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

Resurrection Walk Summary

Resurrection Walk

by Michael Connelly 2023 407 pages

Crosshairs Summary

by James Patterson 2024 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

Middletide Summary

by Sarah Crouch 2024 288 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Bullet That Missed Summary

The Bullet That Missed

by Richard Osman 2022 413 pages

Mystery Thriller

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

Cat & Mouse Summary

by James Patterson 1997 416 pages

True Crime Addict Summary

True Crime Addict

How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray

by James Renner 2016 300 pages

The Cuckoo's Calling Summary

The Cuckoo's Calling

by Robert Galbraith 2013 456 pages

Cockroaches Summary

by Jo Nesbø 1998 368 pages

The Black Echo Summary

by Michael Connelly 1992 482 pages

Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories Summary

Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories

by Young-ha Kim 2019 200 pages

The Street Lawyer Summary

The Street Lawyer

by John Grisham 1998 384 pages

Sex, Lies, and Handwriting Summary

Sex, Lies, and Handwriting

A Top Expert Reveals the Secrets Hidden in Your Handwriting

by Michelle Dresbold 2006 285 pages

Gang Leader for a Day Summary

Gang Leader for a Day

A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008 302 pages

The Family Remains Summary

The Family Remains

by Lisa Jewell 2022 452 pages

Mystery Thriller

Blindsighted Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2001 418 pages

Perfume Summary

The Story of a Murderer

by Patrick Süskind 1985 263 pages

Historical Fiction

Dongri To Dubai Summary

Dongri To Dubai

Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

by S. Hussain Zaidi 2012 378 pages

The Ink Black Heart Summary

The Ink Black Heart

by Robert Galbraith 2022 1391 pages

A Talent for Murder Summary

A Talent for Murder

by Peter Swanson 2024 255 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Tyranny of Good Intentions Summary

The Tyranny of Good Intentions

How Prosecutors and Bureaucrats Are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice

by Paul Craig Roberts 2000 256 pages

The Sicilian Summary

by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages

The Silent Patient Summary

The Silent Patient

The First Three Chapters

by Alex Michaelides 2018 27 pages

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It Summary

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

by Katy Brent 2023 384 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

Cyberpunk 2077 Summary

by Rafał Kosik 2023 416 pages

Science Fiction

In Cold Blood Summary

by Truman Capote 1966 343 pages

Bad Luck and Trouble Summary

Bad Luck and Trouble

by Lee Child 2007 378 pages

What the Dead Know Summary

What the Dead Know

Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

by Barbara Butcher 2023 288 pages

The Sign of Four Summary

The Sign of Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1890 129 pages

Criminal Psychology Summary

Criminal Psychology

A Beginner's Guide

by Ray Bull 2006 232 pages

The Border Summary

by Don Winslow 2019 768 pages

Holmes, Marple & Poe Summary

Holmes, Marple & Poe

by James Patterson 2024 352 pages

This Book Will Bury Me Summary

This Book Will Bury Me

by Ashley Winstead 2025 480 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Concrete Blonde Summary

The Concrete Blonde

by Michael Connelly 1994 484 pages

The Chamber Summary

by John Grisham 1994 632 pages

Deeper Than the Dead Summary

Deeper Than the Dead

by Debra Webb 2024 392 pages

Mystery Thriller

Kleptopia Summary

How Dirty Money is Conquering the World

by Tom Burgis 2020 464 pages

Victim 2117 Summary

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2019 468 pages

Lethal Prey Summary

by John Sandford 2025 391 pages

Mystery Thriller

Witness 8 Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2024 406 pages

Criminal (In)Justice Summary

Criminal (In)Justice

What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts Most

by Rafael A. Mangual 2022 256 pages

Murder at the Bookstore Summary

Murder at the Bookstore

by Sue Minix 2023 326 pages

The Innocent Summary

by David Baldacci 2012 422 pages

Kushner, Inc. Summary

Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump

by Vicky Ward 2019 304 pages

Die Trying Summary

by Lee Child 1998 567 pages

Narconomics Summary

How to Run a Drug Cartel

by Tom Wainwright 2016 288 pages

Moneyland Summary

Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How To Take It Back

by Oliver Bullough 2018 305 pages

The Big Empty Summary

by Robert Crais 2025 373 pages

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