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

Dario

by Olivia Thorn • 2023

A mafia don seizes a quiet Tuscan woman as collateral; captivity becomes a dangerous seduction.

3.91

12k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🌸 Virgin Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Dario

A mafia don seizes a quiet Tuscan woman as collateral; captivity becomes a dangerous seduction.

by Olivia Thorn 2023 272 pages

3.91

12k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🌸 Virgin Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die

The Wicked Sister

by Karen Dionne • 2020

A woman institutionalized since childhood learns she never killed her parents. Her sister did.

3.79

10k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Toxic Sisterhood 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🌲 Isolated Wilderness

The Wicked Sister

A woman institutionalized since childhood learns she never killed her parents. Her sister did.

by Karen Dionne 2020 285 pages

3.79

10k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Toxic Sisterhood 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🌲 Isolated Wilderness

The Pale Horse

by Agatha Christie • 1961

A historian links nine sudden deaths to a village inn where witches promise death for a price.

3.84

33k+

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🔮 Occult Hoax 🔍 Amateur Sleuths ☠️ Poison Murder 🃏 Fake Medium

The Pale Horse

A historian links nine sudden deaths to a village inn where witches promise death for a price.

by Agatha Christie 1961 288 pages

3.84

33k+ ratings

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🔮 Occult Hoax 🔍 Amateur Sleuths ☠️ Poison Murder 🃏 Fake Medium

Tempt the Flame

by Ria Wilde • 2024

A mafia enforcer refuses the woman he craves, believing his touch would destroy her.

3.96

1k+

🖤 Mafia Enforcer 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Push Pull Romance 👑 Possessive Hero 🥀 Wounded Heroine

Tempt the Flame

A mafia enforcer refuses the woman he craves, believing his touch would destroy her.

by Ria Wilde 2024 412 pages

3.96

1k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Enforcer 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Push Pull Romance 👑 Possessive Hero 🥀 Wounded Heroine

Cat Among the Pigeons

by Agatha Christie • 1959

Hidden in a tennis racquet, a kingdom's jewels bring murder to an English boarding school.

3.86

52k+

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 💎 Hidden Fortune 🎭 Double Life 🔍 Golden Age Mystery

Cat Among the Pigeons

Hidden in a tennis racquet, a kingdom's jewels bring murder to an English boarding school.

by Agatha Christie 1959 352 pages

3.86

52k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 💎 Hidden Fortune 🎭 Double Life 🔍 Golden Age Mystery

Burn

by Callie Hart • 2014

A doctor undercover in a cartel compound falls for the killer she was supposed to fear.

4.37

11k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🔫 Criminal Underworld 🗡️ Dangerous Protector 🎭 Undercover Deception 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Burn

A doctor undercover in a cartel compound falls for the killer she was supposed to fear.

by Callie Hart 2014 123 pages

4.37

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔫 Criminal Underworld 🗡️ Dangerous Protector 🎭 Undercover Deception 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Loving Lucia

by Raissa Donovan • 2022

Forced into marriage with a mafia sadist, her only hope is the three men she escaped.

4.02

500+

⛓️ Captive Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 👥 Why Choose 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Trauma Bond

Loving Lucia

Forced into marriage with a mafia sadist, her only hope is the three men she escaped.

by Raissa Donovan 2022 340 pages

4.02

500+ ratings

⛓️ Captive Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 👥 Why Choose 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Trauma Bond

Whitewashing Race

by Michael K. Brown • 2003

Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.

4.14

160

🏛️ Systemic Racism 💰 Racial Wealth Gap 👁️ Color-Blind Ideology 👤 White Privilege 🏢 Institutional Racism

Whitewashing Race

Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.

by Michael K. Brown 2003 349 pages

4.14

160 ratings

🏛️ Systemic Racism 💰 Racial Wealth Gap 👁️ Color-Blind Ideology 👤 White Privilege 🏢 Institutional Racism

Blood & Roses Volume 1

by Callie Hart • 2026

A doctor trades her body for a clue about her sister. She gets a brutal enforcer.

3.82

10k+

⛓️ Bdsm 🕴️ Organized Crime 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Missing Person 🐺 Alpha Male

Blood & Roses Volume 1

A doctor trades her body for a clue about her sister. She gets a brutal enforcer.

by Callie Hart 2026 400 pages

3.82

10k+ ratings

⛓️ Bdsm 🕴️ Organized Crime 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Missing Person 🐺 Alpha Male

Heartbreak Me

by T.L. Smith • 2020

Her sister's debt hands her to a crime boss, who demands her complete submission in repayment.

