forgotten
by Karin Slaughter 2022 400 pages
4.02
110.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Nightshade Summary
Nightshade
by Michael Connelly 2025 345 pages
4.20
14.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Murder at the Bookstore Summary
Murder at the Bookstore
by Sue Minix 2023 326 pages
3.25
4.9K ratings
Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Crime
Cyberpunk 2077 Summary
Cyberpunk 2077
No Coincidence
by RafaΕ‚ Kosik 2023 416 pages
3.51
3.6K ratings
Cyberpunk
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Dark Places Summary
Dark Places
by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages
3.95
805.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Poet Summary
The Poet
by Michael Connelly 1996 597 pages
4.23
106.0K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Overnight Guest Summary
The Overnight Guest
by Heather Gudenkauf 2022 316 pages
4.03
128.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Death on the Nile Summary
Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie 1937 352 pages
4.12
288.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Collector Summary
The Collector
by John Fowles 1963 283 pages
3.97
87.8K ratings
Classics
Horror
Thriller
Long Time Gone Summary
Long Time Gone
by Charlie Donlea 2024 344 pages
4.18
21.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Absolute Power Summary
Absolute Power
by David Baldacci 1996 550 pages
4.20
111.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Bad Blood Summary
Bad Blood
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2016 509 pages
4.36
133.2K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Triptych Summary
Triptych
by Karin Slaughter 2006 393 pages
4.13
117.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Art of Making Money Summary
The Art of Making Money
The Story of a Master Counterfeiter
by Jason Kersten 2009 304 pages
4.01
1.5K ratings
True Crime
Crime
Biography
Too Old for This Summary
Too Old for This
by Samantha Downing 2025 400 pages
4.23
1.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Jar of Hearts Summary
Jar of Hearts
by Jennifer Hillier 2018 311 pages
4.13
171.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Cockroaches Summary
Cockroaches
by Jo NesbΓΈ 1998 368 pages
3.73
62.6K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Honjin Murders Summary
The Honjin Murders
by Seishi Yokomizo 1946 189 pages
3.64
19.9K ratings
Mystery
Japan
Crime
Troubled Blood Summary
Troubled Blood
by Robert Galbraith 2020 944 pages
4.38
139.6K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Strange Sally Diamond Summary
Strange Sally Diamond
by Liz Nugent 2023 384 pages
4.16
142.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
If Tomorrow Comes Summary
If Tomorrow Comes
by Sidney Sheldon 1985 501 pages
4.07
69.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
The Plea Summary
The Plea
by Steve Cavanagh 2015 400 pages
4.30
23.7K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
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