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

Painter's Obsession

by Luna K. Wicked

A serial killer reclaims his victim, pulling him underground where the only mercy is a scalpel.

4.29

1k+

🩸 Erotic Horror ⛓️ Captor Captive Dynamic 🖤 Toxic Obsession 💔 Trauma Bonding 🥀 Mutual Destruction

Immersive

Painter's Obsession

A serial killer reclaims his victim, pulling him underground where the only mercy is a scalpel.

by Luna K. Wicked 2025 243 pages

4.29

1k+ ratings

🩸 Erotic Horror ⛓️ Captor Captive Dynamic 🖤 Toxic Obsession 💔 Trauma Bonding 🥀 Mutual Destruction

The Jailhouse Lawyer

by Calvin Duncan • 2025

He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.

4.49

1k+

🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🔗 Mass Incarceration ✍️ Prison Memoir 🤝 Mutual Aid 🧠 Logotherapy

Immersive

The Jailhouse Lawyer

He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.

by Calvin Duncan 2025 400 pages

4.49

1k+ ratings

🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🔗 Mass Incarceration ✍️ Prison Memoir 🤝 Mutual Aid 🧠 Logotherapy

Dark Psychology

by Jonathan Mind • 2019

Everyone has a dark side. The manual for spotting manipulators before they spot you.

3.89

435

🛡️ Manipulation Defense 🕳️ Dark Personality Traits 👀 Body Language Reading 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🧠 Psychological Self-Defense

Dark Psychology

Everyone has a dark side. The manual for spotting manipulators before they spot you.

by Jonathan Mind 2019 344 pages

3.89

435 ratings

🛡️ Manipulation Defense 🕳️ Dark Personality Traits 👀 Body Language Reading 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🧠 Psychological Self-Defense

The Perfect Divorce

by Jeneva Rose • 2025

A divorce attorney's husband is linked to a missing woman, just like her first husband.

3.99

300k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏡 Domestic Suspense 🐍 Anti-Heroine 🎯 Frame Job 🗡️ Revenge Thriller

Immersive

The Perfect Divorce

A divorce attorney's husband is linked to a missing woman, just like her first husband.

by Jeneva Rose 2025 288 pages

3.99

300k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏡 Domestic Suspense 🐍 Anti-Heroine 🎯 Frame Job 🗡️ Revenge Thriller

The God of the Woods

by Liz Moore • 2024

A camper vanishes from her family's Adirondack camp, unearthing the cold case that took her brother.

4.09

900k+

🏕️ Summer Camp Mystery 🌲 Remote Wilderness 👨‍👩‍👧 Wealthy Family Secrets ⏳ Dual Timeline 🌫️ Atmospheric Suspense

Immersive

The God of the Woods

A camper vanishes from her family's Adirondack camp, unearthing the cold case that took her brother.

by Liz Moore 2024 562 pages

4.09

900k+ ratings

🏕️ Summer Camp Mystery 🌲 Remote Wilderness 👨‍👩‍👧 Wealthy Family Secrets ⏳ Dual Timeline 🌫️ Atmospheric Suspense

Twenty Years Later

by Charlie Donlea

New DNA technology identifies a 9/11 victim: a woman once accused of murdering her married lover.

4.17

100k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🎭 Hidden Identity 📰 Investigative Journalist 📖 Literary Scandal

Immersive

Twenty Years Later

New DNA technology identifies a 9/11 victim: a woman once accused of murdering her married lover.

by Charlie Donlea 2021 357 pages

4.17

100k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🎭 Hidden Identity 📰 Investigative Journalist 📖 Literary Scandal

Reaper and Ruin

by Elle Thorpe

A teddy bear camera filmed her assault. Now its owner wants Violet in his underground prison.

4.34

10k+

🩸 Serial Killer Romance 🏠 Found Family 🔪 Protective Heroine 💙 Bisexual Awakening 🌫️ Morally Gray Characters

Immersive

Reaper and Ruin

A teddy bear camera filmed her assault. Now its owner wants Violet in his underground prison.

by Elle Thorpe 2025 470 pages

4.34

10k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Romance 🏠 Found Family 🔪 Protective Heroine 💙 Bisexual Awakening 🌫️ Morally Gray Characters

The Mindf*ck Series

by S.T. Abby • 2016

A woman avenging her family's killers falls in love with the FBI agent hunting her.

