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 Devil at His Elbow Summary

The Devil at His Elbow

Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty

by Valerie Bauerlein 2024 480 pages

Watching You Summary

by Lisa Jewell 2018 320 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Dark Horse Summary

by Craig Johnson 2009 318 pages

by David Baldacci 2022 593 pages

A Mother's Reckoning Summary

A Mother's Reckoning

Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy

by Sue Klebold 2016 336 pages

We Are Bellingcat Summary

We Are Bellingcat

Global Crime, Online Sleuths, and the Bold Future of News

by Eliot Higgins 2021 272 pages

Violets Are Blue Summary

Violets Are Blue

by James Patterson 2001 391 pages

A Wanted Man Summary

by Lee Child 2012 15 pages

Future Crimes Summary

by Marc Goodman 2015 393 pages

We All Fall Down Summary

We All Fall Down

by Robert Cormier 1991 208 pages

The Mercy Chair Summary

The Mercy Chair

by M.W. Craven 2024 485 pages

The Art of the Con Summary

The Art of the Con

How to Think Like a Real Hustler and Avoid Being Scammed

by R. Paul Wilson 2014 368 pages

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1914 709 pages

The Secret of Secrets Summary

The Secret of Secrets

by Dan Brown 2025 677 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Ministry of Fear Summary

The Ministry of Fear

by Graham Greene 1943 224 pages

Girl, Missing Summary

by Dreda Say Mitchell 2024 358 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Psychopath Whisperer Summary

The Psychopath Whisperer

The Science of Those Without Conscience

by Kent A. Kiehl 2014 304 pages

Criminology Summary

A Very Short Introduction

by Tim Newburn 2018 160 pages

The Hard Way Summary

by Lee Child 2006 384 pages

All Good People Here Summary

All Good People Here

by Ashley Flowers 2022 312 pages

Mystery Thriller

Split Second Summary

by David Baldacci 1979 512 pages

Open Season Summary

by Jonathan Kellerman 2025 288 pages

Rogue Lawyer Summary

by John Grisham 2015 344 pages

The Parrot's Perch Summary

The Parrot's Perch

by Karen Keilt 2019 288 pages

The Mysterious Affair at Styles Summary

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie 1920 121 pages

Agatha Christie

Brutal Savage Summary

by Lilian Harris 2024 443 pages

A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland

by Amanda Berry 2015 321 pages

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse Summary

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse

Insider Business Tips from a Former Mob Boss

by Michael Franzese 2009 155 pages

Three Blind Mice and Other Stories Summary

Three Blind Mice and Other Stories

by Agatha Christie 1950 288 pages

Elizabeth Is Missing Summary

Elizabeth Is Missing

by Emma Healey 2014 320 pages

The Cold Cold Ground Summary

The Cold Cold Ground

by Adrian McKinty 2012 11 pages

The Boys from Biloxi Summary

The Boys from Biloxi

by John Grisham 2022 464 pages

Historical Fiction

Cross Justice Summary

by James Patterson 2015 528 pages

The Girl in the Spider's Web Summary

The Girl in the Spider's Web

by David Lagercrantz 2015 400 pages

Faithful Place Summary

by Tana French 2010 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

Rules of Prey Summary

by John Sandford 1989 479 pages

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 2015 536 pages

The Secret Summary

by Lee Child 2023 400 pages

Bloodline Summary

by Sidney Sheldon 1977 409 pages

Hercule Poirot's Christmas Summary

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

by Agatha Christie 1938 335 pages

Agatha Christie

The Waiting Summary

by Michael Connelly 2024

A Darkness More Than Night Summary

A Darkness More Than Night

by Michael Connelly 2000 470 pages

When the Bough Breaks Summary

When the Bough Breaks

by Jonathan Kellerman 1985 448 pages

There Is No Ethan Summary

There Is No Ethan

How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

by Anna Akbari 2024 304 pages

I Have Some Questions for You Summary

I Have Some Questions for You

by Rebecca Makkai 2023 438 pages

Mystery Thriller

Step on a Crack Summary

Step on a Crack

by James Patterson 2007 383 pages

American Drug Addict Summary

American Drug Addict

by Brett Douglas 2018 422 pages

A Calamity of Souls Summary

A Calamity of Souls

by David Baldacci 2024 480 pages

Historical Fiction

Better Off Dead Summary

Better Off Dead

by Lee Child 2021 336 pages

El Narco Summary

Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency

by Ioan Grillo 2011 336 pages

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