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

by Aron Beauregard 2021 136 pages

Smilla's Sense of Snow Summary

Smilla's Sense of Snow

by Peter Høeg 1992 480 pages

Girl, Forgotten Summary

Girl, Forgotten

by Karin Slaughter 2022 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

Long Time Gone Summary

by Charlie Donlea 2024 344 pages

Mystery 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

Gone Tomorrow Summary

by Lee Child 2009 441 pages

Murder at the Bookstore Summary

Murder at the Bookstore

by Sue Minix 2023 326 pages

The Shadow Murders Summary

The Shadow Murders

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2021 464 pages

The Bullet That Missed Summary

The Bullet That Missed

by Richard Osman 2022 413 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Hanging Girl Summary

The Hanging Girl

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2015 512 pages

Mr. Mercedes Summary

by Stephen King 2014 437 pages

Perfume Summary

The Story of a Murderer

by Patrick Süskind 1985 263 pages

Historical Fiction

The Devotion of Suspect X Summary

The Devotion of Suspect X

by Keigo Higashino 2005 298 pages

The Night Shift Summary

The Night Shift

by Alex Finlay 2022 312 pages

Mystery Thriller

Pretty Girls Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2015 432 pages

Mystery Thriller

American Kingpin Summary

American Kingpin

The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

by Nick Bilton 2017 328 pages

Jar of Hearts Summary

by Jennifer Hillier 2018 311 pages

Mystery Thriller

Bad Blood Summary

Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

by John Carreyrou 2018 339 pages

Flaskepost fra P Summary

Flaskepost fra P

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2009 485 pages

The Godfather Summary

by Mario Puzo 1969 448 pages

Dark Alliance Summary

The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

by Gary Webb 1998 601 pages

Billy Summers Summary

by Stephen King 2021 517 pages

The Hunting Party Summary

The Hunting Party

by Lucy Foley 2018 406 pages

Mystery Thriller

If Something Happens to Me Summary

If Something Happens to Me

by Alex Finlay 2024 324 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Overnight Guest Summary

The Overnight Guest

by Heather Gudenkauf 2022 316 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Poet Summary

by Michael Connelly 1996 597 pages

Blindsighted Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2001 418 pages

Triptych Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2006 393 pages

Kiss the Girls Summary

by James Patterson 1995 481 pages

The Plea Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2015 400 pages

Meditations After an Attempted Murder

by Salman Rushdie 2024 209 pages

Biography Memoir

The Sing Sing Files Summary

The Sing Sing Files

One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice

by Dan Slepian 2024 224 pages

The Annihilator Summary

The Annihilator

by RuNyx 2022 257 pages

The Bone Collector Summary

The Bone Collector

by Jeffery Deaver 1997 528 pages

Casino Royale Summary

by Ian Fleming 1953 192 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

Absolute Power Summary

by David Baldacci 1996 550 pages

The Black Echo Summary

by Michael Connelly 1992 482 pages

Tripwire Summary

by Lee Child 1999 432 pages

Troubled Blood Summary

by Robert Galbraith 2020 944 pages

The Honjin Murders Summary

The Honjin Murders

by Seishi Yokomizo 1946 189 pages

Nightshade Summary

by Michael Connelly 2025 345 pages

The Spy Coast Summary

by Tess Gerritsen 2023 341 pages

Mystery Thriller

An Inspector Calls Summary

An Inspector Calls

by J.B. Priestley 1945 117 pages

The Searcher Summary

by Tana French 2020 451 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Silkworm Summary

by Robert Galbraith 2014 464 pages

Girl, Missing Summary

by Sophie McKenzie 2006 283 pages

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

Cat & Mouse Summary

by James Patterson 1997 416 pages

Cockroaches Summary

by Jo Nesbø 1998 368 pages

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