3.78

2k+

🔗 Captor Captive 🔫 Mafia Crime 💔 Family Betrayal 🥀 Corrupted Innocence 🔥 Coercion And Desire

Heartbreak Me

Her sister's debt hands her to a crime boss, who demands her complete submission in repayment.

by T.L. Smith 2020 312 pages

3.78

2k+ ratings

🔗 Captor Captive 🔫 Mafia Crime 💔 Family Betrayal 🥀 Corrupted Innocence 🔥 Coercion And Desire

Shell Games

by Bonnie Kistler • 2024

Her new husband confesses to murder; his alibi turns her sanity into the prime suspect.

3.64

2k+

🔪 Domestic Thriller ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🕯️ Gaslighting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 💰 Inheritance Drama

Shell Games

Her new husband confesses to murder; his alibi turns her sanity into the prime suspect.

by Bonnie Kistler 2024 320 pages

3.64

2k+ ratings

🔪 Domestic Thriller ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🕯️ Gaslighting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 💰 Inheritance Drama

Never Tell

by Lisa Gardner • 2019

A pregnant widow, a smoking gun, and a detective who let her walk once before.

4.11

42k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔐 Family Secrets 💪 Survivor Protagonist 🎭 Double Life

Never Tell

A pregnant widow, a smoking gun, and a detective who let her walk once before.

by Lisa Gardner 2019 414 pages

4.11

42k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔐 Family Secrets 💪 Survivor Protagonist 🎭 Double Life

Before She Knew Him

by Peter Swanson • 2019

An artist suspects her neighbor is a killer. Her bipolar past means no one believes her.

3.85

69k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👁️ Unreliable Witness 🚪 Killer Next Door 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Before She Knew Him

An artist suspects her neighbor is a killer. Her bipolar past means no one believes her.

by Peter Swanson 2019 309 pages

3.85

69k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👁️ Unreliable Witness 🚪 Killer Next Door 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Sad Cypress

by Agatha Christie • 1940

A broken engagement and a poisoned sandwich: a young woman stands trial for murder.

3.94

48k+

🧐 Golden Age Mystery ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 💔 Love Triangle 📜 Inheritance Plot 🌳 Secret Parentage

Sad Cypress

A broken engagement and a poisoned sandwich: a young woman stands trial for murder.

by Agatha Christie 1940 336 pages

3.94

48k+ ratings

🧐 Golden Age Mystery ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 💔 Love Triangle 📜 Inheritance Plot 🌳 Secret Parentage

Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests

by K.J. Whittle • 2025

Seven strangers at a dinner party receive cards predicting their deaths. The first dies on cue.

3.60

6k+

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🧠 Psychological Thriller 😈 Seven Deadly Sins 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🔐 Family Secrets

Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests

Seven strangers at a dinner party receive cards predicting their deaths. The first dies on cue.

by K.J. Whittle 2025 352 pages

3.60

6k+ ratings

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🧠 Psychological Thriller 😈 Seven Deadly Sins 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🔐 Family Secrets

The Fatal Shore

by Robert Hughes • 1986

Britain exiled its criminals to the far side of the earth. The accident that became Australia.

4.09

10k+

🏝️ Penal Colonies 🇦🇺 Australian History 📖 Narrative History ⛓️ Institutional Cruelty 🇬🇧 British Empire

The Fatal Shore

Britain exiled its criminals to the far side of the earth. The accident that became Australia.

by Robert Hughes 1986 688 pages

4.09

10k+ ratings

🏝️ Penal Colonies 🇦🇺 Australian History 📖 Narrative History ⛓️ Institutional Cruelty 🇬🇧 British Empire

Born into Madness

by Sonja Grey • 2025

A Bratva killer in a skull mask rescues her from assault, then claims her for himself.

4.48

3k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 👀 Stalker Hero ☠️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Bonding 🐺 Feral Love

Born into Madness

A Bratva killer in a skull mask rescues her from assault, then claims her for himself.

by Sonja Grey 2025 392 pages

4.48

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 👀 Stalker Hero ☠️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Bonding 🐺 Feral Love

Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

by Judd Trichter • 2015

A man scours broken LA for his android lover's scattered parts before her identity vanishes forever.