4.61

100k+

🎯 Vigilante Justice 💔 Rape Revenge 🔪 Heroine Is The Killer 💀 Serial Killer Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Mindf*ck Series

A woman avenging her family's killers falls in love with the FBI agent hunting her.

by S.T. Abby 2016 683 pages

4.61

100k+ ratings

🎯 Vigilante Justice 💔 Rape Revenge 🔪 Heroine Is The Killer 💀 Serial Killer Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity

Never Lie

by Freida McFadden • 2022

A blizzard traps newlyweds in a missing psychiatrist's house, where therapy tapes reveal her killer.

4.08

1.5M+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Thriller ❄️ Snowed In 🏚️ House Of Secrets 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

Never Lie

A blizzard traps newlyweds in a missing psychiatrist's house, where therapy tapes reveal her killer.

by Freida McFadden 2022 286 pages

4.08

1.5M+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Thriller ❄️ Snowed In 🏚️ House Of Secrets 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

The Housemaid's Secret

by Freida McFadden • 2023

A housemaid helps an abused wife escape, only to be framed for the husband's murder.

4.16

1.8M+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧹 Maid Thriller ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🦹‍♀️ Mastermind Villain 🎭 Fake Identity

The Housemaid's Secret

A housemaid helps an abused wife escape, only to be framed for the husband's murder.

by Freida McFadden 2023 311 pages

4.16

1.8M+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧹 Maid Thriller ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🦹‍♀️ Mastermind Villain 🎭 Fake Identity

The Boyfriend

by Freida McFadden • 2024

She meets the perfect man the same week a dating-app killer claims her best friend.

4.03

1M+

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 📱 Online Dating Danger ⏳ Dual Timelines 🖤 Obsessive Love 🕳️ Dark Past

The Boyfriend

She meets the perfect man the same week a dating-app killer claims her best friend.

by Freida McFadden 2024 368 pages

4.03

1M+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 📱 Online Dating Danger ⏳ Dual Timelines 🖤 Obsessive Love 🕳️ Dark Past

Harvest Season

by Brynne Weaver

He tracked her down to kill her. Then he started helping her bury the bodies.

4.13

34k+

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 😈 Darkly Comedic

Immersive

Harvest Season

He tracked her down to kill her. Then he started helping her bury the bodies.

by Brynne Weaver 2026 368 pages

4.13

34k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 😈 Darkly Comedic

Sleeping Beauty

by Phillip Margolin

A true-crime book about her murdered family holds a secret only the real killer could know.

3.93

4k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Framed For Murder 👀 Killer In Plain Sight 📖 Book Within A Book

Immersive

Sleeping Beauty

A true-crime book about her murdered family holds a secret only the real killer could know.

by Phillip Margolin 2004 8 pages

3.93

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Framed For Murder 👀 Killer In Plain Sight 📖 Book Within A Book

One Nation Under Blackmail

by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022

Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.

4.42

500+

🏛️ Political Corruption 🕵️ Intelligence History 🔫 Organized Crime 📹 Surveillance State 🕶️ Modern Espionage

One Nation Under Blackmail

Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.

by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022 432 pages

4.42

500+ ratings

🏛️ Political Corruption 🕵️ Intelligence History 🔫 Organized Crime 📹 Surveillance State 🕶️ Modern Espionage

The Woman in Cabin 10

by Ruth Ware • 2016

On a luxury cruise, a journalist reports a body thrown overboard, but no passenger is missing.

3.72

700k+

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🪞 Gaslighting

The Woman in Cabin 10

On a luxury cruise, a journalist reports a body thrown overboard, but no passenger is missing.

by Ruth Ware 2016 341 pages

3.72

700k+ ratings

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🪞 Gaslighting

Telling Lies

by Paul Ekman • 1985

Liars control their words and faces. The voice and body leak what they cannot hide.

3.85

3k+

🕵️ Lie Detection 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 😨 Emotion Science 👀 People Reading

Telling Lies

Liars control their words and faces. The voice and body leak what they cannot hide.

by Paul Ekman 1985 390 pages

3.85

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Lie Detection 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 😨 Emotion Science 👀 People Reading

You Killed Me First

by John Marrs • 2025

On a quiet cul-de-sac, three women's secrets collide, and someone is about to start a fire.

3.95

100k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🏘️ Neighborhood Thriller 💰 Blackmail Scheme 👁️ Multiple Perspectives ⭐ Fallen Celebrity

You Killed Me First

On a quiet cul-de-sac, three women's secrets collide, and someone is about to start a fire.

by John Marrs 2025 385 pages

3.95

100k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🏘️ Neighborhood Thriller 💰 Blackmail Scheme 👁️ Multiple Perspectives ⭐ Fallen Celebrity

Some Choose Darkness

by Charlie Donlea

Her father's death reveals his secret client: a serial killer about to walk free.

