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

I Am Pilgrim Summary

by Terry Hayes 2013 612 pages

Resurrection Walk Summary

Resurrection Walk

by Michael Connelly 2023 407 pages

Before I Go to Sleep Summary

Before I Go to Sleep

by S.J. Watson 2011 359 pages

Talking with Psychopaths and Savages Summary

Talking with Psychopaths and Savages

A Journey into the Evil Mind

by Christopher Berry-Dee 2017 288 pages

Stalling for Time Summary

Stalling for Time

My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator

by Gary Noesner 2010 372 pages

The Silent Patient Summary

The Silent Patient

The First Three Chapters

by Alex Michaelides 2018 27 pages

Running Blind Summary

by Lee Child 2000 512 pages

One Shot Summary

by Lee Child 2005 466 pages

Scarlet Angel Summary

by S.T. Abby 2016 139 pages

The Ink Black Heart Summary

The Ink Black Heart

by Robert Galbraith 2022 1391 pages

Into the Water Summary

by Paula Hawkins 2017 386 pages

Mystery Thriller

Fake Law Summary

The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies

by The Secret Barrister 2020 400 pages

Strange Sally Diamond Summary

Strange Sally Diamond

by Liz Nugent 2023 384 pages

Mystery Thriller

Close to Death Summary

by Anthony Horowitz 2024 432 pages

Mystery Thriller

Witness 8 Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2024 406 pages

Hot Six Summary

by Janet Evanovich 2000 336 pages

Small Mercies Summary

by Dennis Lehane 2023 303 pages

Historical Fiction

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 389 pages

Crosshairs Summary

by James Patterson 2024 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Cuckoo's Calling Summary

The Cuckoo's Calling

by Robert Galbraith 2013 456 pages

Death on the Nile Summary

Death on the Nile

by Agatha Christie 1937 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

A Stranger in the House Summary

A Stranger in the House

by Shari Lapena 2017 305 pages

Mystery Thriller

Trunk Music Summary

by Michael Connelly 1997 448 pages

Lethal Prey Summary

by John Sandford 2025 391 pages

Mystery Thriller

In Cold Blood Summary

by Truman Capote 1966 343 pages

A Talent for Murder Summary

A Talent for Murder

by Peter Swanson 2024 255 pages

Mystery Thriller

Sharp Objects Summary

by Gillian Flynn 2006 254 pages

Mystery Thriller

Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories Summary

Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories

by Young-ha Kim 2019 200 pages

Dark Places Summary

by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Concrete Blonde Summary

The Concrete Blonde

by Michael Connelly 1994 484 pages

Dongri To Dubai Summary

Dongri To Dubai

Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

by S. Hussain Zaidi 2012 378 pages

Victim 2117 Summary

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2019 468 pages

The Family Remains Summary

The Family Remains

by Lisa Jewell 2022 452 pages

Mystery Thriller

Gang Leader for a Day Summary

Gang Leader for a Day

A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008 302 pages

Murder on Lake Garda Summary

Murder on Lake Garda

by Tom Hindle 2024 464 pages

The Chamber Summary

by John Grisham 1994 632 pages

Cyberpunk 2077 Summary

by Rafał Kosik 2023 416 pages

Science Fiction

The Street Lawyer Summary

The Street Lawyer

by John Grisham 1998 384 pages

Middletide Summary

by Sarah Crouch 2024 288 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Sicilian Summary

by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages

The Border Summary

by Don Winslow 2019 768 pages

The Innocent Summary

by David Baldacci 2012 422 pages

Narconomics Summary

How to Run a Drug Cartel

by Tom Wainwright 2016 288 pages

by James Patterson 2006 393 pages

This Book Will Bury Me Summary

This Book Will Bury Me

by Ashley Winstead 2025 480 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Enemy Summary

by Lee Child 2004 496 pages

The Sign of Four Summary

The Sign of Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1890 129 pages

Tangled Up in Blue Summary

Tangled Up in Blue

Policing the American City

by Rosa Brooks 2021 384 pages

Bad Luck and Trouble Summary

Bad Luck and Trouble

by Lee Child 2007 378 pages

Lethal White Summary

by Robert Galbraith 2018 650 pages

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