3.51

500+

🏙️ Near Future Dystopia 💔 Human Android Love 🕵️ Noir Detective Story 🌆 Dystopian Los Angeles 🤖 Revolutionary Androids

Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

A man scours broken LA for his android lover's scattered parts before her identity vanishes forever.

by Judd Trichter 2015 320 pages

3.51

500+ ratings

🏙️ Near Future Dystopia 💔 Human Android Love 🕵️ Noir Detective Story 🌆 Dystopian Los Angeles 🤖 Revolutionary Androids

Taken at the Flood

by Agatha Christie • 1948

When a blackmailer dies in a quiet village, Poirot finds every heir had reason to kill.

3.75

31k+

🇬🇧 Postwar England 🔪 Village Murder Mystery 🕵️ Golden Age Detective 🎭 False Identity Scheme 💰 Inheritance Plot

Taken at the Flood

When a blackmailer dies in a quiet village, Poirot finds every heir had reason to kill.

by Agatha Christie 1948 352 pages

3.75

31k+ ratings

🇬🇧 Postwar England 🔪 Village Murder Mystery 🕵️ Golden Age Detective 🎭 False Identity Scheme 💰 Inheritance Plot

Marked by Him

by S.R. Jones • 2022

The mafia boss knows his new hire is a spy. He's keeping her anyway.

3.88

3k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captive Romance 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🔪 Obsessive Antihero

Marked by Him

The mafia boss knows his new hire is a spy. He's keeping her anyway.

by S.R. Jones 2022 292 pages

3.88

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captive Romance 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🔪 Obsessive Antihero

A Pocket Full of Rye

by Agatha Christie • 1953

Rye in a dead man's pocket: a killer at a country house follows a nursery rhyme.

3.94

55k+

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🐦 Nursery Rhyme Murders 😢 Unwitting Accomplice 🎭 Charming Sociopath

A Pocket Full of Rye

Rye in a dead man's pocket: a killer at a country house follows a nursery rhyme.

by Agatha Christie 1953 220 pages

3.94

55k+ ratings

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🐦 Nursery Rhyme Murders 😢 Unwitting Accomplice 🎭 Charming Sociopath

The Child

by Fiona Barton • 2017

An infant's bones in a London garden. A reporter, two mothers, and a forty-year secret.

3.94

57k+

📰 Reporter Mystery 🏠 Domestic Suspense 📂 Cold Case Mystery 👶 Stolen Child 👁️ Multiple Pov Mystery

The Child

An infant's bones in a London garden. A reporter, two mothers, and a forty-year secret.

by Fiona Barton 2017 433 pages

3.94

57k+ ratings

📰 Reporter Mystery 🏠 Domestic Suspense 📂 Cold Case Mystery 👶 Stolen Child 👁️ Multiple Pov Mystery

The Suspect

by Fiona Barton • 2019

A reporter covers two missing backpackers in Bangkok, but the prime suspect is her own son.

3.83

32k+

🔍 Journalist Protagonist 🔎 Missing Person Case 🎒 Backpacking Gone Wrong 🎭 Mistaken Identity 👁️ Obsessive Stalker

The Suspect

A reporter covers two missing backpackers in Bangkok, but the prime suspect is her own son.

by Fiona Barton 2019 381 pages

3.83

32k+ ratings

🔍 Journalist Protagonist 🔎 Missing Person Case 🎒 Backpacking Gone Wrong 🎭 Mistaken Identity 👁️ Obsessive Stalker

Homeboyz

by Alan Sitomer • 2007

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

4.34

2k+

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

Homeboyz

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

by Alan Sitomer 2007 288 pages

4.34

2k+ ratings

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

Agony Hill

by Sarah Stewart Taylor • 2024

In 1960s Vermont, a grieving detective questions a farmer's barn-fire death the town calls suicide.

3.83

1k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 📖 Literary Mystery 🔒 Family Secrets 🕵️ Haunted Detective 🌲 Rural Isolation

Agony Hill

In 1960s Vermont, a grieving detective questions a farmer's barn-fire death the town calls suicide.

by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2024 308 pages

3.83

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 📖 Literary Mystery 🔒 Family Secrets 🕵️ Haunted Detective 🌲 Rural Isolation

Fender

by Crystal Daniels • 2021

A biker learns his ER nurse is the woman who fled, and her daughter is his.

