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The Chamber
by John Grisham • 1994
A young lawyer races to save his grandfather, a Klansman facing execution in four weeks.
3.86
147k+
The Chamber Summary
The Chamber 89%
A young lawyer races to save his grandfather, a Klansman facing execution in four weeks.
by John Grisham 1994
3.86
147k+ ratings
The Innocent Man
by John Grisham • 2006
Ada, Oklahoma. Two men condemned for murder. Twelve years later, DNA pointed to the real killer.
3.87
85k+
The Innocent Man Summary
The Innocent Man 88%
Ada, Oklahoma. Two men condemned for murder. Twelve years later, DNA pointed to the real killer.
by John Grisham 2006
3.87
85k+ ratings
The Sun Does Shine
by Anthony Ray Hinton • 2018
Arrested on a misidentification, sentenced to die, then he told the prosecutor he loved him.
4.65
83k+
The Sun Does Shine Summary
The Sun Does Shine 88%
Arrested on a misidentification, sentenced to die, then he told the prosecutor he loved him.
by Anthony Ray Hinton 2018
4.65
83k+ ratings
Last Chance Live!
by Helena Haywoode Henry • 2025
Eighteen and on death row, she joins a reality show where America votes on who dies.
3.77
548
Last Chance Live! Summary
Last Chance Live! 88%
Eighteen and on death row, she joins a reality show where America votes on who dies.
by Helena Haywoode Henry 2025
3.77
548 ratings
Purple Cane Road
by James Lee Burke • 2001
A Louisiana detective chases the cops who killed his mother through death row and the bayou.
4.18
9k+
Purple Cane Road Summary
Purple Cane Road 88%
A Louisiana detective chases the cops who killed his mother through death row and the bayou.
by James Lee Burke 2001
4.18
9k+ ratings
Four Blind Mice
by James Patterson • 2002
Alex Cross races to save a framed war hero from execution for three murders painted blue.
4.06
59k+
Four Blind Mice Summary
Four Blind Mice 88%
Alex Cross races to save a framed war hero from execution for three murders painted blue.
by James Patterson 2002
4.06
59k+ ratings
Manifest Injustice
by Barry Siegel • 2013
The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.
4.10
178
Manifest Injustice Summary
Manifest Injustice 88%
The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.
by Barry Siegel 2013
4.10
178 ratings
Hide and Seek
by M.J. Arlidge • 2016
Wrongfully imprisoned, a detective races to unmask the serial killer stalking her fellow inmates.
4.27
16k+
Hide and Seek Summary
Hide and Seek 88%
Wrongfully imprisoned, a detective races to unmask the serial killer stalking her fellow inmates.
by M.J. Arlidge 2016
4.27
16k+ ratings
Pure Murder
by Corey Mitchell • 2008
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
3.97
1k+
Pure Murder Summary
Pure Murder 88%
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
by Corey Mitchell 2008
3.97
1k+ ratings
Death Row
by Freida McFadden • 2025
On death row for her husband's murder, a woman glimpses him alive in the visiting room.
3.53
236k+
Death Row Summary
Death Row 88%
On death row for her husband's murder, a woman glimpses him alive in the visiting room.
by Freida McFadden 2025
3.53
236k+ ratings
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+
The Jailhouse Lawyer Summary
The Jailhouse Lawyer 87%
He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.
by Calvin Duncan 2025
4.49
1k+ ratings
The Book of Murder
by Matt Murphy • 2024
The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.
4.43
3k+
The Book of Murder Summary
The Book of Murder 87%
The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.
by Matt Murphy 2024
4.43
3k+ ratings
The Confession
by John Grisham • 2010
An innocent athlete faces execution in Texas while a dying man confesses to the crime.
3.93
80k+
The Confession Summary
The Confession 87%
An innocent athlete faces execution in Texas while a dying man confesses to the crime.
by John Grisham 2010
3.93
80k+ ratings
Manifesting Justice
by Valena E. Beety • 2022
Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.
4.33
126
Manifesting Justice Summary
Manifesting Justice 87%
Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.
by Valena E. Beety 2022
4.33
126 ratings
Hauptmann's Ladder
by Richard T. Cahill Jr. • 2014
The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.
4.17
125
Hauptmann's Ladder Summary
Hauptmann's Ladder 87%
The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.
by Richard T. Cahill Jr. 2014
4.17
125 ratings
Notes on an Execution
by Danya Kukafka • 2022
Hours before a killer's execution, three women confront the wreckage he left in his wake.
4.03
151k+
Notes on an Execution Summary
Notes on an Execution 87%
Hours before a killer's execution, three women confront the wreckage he left in his wake.
by Danya Kukafka 2022
4.03
151k+ ratings
Insane
by Alisa Roth • 2018
Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.
4.07
1k+
Insane Summary
Insane 87%
Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.
by Alisa Roth 2018
4.07
1k+ ratings
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson • 2014
Alabama framed a black man for murder: one Harvard lawyer came south to fight it.
4.62
265k+
Just Mercy Summary
Just Mercy 87%
Alabama framed a black man for murder: one Harvard lawyer came south to fight it.
by Bryan Stevenson 2014
4.62
265k+ ratings
The Sing Sing Files
by Dan Slepian • 2024
The system keeps innocent people in. A journalist's twenty years inside Sing Sing reveal how.
4.46
3k+
The Sing Sing Files Summary
The Sing Sing Files 87%
The system keeps innocent people in. A journalist's twenty years inside Sing Sing reveal how.
by Dan Slepian 2024
4.46
3k+ ratings
The Grim Sleeper
by Christine Pelisek • 2016
He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.
