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

Cross Justice Summary

by James Patterson 2015 528 pages

There Is No Ethan Summary

There Is No Ethan

How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

by Anna Akbari 2024 304 pages

Dolores Claiborne Summary

Dolores Claiborne

by Stephen King 1992 388 pages

The Snowman Summary

by Jo Nesbø 2007 383 pages

The Affair Summary

by Lee Child 2011 427 pages

Dead Simple Summary

by Peter James 2005 336 pages

I Will Find You Summary

I Will Find You

by Harlan Coben 2023 329 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Hypnotist Summary

by Lars Kepler 2009 503 pages

Worth Dying For Summary

Worth Dying For

by Lee Child 2010 400 pages

High Five Summary

by Janet Evanovich 1999 336 pages

The Boys from Biloxi Summary

The Boys from Biloxi

by John Grisham 2022 464 pages

Historical Fiction

The Accomplice Summary

by Steve Cavanagh 2022 352 pages

I Have Some Questions for You Summary

I Have Some Questions for You

by Rebecca Makkai 2023 438 pages

Mystery Thriller

Dawood's Mentor Summary

Dawood's Mentor

by S. Hussain Zaidi 2019 300 pages

The Night She Disappeared Summary

The Night She Disappeared

by Lisa Jewell 2021 416 pages

Mystery Thriller

Nothing But The Truth Summary

Nothing But The Truth

The Memoir of an Unlikely Lawyer

by The Secret Barrister 2022 320 pages

The Cold Cold Ground Summary

The Cold Cold Ground

by Adrian McKinty 2012 11 pages

Red Dragon Summary

by Thomas Harris 1981 454 pages

Stay Close Summary

by Harlan Coben 2012 387 pages

Criminology Summary

A Very Short Introduction

by Tim Newburn 2018 160 pages

The Devil's Advocate Summary

The Devil's Advocate

by Steve Cavanagh 2021 403 pages

The Girl Who Played with Fire Summary

The Girl Who Played with Fire

by Stieg Larsson 2006 503 pages

The Hard Way Summary

by Lee Child 2006 384 pages

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 Summary

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4

The Minority Report

by Philip K. Dick 1987 396 pages

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

Forensic Detective Summary

Forensic Detective

How I Cracked the World's Toughest Cases

by Robert Mann 2006 272 pages

The Art of the Con Summary

The Art of the Con

The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World

by Anthony M. Amore 2015 264 pages

Echo Road Summary

by Kendra Elliot 2024 332 pages

Step on a Crack Summary

Step on a Crack

by James Patterson 2007 383 pages

Elizabeth Is Missing Summary

Elizabeth Is Missing

by Emma Healey 2014 320 pages

A Darkness More Than Night Summary

A Darkness More Than Night

by Michael Connelly 2000 470 pages

Brutal Savage Summary

by Lilian Harris 2024 443 pages

Forensics for Dummies Summary

Forensics for Dummies

by D.P. Lyle 2004 356 pages

Kisscut Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2002 436 pages

Russian Roulette Summary

Russian Roulette

The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump

by Michael Isikoff 2018 352 pages

When the Bough Breaks Summary

When the Bough Breaks

by Jonathan Kellerman 1985 448 pages

Not for Sale Summary

The Return of the Global Slave Trade—and How We Can Fight It

by David Batstone 2007 320 pages

The Psychopath Whisperer Summary

The Psychopath Whisperer

The Science of Those Without Conscience

by Kent A. Kiehl 2014 304 pages

Hit Men Summary

Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business

by Fredric Dannen 1990 432 pages

Walk the Wire Summary

by David Baldacci 2020 432 pages

Complicity Summary

by Iain Banks 1993 313 pages

The Profiler Summary

My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths

by Pat Brown 2010 285 pages

Criminology For Dummies Summary

Criminology For Dummies

by Steven Briggs 2009 384 pages

Public Enemies Summary

America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34

by Bryan Burrough 2004 640 pages

Dexter in the Dark Summary

Dexter in the Dark

by Jeff Lindsay 2006 307 pages

We All Fall Down Summary

We All Fall Down

by Robert Cormier 1991 208 pages

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1927 1796 pages

Run for Your Life Summary

Run for Your Life

by James Patterson 2009 373 pages

Dreamland Summary

The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

by Sam Quinones 2015 384 pages

Open Season Summary

by Jonathan Kellerman 2025 288 pages

The Book of Murder Summary

The Book of Murder

A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death

by Matt Murphy 2024 320 pages

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