4.17

2k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💪 Single Mother 🫂 Found Family

Fender

A biker learns his ER nurse is the woman who fled, and her daughter is his.

by Crystal Daniels 2021 232 pages

4.17

2k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💪 Single Mother 🫂 Found Family

A Caribbean Mystery

by Agatha Christie • 1964

Miss Marple's island vacation ends when a guest dies and his photo of a killer disappears.

3.86

54k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Gaslighting Husband 🏝️ Caribbean Island 🏨 Resort Mystery

A Caribbean Mystery

Miss Marple's island vacation ends when a guest dies and his photo of a killer disappears.

by Agatha Christie 1964 224 pages

3.86

54k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Gaslighting Husband 🏝️ Caribbean Island 🏨 Resort Mystery

The Daughter of Time

by Josephine Tey • 1951

A bedridden Scotland Yard inspector reopens the coldest case: Richard III and the vanished princes.

3.89

39k+

🛋️ Armchair Detective 📜 Historical Cold Case 📖 Revisionist History ⚔️ Wars Of The Roses 🧩 Quiet Intellectual Puzzle

The Daughter of Time

A bedridden Scotland Yard inspector reopens the coldest case: Richard III and the vanished princes.

by Josephine Tey 1951 206 pages

3.89

39k+ ratings

🛋️ Armchair Detective 📜 Historical Cold Case 📖 Revisionist History ⚔️ Wars Of The Roses 🧩 Quiet Intellectual Puzzle

Cards on the Table

by Agatha Christie • 1936

Poirot joins four killers for bridge. Their host is dead before the last card is dealt.

3.96

74k+

🔍 Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Suspects 🧠 Psychological Detection 🎩 Eccentric Detective 📝 False Confession

Cards on the Table

Poirot joins four killers for bridge. Their host is dead before the last card is dealt.

by Agatha Christie 1936 324 pages

3.96

74k+ ratings

🔍 Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Suspects 🧠 Psychological Detection 🎩 Eccentric Detective 📝 False Confession

X Marks The Stalker

by K.N. Wilder • 2025

A journalist and a serial killer stalk each other until the hunt becomes a dark romance.

4.10

4k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Stalker Romance 🖤 Mutual Obsession 😈 Dark Humor 🕯️ Secret Society

X Marks The Stalker

A journalist and a serial killer stalk each other until the hunt becomes a dark romance.

by K.N. Wilder 2025 470 pages

4.10

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Stalker Romance 🖤 Mutual Obsession 😈 Dark Humor 🕯️ Secret Society

Sleeping Murder

by Agatha Christie • 1976

A newlywed's perfect house awakens a buried memory: she witnessed a murder there as a child.

4.00

54k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Cold Case 🧠 Buried Memories 🏚️ Gothic House 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths

Sleeping Murder

A newlywed's perfect house awakens a buried memory: she witnessed a murder there as a child.

by Agatha Christie 1976 242 pages

4.00

54k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Cold Case 🧠 Buried Memories 🏚️ Gothic House 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths

When I'm Dead

by Hannah Morrissey • 2023

A medical examiner finds a murdered girl with her teeth shattered. Then her own daughter vanishes.

3.59

17k+

🧬 Forensic Procedural 🌃 Small Town Noir 🔍 Missing Daughter 🌀 Twisted Obsession 🏚️ Modern Gothic

When I'm Dead

A medical examiner finds a murdered girl with her teeth shattered. Then her own daughter vanishes.

by Hannah Morrissey 2023 320 pages

3.59

17k+ ratings

🧬 Forensic Procedural 🌃 Small Town Noir 🔍 Missing Daughter 🌀 Twisted Obsession 🏚️ Modern Gothic

Punishing the Poor

by Loïc Wacquant • 2004

Welfare cuts and mass incarceration are two sides of the same neoliberal project, not opposites.

4.21

277

🏛️ Mass Incarceration 💸 Neoliberal Critique 🚫 Criminalizing Poverty 🔒 Carceral State ⚖️ Sociology Of Punishment

Punishing the Poor

Welfare cuts and mass incarceration are two sides of the same neoliberal project, not opposites.

by Loïc Wacquant 2004 384 pages

4.21

277 ratings

🏛️ Mass Incarceration 💸 Neoliberal Critique 🚫 Criminalizing Poverty 🔒 Carceral State ⚖️ Sociology Of Punishment

Princess of Vengeance

by Eva Ashwood • 2025

A mafia heiress trades herself to the crime lord who covets her, buying her three lovers' lives.

