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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

Gone Tomorrow

by Lee Child • 2009

by Lee Child 2009 441 pages

by Adam Benforado • 2015

The New Science of Criminal Injustice

The New Science of Criminal Injustice

by Adam Benforado 2015 379 pages

by Nita Prose • 2022

by Nita Prose 2022 289 pages

by Allen Eskens • 2014

by Allen Eskens 2014 304 pages

by Jo Nesbø • 2007

by Jo Nesbø 2007 383 pages

by Don Winslow • 2015

by Don Winslow 2015 616 pages

by Stephen King • 1996

by Stephen King 1996 592 pages

by Elizabeth George • 1988

by Elizabeth George 1988 413 pages

by Dan McCrum • 2022

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

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

by Dan McCrum 2022 352 pages

Dangerous Personalities

by Joe Navarro • 2014

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

Dangerous Personalities

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

by Joe Navarro 2014 242 pages

Inside the Criminal Mind

by Stanton E. Samenow • 1984

Inside the Criminal Mind

by Stanton E. Samenow 1984 288 pages

by John Grisham • 2005

by John Grisham 2005 483 pages

by Robert Galbraith • 2015

by Robert Galbraith 2015 609 pages

by John Grisham • 1995

by John Grisham 1995 419 pages

by Stephen King • 2023

by Stephen King 2023 449 pages

by Aron Beauregard • 2021

by Aron Beauregard 2021 136 pages

by James Patterson • 2017

by James Patterson 2017 418 pages

The Minds of Billy Milligan

by Daniel Keyes • 1981

The Minds of Billy Milligan

by Daniel Keyes 1981 448 pages

by Gary Webb • 1998

The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

by Gary Webb 1998 601 pages

by David Baldacci • 2023

by David Baldacci 2023 417 pages

by Carl Hiaasen • 2025

by Carl Hiaasen 2025 368 pages

A World of Curiosities

by Louise Penny • 2022

A World of Curiosities

by Louise Penny 2022 390 pages

by RuNyx 2022 257 pages

by Michael Connelly • 2023

by Michael Connelly 2023 407 pages

The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie • 1928

The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie 1928 317 pages

by Lucy Foley • 2018

by Lucy Foley 2018 406 pages

Just Another Missing Person

by Gillian McAllister • 2023

Just Another Missing Person

by Gillian McAllister 2023 384 pages

by Gregg Olsen • 2019

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

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

by Gregg Olsen 2019 431 pages

by Tana French • 2007

by Tana French 2007 448 pages

The Butcher and the Wren

by Alaina Urquhart • 2022

The Butcher and the Wren

by Alaina Urquhart 2022 242 pages

by Frank W. Abagnale • 1980

The True Story of a Real Fake

The True Story of a Real Fake

by Frank W. Abagnale 1980 219 pages

by John Hubner • 2005

The Redemption of Criminal Youth

The Redemption of Criminal Youth

by John Hubner 2005 304 pages

by Jeffery Deaver • 1997

by Jeffery Deaver 1997 528 pages

by Harlan Coben • 2012

by Harlan Coben 2012 387 pages

by Rafał Kosik • 2023

by Rafał Kosik 2023 416 pages

The Art of Making Money

by Jason Kersten • 2009

The Story of a Master Counterfeiter

The Art of Making Money

The Story of a Master Counterfeiter

by Jason Kersten 2009 304 pages

by Michael Connelly • 1996

by Michael Connelly 1996 597 pages

by Michael Connelly • 2008

by Michael Connelly 2008 422 pages

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison

by Jeffrey H. Reiman • 1979

Thinking Critically About Class and Criminal Justice

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison

Thinking Critically About Class and Criminal Justice

by Jeffrey H. Reiman 1979 260 pages

by Nita Prose • 2023

by Nita Prose 2023 293 pages

by Stephen King • 2015

by Stephen King 2015 434 pages

by Mario Puzo • 1969

by Mario Puzo 1969 428 pages

by Enid Blyton • 2006

by Enid Blyton 2006 144 pages

by S.T. Abby • 2016

by S.T. Abby 2016 177 pages

by Michael Connelly • 1993

by Michael Connelly 1993 439 pages

by Karin Slaughter • 2023

by Karin Slaughter 2023 432 pages

by Gillian Flynn • 2009

by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages

by John Fowles • 1963

by John Fowles 1963 283 pages

by Karin Slaughter • 2022

by Karin Slaughter 2022 400 pages

Murder at the Bookstore

by Sue Minix • 2023

Murder at the Bookstore

by Sue Minix 2023 326 pages

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