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

The Scarred Woman Summary

The Scarred Woman

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2017 472 pages

My Sister's Grave Summary

My Sister's Grave

by Robert Dugoni 2014 410 pages

Think of a Number Summary

Think of a Number

by John Verdon 2010 432 pages

Double Cross Summary

by James Patterson 2007 389 pages

I Will Find You Summary

I Will Find You

by Harlan Coben 2023 329 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Phantom Prince Summary

The Phantom Prince

My Life with Ted Bundy

by Elizabeth Kendall 1981 183 pages

Kushner, Inc. Summary

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

by Vicky Ward 2019 304 pages

by Kwon Yeo-Sun 2019 176 pages

Echo Park Summary

by Michael Connelly 2006 405 pages

Stillhouse Lake Summary

Stillhouse Lake

by Rachel Caine 2017 301 pages

Mystery Thriller

Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

by John Grisham 2024 368 pages

One for the Money Summary

One for the Money

by Janet Evanovich 1994 320 pages

Marching Powder Summary

Marching Powder

by Rusty Young 2003 398 pages

Open Season Summary

by C.J. Box 2001 278 pages

The Night She Disappeared Summary

The Night She Disappeared

by Lisa Jewell 2021 416 pages

Mystery Thriller

Stay Close Summary

by Harlan Coben 2012 387 pages

Innocent Summary

by Scott Turow 2010 407 pages

Red Dragon Summary

by Thomas Harris 1981 454 pages

No Plan B Summary

by Lee Child 2022 336 pages

Roses Are Red Summary

by James Patterson 2000 416 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

Treasure Islands Summary

Treasure Islands

Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens

by Nicholas Shaxson 2011 272 pages

The Key Man Summary

The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale

by Simon Clark 2021 352 pages

The Perfect Nanny Summary

The Perfect Nanny

by Leïla Slimani 2016 228 pages

The Murders in the Rue Morgue Summary

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

by Edgar Allan Poe 1841 38 pages

The Trespasser Summary

by Tana French 2016 464 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Big Bad Wolf Summary

The Big Bad Wolf

by James Patterson 2003 400 pages

by Shantel Tessier 2022 335 pages

Unmasked Summary

My Life Solving America's Cold Cases

by Paul Holes 2022 288 pages

Hangman Summary

by Daniel Cole 2018 386 pages

Faceless Killers Summary

Faceless Killers

by Henning Mankell 1991 280 pages

The Sins of the Fathers Summary

The Sins of the Fathers

by Lawrence Block 1976 182 pages

Dark Places Summary

by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Devil's Advocate Summary

The Devil's Advocate

by Steve Cavanagh 2021 403 pages

Zero Days Summary

by Ruth Ware 2023 356 pages

Mystery Thriller

Worth Dying For Summary

Worth Dying For

by Lee Child 2010 400 pages

People vs. Donald Trump Summary

People vs. Donald Trump

An Inside Account

by Mark Pomerantz 2023 299 pages

Walk the Wire Summary

by David Baldacci 2020 432 pages

Last Night Summary

by Luanne Rice 2024 329 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Ghost Orchid Summary

The Ghost Orchid

by Jonathan Kellerman 2024 304 pages

A Rule Against Murder Summary

A Rule Against Murder

by Louise Penny 2008 322 pages

Secrets in the Cellar Summary

Secrets in the Cellar

A True Story of the Austrian Incest Case that Shocked the World

by John Glatt 2009 256 pages

Doing Justice Summary

A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law

by Preet Bharara 2019 333 pages

Perversion of Justice Summary

Perversion of Justice

The Jeffrey Epstein Story

by Julie K. Brown 2021 463 pages

The Affair Summary

by Lee Child 2011 427 pages

Presumed Innocent Summary

Presumed Innocent

by Scott Turow 1987 421 pages

You Are Fatally Invited Summary

You Are Fatally Invited

by Ande Pliego 2025 371 pages

Mystery Thriller

Kisscut Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2002 436 pages

The Confession Summary

by John Grisham 2010 418 pages

Dead Simple Summary

by Peter James 2005 336 pages

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