4.23

40k+

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 📁 Cold Case Mystery ⏳ Dual Timeline 🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🔒 Family Secrets

Immersive

Some Choose Darkness

Her father's death reveals his secret client: a serial killer about to walk free.

by Charlie Donlea 2019 304 pages

4.23

40k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 📁 Cold Case Mystery ⏳ Dual Timeline 🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🔒 Family Secrets

Malice

by Keigo Higashino

A friend kills a novelist and casts himself as the victim. A detective dismantles the lie.

4.06

36k+

📋 Police Procedural 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Toxic Friendship 🏫 Childhood Bullying 🔥 Slow Burn Mystery

Immersive

Malice

A friend kills a novelist and casts himself as the victim. A detective dismantles the lie.

by Keigo Higashino 1996 288 pages

4.06

36k+ ratings

📋 Police Procedural 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Toxic Friendship 🏫 Childhood Bullying 🔥 Slow Burn Mystery

The Inmate

by Freida McFadden • 2022

Her first love is in prison for murder. She just took a job as his nurse.

4.00

1M+

🎭 Psychological Thriller 🔒 Prison Setting 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Small Town Secrets ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

The Inmate

Her first love is in prison for murder. She just took a job as his nurse.

by Freida McFadden 2022 388 pages

4.00

1M+ ratings

🎭 Psychological Thriller 🔒 Prison Setting 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Small Town Secrets ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

The Web Application Hacker's Handbook

by Dafydd Stuttard • 2007

Map every hidden corner of a web app, then automate the attacks that crack it open.

4.23

1k+

🌐 Web Security 🛡️ Application Security 🎯 Penetration Testing ⚔️ Offensive Security 🔍 Vulnerability Assessment

The Web Application Hacker's Handbook

Map every hidden corner of a web app, then automate the attacks that crack it open.

by Dafydd Stuttard 2007 722 pages

4.23

1k+ ratings

🌐 Web Security 🛡️ Application Security 🎯 Penetration Testing ⚔️ Offensive Security 🔍 Vulnerability Assessment

Confessions

by Kanae Minato • 2008

A middle school teacher uses her final homeroom to announce she poisoned her daughter's two killers.

3.93

87k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller 🏮 Japanese Noir 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😈 Sociopathic Child

Confessions

A middle school teacher uses her final homeroom to announce she poisoned her daughter's two killers.

by Kanae Minato 2008 240 pages

3.93

87k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller 🏮 Japanese Noir 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😈 Sociopathic Child

As Good As Dead

by Holly Jackson • 2021

A traumatized teen sleuth is stalked by a serial killer, and the next victim on his list is her.

4.19

500k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🔪 Serial Killer 🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Framing An Enemy 🩸 Murder Cover-Up

As Good As Dead

A traumatized teen sleuth is stalked by a serial killer, and the next victim on his list is her.

by Holly Jackson 2021 459 pages

4.19

500k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🔪 Serial Killer 🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Framing An Enemy 🩸 Murder Cover-Up

The Divorce

by Freida McFadden

Her husband empties the accounts and buys every lawyer. The other woman isn't after the money.

3.89

200k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🕯️ Gaslighting 👶 Stolen Child

Immersive

The Divorce

Her husband empties the accounts and buys every lawyer. The other woman isn't after the money.

by Freida McFadden 2026 368 pages

3.89

200k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🕯️ Gaslighting 👶 Stolen Child

Three Bags Full

by Leonie Swann

A shepherd murdered. A flock of sheep. And a village full of secrets only they can uncover.

3.55

27k+

🐑 Animal Detectives 🐏 Animal Narrators 🏘️ Village Mystery 📖 Literary Mystery ✨ Whimsical Mystery

Immersive

Three Bags Full

A shepherd murdered. A flock of sheep. And a village full of secrets only they can uncover.

by Leonie Swann 2005 384 pages

3.55

27k+ ratings

🐑 Animal Detectives 🐏 Animal Narrators 🏘️ Village Mystery 📖 Literary Mystery ✨ Whimsical Mystery

Tsotsi

by Athol Fugard • 1979

A Johannesburg gang leader remembers nothing of his past until a shoebox baby wakes his conscience.