4.29

2k+

🔪 Dark Mafia Romance 👥 Polyamorous Romance 🖤 Found Family 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Princess of Vengeance

A mafia heiress trades herself to the crime lord who covets her, buying her three lovers' lives.

by Eva Ashwood 2025 467 pages

4.29

2k+ ratings

🔪 Dark Mafia Romance 👥 Polyamorous Romance 🖤 Found Family 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Trauma Recovery

People Like Her

by Ellery Lloyd • 2021

A mom influencer shares her family with millions, not knowing one follower wants revenge.

3.36

31k+

💻 Influencer Thriller 📱 Social Media Suspense 💍 Marriage Under Pressure 👁️ Stalker Revenge 💭 Parasocial Obsession

People Like Her

A mom influencer shares her family with millions, not knowing one follower wants revenge.

by Ellery Lloyd 2021 288 pages

3.36

31k+ ratings

💻 Influencer Thriller 📱 Social Media Suspense 💍 Marriage Under Pressure 👁️ Stalker Revenge 💭 Parasocial Obsession

Disappearing Earth

by Julia Phillips • 2019

An abduction of two sisters splinters a Kamchatka community already frayed by secrets and prejudice.

3.83

57k+

🔍 Literary Mystery 🧩 Fragmented Narrative 🏚️ Post-Soviet Setting 👧 Missing Child 👩‍👩‍👧 Women Centered

Disappearing Earth

An abduction of two sisters splinters a Kamchatka community already frayed by secrets and prejudice.

by Julia Phillips 2019 312 pages

3.83

57k+ ratings

🔍 Literary Mystery 🧩 Fragmented Narrative 🏚️ Post-Soviet Setting 👧 Missing Child 👩‍👩‍👧 Women Centered

The Third Girl by Agatha Christie

by Agatha Christie • 1966

When an heiress fears she committed murder, Poirot discovers someone is poisoning her mind.

3.69

39k+

🌀 Gaslighting Mystery 🎭 Identity Swap 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🧠 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Family Secrets

The Third Girl by Agatha Christie

When an heiress fears she committed murder, Poirot discovers someone is poisoning her mind.

by Agatha Christie 1966

3.69

39k+ ratings

🌀 Gaslighting Mystery 🎭 Identity Swap 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🧠 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Family Secrets

Murder in Mesopotamia

by Agatha Christie • 1936

A nurse at a remote dig tends a haunted wife found murdered inside a sealed room.

3.94

72k+

🏺 Archaeological Mystery 🔒 Impossible Crime 🗝️ Golden Age Mystery 🎭 Disguised Identity 🖤 Obsessive Love

Murder in Mesopotamia

A nurse at a remote dig tends a haunted wife found murdered inside a sealed room.

by Agatha Christie 1936 264 pages

3.94

72k+ ratings

🏺 Archaeological Mystery 🔒 Impossible Crime 🗝️ Golden Age Mystery 🎭 Disguised Identity 🖤 Obsessive Love

An Assassination on the Agenda

by T.E. Kinsey • 2024

A murdered agent draws Lady Hardcastle and her companion into a plot to assassinate an archduke.

4.48

5k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth Duo 🌍 Pre-WWI Intrigue 🕯️ Secret Conspiracy 👒 Edwardian England 🎩 Aristocrat Detective

An Assassination on the Agenda

A murdered agent draws Lady Hardcastle and her companion into a plot to assassinate an archduke.

by T.E. Kinsey 2024 317 pages

4.48

5k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth Duo 🌍 Pre-WWI Intrigue 🕯️ Secret Conspiracy 👒 Edwardian England 🎩 Aristocrat Detective

Diamonds in the Rough

by Charmaine Pauls • 2020

A mafia heir holds her for a diamond fortune. He won't let her go.

4.23

1k+

🥀 Dark Romance 💼 Mafia Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🖤 Possessive Antihero 🏚️ Gilded Cage

Diamonds in the Rough

A mafia heir holds her for a diamond fortune. He won't let her go.

by Charmaine Pauls 2020 210 pages

4.23

1k+ ratings

🥀 Dark Romance 💼 Mafia Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🖤 Possessive Antihero 🏚️ Gilded Cage

The Girls in the Falls

by Elle Gray • 2023

A missing teen pulls a sheriff into a predator network buried beneath her quiet town.

