Crime

The crime genre includes the broad selection of books on criminals and the court system, but the most common focus is investigations and sleuthing. Mystery novels are usually placed into this category, although there is a separate division for "crime". Hard Case Crime is one example. ...more

  • Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell
    Identity Unknown (Kay Scarpetta, #28)
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    Release date: Oct 15, 2024
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    Giveaway dates: Sep 01 - Sep 29, 2024

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  • I Will Ruin You by Emilio Corsetti
    I Will Ruin You: The Twisted Truth Behind the Kit Martin Murder Trial

    Release date: Mar 26, 2024
    Put yourself inside the jury room. Did the prosecution prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt?
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  • Let Me See Them by R.A. Valletta
    Let Me See Them (The Gaslamp Quarter Trilogy, #2)
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    Release date: Apr 20, 2024
    The desecrated bodies of Carson Wedgeworth, an award-winning meteorologist, and Isabella Scaglione, his beautiful attorney girlfriend, are discovered ...more
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  • Stormbreaker by Anthony HorowitzI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterFledgling by Mark A. CooperPoint Blank by Anthony HorowitzThe Recruit by Robert Muchamore
    Spy Kids
    309 books — 706 voters
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAngels & Demons by Dan       BrownRebecca by Daphne du MaurierIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
    Best Crime & Mystery Books
    7,157 books — 16,419 voters

    The Woman in Black by Susan         HillThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThe Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. JamesThis House Is Haunted by John Boyne
    Historical Ghost Fiction
    201 books — 367 voters
    Caught Stealing by Charlie HustonThe Devil All the Time by Donald Ray PollockAll That Glitters by Michael  MurphyBeautiful, Naked & Dead by Josh StallingsWinter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
    Best Noir of the 21st Century
    232 books — 437 voters

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonJar City by Arnaldur IndriðasonMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  Rowland
    Murder Most Cold
    179 books — 749 voters


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