3.59

2k+

🇿🇦 South African Literature ⛓️ Apartheid Fiction 👶 Reluctant Caregiver 🌅 Redemption Arc 🧠 Repressed Memories

Tsotsi

A Johannesburg gang leader remembers nothing of his past until a shoebox baby wakes his conscience.

by Athol Fugard 1979 232 pages

3.59

2k+ ratings

🇿🇦 South African Literature ⛓️ Apartheid Fiction 👶 Reluctant Caregiver 🌅 Redemption Arc 🧠 Repressed Memories

The Day of the Jackal

by Frederick Forsyth • 1971

A hired killer stalks President de Gaulle. One detective must unmask him before Liberation Day.

4.27

100k+

🎯 Political Assassination 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🔍 Relentless Detective 🔫 Master Assassin

The Day of the Jackal

A hired killer stalks President de Gaulle. One detective must unmask him before Liberation Day.

by Frederick Forsyth 1971 358 pages

4.27

100k+ ratings

🎯 Political Assassination 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🔍 Relentless Detective 🔫 Master Assassin

The Scarlet Papers

by Matthew Richardson

A stalled professor receives a spy's dying confession: she was the Cold War's ultimate traitor.

4.28

5k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔀 Triple Agent 🎭 Deep Cover 👵 Hidden Family Legacy 📜 Historical Cover-Up

Immersive

The Scarlet Papers

A stalled professor receives a spy's dying confession: she was the Cold War's ultimate traitor.

by Matthew Richardson 2023 567 pages

4.28

5k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔀 Triple Agent 🎭 Deep Cover 👵 Hidden Family Legacy 📜 Historical Cover-Up

The Ending Writes Itself

by Evelyn Clarke

Seven writers compete to finish a dead author's novel. The prize is millions; the cost is murder.

3.46

34k+

🏚️ Locked Room Mystery ✒️ Writers As Suspects 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Island 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 📚 Publishing Satire

Immersive

The Ending Writes Itself

Seven writers compete to finish a dead author's novel. The prize is millions; the cost is murder.

by Evelyn Clarke 2026 343 pages

3.46

34k+ ratings

🏚️ Locked Room Mystery ✒️ Writers As Suspects 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Island 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 📚 Publishing Satire

Good Intentions

by Marisa Walz

After her twin dies, a woman stalks a grieving stranger. She tells herself it is kindness.

3.65

3k+

🎭 Psychological Thriller 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 👁️ Stalker Protagonist 😰 Creeping Dread 🏘️ Suburban Setting

Immersive

Good Intentions

After her twin dies, a woman stalks a grieving stranger. She tells herself it is kindness.

by Marisa Walz 2026 336 pages

3.65

3k+ ratings

🎭 Psychological Thriller 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 👁️ Stalker Protagonist 😰 Creeping Dread 🏘️ Suburban Setting

Wicked Altar

by Jane Henry

Her sister's life depends on marrying the childhood bully who now leads a criminal empire.

3.95

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔫 Dark Mafia Romance ☘️ Irish Mafia 🧩 Neurodivergent Heroine

Immersive

Wicked Altar

Her sister's life depends on marrying the childhood bully who now leads a criminal empire.

by Jane Henry 2026 486 pages

3.95

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔫 Dark Mafia Romance ☘️ Irish Mafia 🧩 Neurodivergent Heroine

Midnight Poison

by Penny Dee

Pregnant with his heir and accused of betrayal, she flees the mob boss who owns her.

4.02

5k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🇷🇺 Russian Mafia 👶 Pregnancy Trope ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance

Immersive

Midnight Poison

Pregnant with his heir and accused of betrayal, she flees the mob boss who owns her.

by Penny Dee 2024 306 pages

4.02

5k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🇷🇺 Russian Mafia 👶 Pregnancy Trope ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance

The Wicked

by Rebecca Johnpee

The mafia boss she robbed owns her life, and their game has no safe moves.

3.60

3k+

🤝 Found Family Crew ⚫ Morally Grey Hero 💔 Traumatized Heroine ⚔️ Brothers At War 💰 Criminal Heist

Immersive

The Wicked

The mafia boss she robbed owns her life, and their game has no safe moves.

by Rebecca Johnpee 2025 512 pages

3.60

3k+ ratings

🤝 Found Family Crew ⚫ Morally Grey Hero 💔 Traumatized Heroine ⚔️ Brothers At War 💰 Criminal Heist

What Have They Done to Liza McLean?

by Amy Doak

Meg's sister returned as a stranger. The school erases students. Asking why gets people killed.