4.51

7k+

🕵️ Missing Persons 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 📋 Police Procedural 💻 Online Grooming

The Girls in the Falls

A missing teen pulls a sheriff into a predator network buried beneath her quiet town.

by Elle Gray 2023 236 pages

4.51

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Missing Persons 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 📋 Police Procedural 💻 Online Grooming

1794

by Niklas Natt och Dag • 2019

Wolves are blamed for a bride's savage death. A broken one-armed ex-soldier doubts the story.

3.81

7k+

🕯️ Historical Noir 🔍 Damaged Investigators 😈 Sociopathic Villain 📖 Diary Confession 🏚️ Gothic Dread

1794

Wolves are blamed for a bride's savage death. A broken one-armed ex-soldier doubts the story.

by Niklas Natt och Dag 2019 503 pages

3.81

7k+ ratings

🕯️ Historical Noir 🔍 Damaged Investigators 😈 Sociopathic Villain 📖 Diary Confession 🏚️ Gothic Dread

Kill Game

by Cordelia Kingsbridge • 2017

A cop and a bounty hunter hunt a killer who executes criminals the law let walk.

4.21

6k+

🃏 Serial Killer Hunt ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Opposites Attract 🧠 Psychological Suspense

Kill Game

A cop and a bounty hunter hunt a killer who executes criminals the law let walk.

by Cordelia Kingsbridge 2017 262 pages

4.21

6k+ ratings

🃏 Serial Killer Hunt ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Opposites Attract 🧠 Psychological Suspense

Forever Never

by Lucy Score • 2021

A hunted artist on frozen Mackinac Island hides across from the cop who always loved her.

3.96

99k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👫 Ex's Brother ⛓️ Light BDSM

Forever Never

A hunted artist on frozen Mackinac Island hides across from the cop who always loved her.

by Lucy Score 2021 588 pages

3.96

99k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👫 Ex's Brother ⛓️ Light BDSM

Dangerous Little Secrets

by Elle Thorpe • 2020

A sex tape destroys her. Three broken boys offer refuge, each with secrets darker than hers.

4.27

12k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Healing 🔍 Small Town Secrets 🏫 Dark High School 🔪 Gritty Suspense

Dangerous Little Secrets

A sex tape destroys her. Three broken boys offer refuge, each with secrets darker than hers.

by Elle Thorpe 2020 300 pages

4.27

12k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Healing 🔍 Small Town Secrets 🏫 Dark High School 🔪 Gritty Suspense

Men in Love

by Irvine Welsh • 2025

A crew of aging schemers, addicts, and avengers chase love and vengeance across Europe.

3.94

1k+

🚬 Transgressive Fiction 💪 Toxic Masculinity 💉 Addiction And Recovery 🏭 Working Class Life 💔 Class Divide Romance

Men in Love

A crew of aging schemers, addicts, and avengers chase love and vengeance across Europe.

by Irvine Welsh 2025 528 pages

3.94

1k+ ratings

🚬 Transgressive Fiction 💪 Toxic Masculinity 💉 Addiction And Recovery 🏭 Working Class Life 💔 Class Divide Romance

1795

by Niklas Natt och Dag • 2021

1795. One woman's secret could topple Stockholm's rulers, if she lives long enough to use it.

3.46

4k+

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1795

1795. One woman's secret could topple Stockholm's rulers, if she lives long enough to use it.

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3.46

4k+ ratings

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500+

🖤 Captive Romance 🔫 Mafia Underworld 💔 Why Choose ⛓️ Degradation Kink 🧠 Psychological Manipulation

Taming Lucia

A mafia princess, held captive by a rival, is shared among three men who demand everything.

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3.97

500+ ratings

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3.98

429

🖤 Young Widow 👧 Single Parent Romance 🕵️ FBI Agent Hero 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 🛡️ Protective Family

Letting Go

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3.98

429 ratings

🖤 Young Widow 👧 Single Parent Romance 🕵️ FBI Agent Hero 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 🛡️ Protective Family

Vortex

by Catherine Coulter • 2021

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4.37

12k+

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Vortex

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by Catherine Coulter 2021 400 pages

4.37

12k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🏛️ FBI Procedural 🗳️ Political Thriller 📰 Reporter Sleuth 🎭 Charismatic Villain

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