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.

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Narconomics Summary

How to Run a Drug Cartel

by Tom Wainwright 2016 288 pages

The Family Remains Summary

The Family Remains

by Lisa Jewell 2022 452 pages

Mystery Thriller

Crosshairs Summary

by James Patterson 2024 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Sanatorium Summary

by Sarah Pearse 2020 390 pages

Mystery Thriller

Red Dragon Summary

by Thomas Harris 1981 454 pages

A Spy Alone Summary

by Charles Beaumont 2023 369 pages

by James Patterson 2006 393 pages

Sharp Objects Summary

by Gillian Flynn 2006 254 pages

Mystery Thriller

1st to Die Summary

by James Patterson 2001 424 pages

The Enemy Summary

by Lee Child 2004 496 pages

The Street Lawyer Summary

The Street Lawyer

by John Grisham 1998 384 pages

Too Old for This Summary

Too Old for This

by Samantha Downing 2025 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

Dolores Claiborne Summary

Dolores Claiborne

by Stephen King 1992 388 pages

The Innocent Summary

by David Baldacci 2012 422 pages

A Fatal Grace Summary

by Louise Penny 2006 311 pages

Mystery Thriller

Trunk Music Summary

by Michael Connelly 1997 448 pages

Dexter in the Dark Summary

Dexter in the Dark

by Jeff Lindsay 2006 307 pages

The Hypnotist Summary

by Lars Kepler 2009 503 pages

Camino Island Summary

by John Grisham 2017 290 pages

The Accomplice Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2022 352 pages

Murder on Lake Garda Summary

Murder on Lake Garda

by Tom Hindle 2024 464 pages

The Reversal Summary

by Michael Connelly 2010 389 pages

This Book Will Bury Me Summary

This Book Will Bury Me

by Ashley Winstead 2025 480 pages

Mystery Thriller

In Too Deep Summary

by Lee Child 2024 324 pages

Bad Luck and Trouble Summary

Bad Luck and Trouble

by Lee Child 2007 378 pages

Pop Goes the Weasel Summary

Pop Goes the Weasel

by James Patterson 1999 461 pages

Middletide Summary

by Sarah Crouch 2024 288 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Sign of Four Summary

The Sign of Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1890 129 pages

The Cruelest Month Summary

The Cruelest Month

by Louise Penny 2007 310 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Big Empty Summary

by Robert Crais 2025 373 pages

Die Trying Summary

by Lee Child 1998 567 pages

Without Fail Summary

by Lee Child 2002 14 pages

The Devil's Advocate Summary

The Devil's Advocate

by Steve Cavanagh 2021 403 pages

Stay Close Summary

by Harlan Coben 2012 387 pages

Criminal Psychology Summary

Criminal Psychology

A Beginner's Guide

by Ray Bull 2006 232 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

The Murders in the Rue Morgue Summary

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

by Edgar Allan Poe 1841 38 pages

The Chalk Man Summary

by C.J. Tudor 2018 280 pages

Dawood's Mentor Summary

Dawood's Mentor

by S. Hussain Zaidi 2019 300 pages

Innocent Summary

by Scott Turow 2010 407 pages

Moonflower Murders Summary

Moonflower Murders

by Anthony Horowitz 2020 608 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Perfect Nanny Summary

The Perfect Nanny

by Leïla Slimani 2016 228 pages

Kleptopia Summary

How Dirty Money is Conquering the World

by Tom Burgis 2020 464 pages

by Mario Puzo 2000 369 pages

I Will Find You Summary

I Will Find You

by Harlan Coben 2023 329 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Widow Summary

by John Grisham 2025 416 pages

Mystery Thriller

by Matthew Blake 2024 421 pages

Tangled Up in Blue Summary

Tangled Up in Blue

Policing the American City

by Rosa Brooks 2021 384 pages

Jack & Jill Summary

by James Patterson 1996 466 pages

The Judge's List Summary

The Judge's List

by John Grisham 2021 357 pages

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