3.68

462

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🧠 Mind Control Conspiracy 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🌑 Dark Boarding School 🤝 Enemies To Allies

What Have They Done to Liza McLean? Summary

Immersive

What Have They Done to Liza McLean?

Meg's sister returned as a stranger. The school erases students. Asking why gets people killed.

by Amy Doak 2025 280 pages

3.68

462 ratings

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🧠 Mind Control Conspiracy 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🌑 Dark Boarding School 🤝 Enemies To Allies

The Influencer

by Adriane Leigh

An influencer fakes her husband's death. Donations pour in, so she decides to make it real.

3.52

13k+

🖥️ Social Media Thriller 🏠 Domestic Noir 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Revenge Thriller 🔥 Female Rage

Immersive

The Influencer

An influencer fakes her husband's death. Donations pour in, so she decides to make it real.

by Adriane Leigh 2024 280 pages

3.52

13k+ ratings

🖥️ Social Media Thriller 🏠 Domestic Noir 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Revenge Thriller 🔥 Female Rage

Gaslit

by R.R. Haywood

A disgraced detective tending a gothic manor discovers two missing maids and a house that watches.

4.04

1k+

🏚️ Gothic Thriller 🕵️ Undercover Detective 💋 Femme Fatale 🏘️ Village Conspiracy 🏰 Architectural Horror

Immersive

Gaslit

A disgraced detective tending a gothic manor discovers two missing maids and a house that watches.

by R.R. Haywood 2024 294 pages

4.04

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Thriller 🕵️ Undercover Detective 💋 Femme Fatale 🏘️ Village Conspiracy 🏰 Architectural Horror

Molka

by Monika Kim

After her boyfriend's hidden cameras expose her, the police look away. She won't.

3.69

19k+

🖤 Feminist Horror 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🔥 Female Rage 🔪 Revenge Fantasy 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal

Immersive

Molka

After her boyfriend's hidden cameras expose her, the police look away. She won't.

by Monika Kim 2026 292 pages

3.69

19k+ ratings

🖤 Feminist Horror 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🔥 Female Rage 🔪 Revenge Fantasy 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal

Cutthroat

by Octavia Grant

She caught her husband with her sister. Her mother handed her a blueprint for total destruction.

4.18

13k+

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🏚️ Domestic Noir 💔 Infidelity Revenge 🩸 Generational Trauma 🔥 Female Rage

Immersive

Cutthroat

She caught her husband with her sister. Her mother handed her a blueprint for total destruction.

by Octavia Grant 2025 178 pages

4.18

13k+ ratings

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🏚️ Domestic Noir 💔 Infidelity Revenge 🩸 Generational Trauma 🔥 Female Rage

Zola

by D.E. McCluskey

Her husband sold their son to the men at the bar. She has a bread knife.

3.32

3k+

🩸 Extreme Horror 🍖 Cannibalism 🦴 Body Horror 🏚️ Domestic Horror 🔗 Cycle Of Abuse

Immersive

Zola

Her husband sold their son to the men at the bar. She has a bread knife.

by D.E. McCluskey 2021 143 pages

3.32

3k+ ratings

🩸 Extreme Horror 🍖 Cannibalism 🦴 Body Horror 🏚️ Domestic Horror 🔗 Cycle Of Abuse

A Deadly Episode

by Anthony Horowitz

A novelist and his detective investigate a murder on the set of their film adaptation.

4.00

13k+

📖 Meta Mystery 🕰️ Cold Case 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Revenge Motive ✍️ False Confession

Immersive

A Deadly Episode

A novelist and his detective investigate a murder on the set of their film adaptation.

by Anthony Horowitz 2026 373 pages

4.00

13k+ ratings

📖 Meta Mystery 🕰️ Cold Case 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Revenge Motive ✍️ False Confession

Abandon

by Blake Crouch

Armed hijackers seize a ghost town expedition, hunting cursed gold that erased a town.

3.62

32k+

🏚️ Ghost Town Horror 🕰️ Dual Timeline 💰 Cursed Treasure 👨‍👧 Estranged Father ❄️ Snowbound Survival

Immersive

Abandon

Armed hijackers seize a ghost town expedition, hunting cursed gold that erased a town.

by Blake Crouch 2009 521 pages

3.62

32k+ ratings

🏚️ Ghost Town Horror 🕰️ Dual Timeline 💰 Cursed Treasure 👨‍👧 Estranged Father ❄️ Snowbound Survival

Ironwood

by Michael Connelly

Exiled to Catalina, a deputy finds a missing hiker's backpack. The keys inside unlock five graves.

4.40

23k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer 🛡️ Police Corruption 🕵️ Lone Detective 🌴 California Noir

Immersive

Ironwood

Exiled to Catalina, a deputy finds a missing hiker's backpack. The keys inside unlock five graves.

by Michael Connelly 2026 327 pages

4.40

23k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer 🛡️ Police Corruption 🕵️ Lone Detective 🌴 California Noir

A Pair of Aces

by Marie Benedict

A notorious madam and a Black prosecutor secretly team up to take down Lucky Luciano.

4.02

14k+

🏛️ Legal Drama 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🗽 1930s New York 🔫 Organized Crime 💪 Women Breaking Barriers

Immersive

A Pair of Aces

A notorious madam and a Black prosecutor secretly team up to take down Lucky Luciano.

by Marie Benedict 2026 390 pages

4.02

14k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Drama 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🗽 1930s New York 🔫 Organized Crime 💪 Women Breaking Barriers

It Could Have Been Her

by Lisa Jewell

A stray dog returns her to the cottage she escaped. The family still buries women underground.

3.77

27k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🔒 Family Secrets ⛓️ Hidden Captive

Immersive

It Could Have Been Her

A stray dog returns her to the cottage she escaped. The family still buries women underground.

by Lisa Jewell 2026 373 pages

3.77

27k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🔒 Family Secrets ⛓️ Hidden Captive

Helpless

by Jessica Knoll

After a funeral drink with her ex, a screenwriter wakes up captive in his soundproofed cabin.

3.21

6k+

👄 Erotic Thriller 🪞 Metafictional Thriller 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔒 Captivity Narrative 🖤 Psychosexual Suspense

Immersive

Helpless

After a funeral drink with her ex, a screenwriter wakes up captive in his soundproofed cabin.

by Jessica Knoll 2026 320 pages

3.21

6k+ ratings

👄 Erotic Thriller 🪞 Metafictional Thriller 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔒 Captivity Narrative 🖤 Psychosexual Suspense

Pretty Dead Things

by Kelsey Cox

A snowbound Texas pageant, a killer inside, and a skull that reopens a cold case.

3.90

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Pretty Dead Things

A snowbound Texas pageant, a killer inside, and a skull that reopens a cold case.

by Kelsey Cox 2026 336 pages

3.90

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Murder 🔍 Cold Case Reopened 👑 Pageant Suspense 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 📝 False Confession

Take Me Apart

by Brea Alepoú

A cop hunts a mafia family for approval; the youngest brother decides the cop is his.

3.93

23k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 👮 Cop And Criminal 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏠 Found Family

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Take Me Apart

A cop hunts a mafia family for approval; the youngest brother decides the cop is his.

by Brea Alepoú 2022 352 pages

3.93

23k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 👮 Cop And Criminal 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏠 Found Family

Pulp

by Charles Bukowski

A broke PI's client is Death: find a dead French writer walking around Hollywood.

3.67

45k+

🔍 Noir Parody 🥃 Down-And-Out Detective 💀 Death Personified 🖤 Dark Comedy 🌴 Seedy Los Angeles

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Pulp

A broke PI's client is Death: find a dead French writer walking around Hollywood.

by Charles Bukowski 1994 208 pages

3.67

45k+ ratings

🔍 Noir Parody 🥃 Down-And-Out Detective 💀 Death Personified 🖤 Dark Comedy 🌴 Seedy Los Angeles

A Game of Lies

by Clare Mackintosh

A reality show feeds off its contestants' darkest secrets. Then the producer turns up murdered.

3.79

22k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🎬 Reality Tv Thriller 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏔️ Remote Mountain Setting

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A Game of Lies

A reality show feeds off its contestants' darkest secrets. Then the producer turns up murdered.

by Clare Mackintosh 2023 368 pages

3.79

22k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🎬 Reality Tv Thriller 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏔️ Remote Mountain Setting

The Girl in Room 105

by Chetan Bhagat • 2018

A tutor discovers his ex-girlfriend murdered in her hostel room and is named the prime suspect.

3.57

25k+

🎓 Campus Murder 🕌 Interfaith Romance 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🕷️ Toxic Obsession 👥 Loyal Sidekick

The Girl in Room 105

A tutor discovers his ex-girlfriend murdered in her hostel room and is named the prime suspect.

by Chetan Bhagat 2018 304 pages

3.57

25k+ ratings

🎓 Campus Murder 🕌 Interfaith Romance 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🕷️ Toxic Obsession 👥 Loyal Sidekick

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