3.92
1k+
The Grim Sleeper Summary
The Grim Sleeper 87%
He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.
by Christine Pelisek 2016
3.92
1k+ ratings
The Other Side of Prospect
by Nicholas Dawidoff • 2022
A murder in New Haven, a false confession, and the forces that made both inevitable.
4.43
462
The Other Side of Prospect Summary
The Other Side of Prospect 87%
A murder in New Haven, a false confession, and the forces that made both inevitable.
by Nicholas Dawidoff 2022
4.43
462 ratings
The Devil's Advocate
by Steve Cavanagh • 2021
A con-man lawyer takes on a corrupt DA to save an innocent man from death row.
4.33
23k+
The Devil's Advocate Summary
The Devil's Advocate 87%
A con-man lawyer takes on a corrupt DA to save an innocent man from death row.
by Steve Cavanagh 2021
4.33
23k+ ratings
Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Forensic Detective
by Robert Mann • 2006
A forensic anthropologist reads the stories bones tell: who died, how, and at whose hands.
3.91
851
Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Summary
Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Forensic Detective 87%
A forensic anthropologist reads the stories bones tell: who died, how, and at whose hands.
by Robert Mann 2006
3.91
851 ratings
Desert Star
by Michael Connelly • 2022
An aging detective joins a cold case unit to find a family's killer in the Mojave.
4.47
86k+
Desert Star Summary
Desert Star 87%
An aging detective joins a cold case unit to find a family's killer in the Mojave.
by Michael Connelly 2022
4.47
86k+ ratings
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
by Michelle McNamara • 2018
A masked predator terrorized California for a decade. One woman worked every night to find his name.
4.11
268k+
I'll Be Gone in the Dark Summary
I'll Be Gone in the Dark 87%
A masked predator terrorized California for a decade. One woman worked every night to find his name.
by Michelle McNamara 2018
4.11
268k+ ratings
Forensics
by Val McDermid • 2014
How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.
4.09
13k+
Forensics Summary
Forensics 87%
How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.
by Val McDermid 2014
4.09
13k+ ratings
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker • 1999
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
4.14
2k+
Education of a Felon Summary
Education of a Felon 87%
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
by Edward Bunker 1999
4.14
2k+ ratings
The Green Mile
by Stephen King • 1996
A death row guard discovers his inmate heals the sick, forcing him to question the execution.
4.49
367k+
The Green Mile Summary
The Green Mile 87%
A death row guard discovers his inmate heals the sick, forcing him to question the execution.
by Stephen King 1996
4.49
367k+ ratings
Chasing Evil
by John Edward • 2025
Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.
4.44
6k+
Chasing Evil Summary
Chasing Evil 87%
Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.
by John Edward 2025
4.44
6k+ ratings
A Need to Kill
by Mark Pettit • 1990
A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.
3.88
339
A Need to Kill Summary
A Need to Kill 87%
A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.
by Mark Pettit 1990
3.88
339 ratings
London Falling
by Patrick Radden Keefe • 2026
A young impostor dies in the Thames. Police close the case. His parents don't.
4.37
36k+
London Falling Summary
London Falling 87%
A young impostor dies in the Thames. Police close the case. His parents don't.
by Patrick Radden Keefe 2026
4.37
36k+ ratings
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote • 1966
A Kansas family never locked its doors. Two drifters turned that trust into four graves.
4.09
736k+
In Cold Blood Summary
In Cold Blood 87%
A Kansas family never locked its doors. Two drifters turned that trust into four graves.
by Truman Capote 1966
4.09
736k+ ratings
The Idaho Four
by James Patterson • 2025
Four students stabbed to death in a college town where no one locked their doors.
4.15
30k+
The Idaho Four Summary
The Idaho Four 87%
Four students stabbed to death in a college town where no one locked their doors.
by James Patterson 2025
4.15
30k+ ratings
The Exchange
by John Grisham • 2023
A colleague's Libya kidnapping pulls a lawyer and his wife into a deadly hostage exchange.
3.68
104k+
The Exchange Summary
The Exchange 86%
A colleague's Libya kidnapping pulls a lawyer and his wife into a deadly hostage exchange.
by John Grisham 2023
3.68
104k+ ratings
How to Solve a Crime
by Professor Angela Gallop • 2022
DNA gets headlines, but fiber and pollen close cases: a life in forensic science.
3.59
277
How to Solve a Crime Summary
How to Solve a Crime 86%
DNA gets headlines, but fiber and pollen close cases: a life in forensic science.
by Professor Angela Gallop 2022
3.59
277 ratings
My Sister's Grave
by Robert Dugoni • 2014
Twenty years after her sister vanished, a detective returns home to find the remains and a cover-up.
4.10
169k+
My Sister's Grave Summary
My Sister's Grave 86%
Twenty years after her sister vanished, a detective returns home to find the remains and a cover-up.
by Robert Dugoni 2014
4.10
169k+ ratings
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer
by Michael Mansfield • 2009
A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.
4.01
157
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer Summary
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer 86%
A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.
by Michael Mansfield 2009
4.01
157 ratings
So Silent
by Blake Pierce • 2024
An FBI agent hunts a killer who uses inaudible sound to murder women with exceptional hearing.
4.33
163
So Silent Summary
So Silent 86%
An FBI agent hunts a killer who uses inaudible sound to murder women with exceptional hearing.
by Blake Pierce 2024
4.33
163 ratings
Profit and Punishment
by Tony Messenger • 2021
When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.
4.26
658
Profit and Punishment Summary
Profit and Punishment 86%
When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.
by Tony Messenger 2021
4.26
658 ratings
No Plan B
by Lee Child • 2022
A staged suicide in Colorado drags Jack Reacher into a private prison's dark conspiracy.
3.97
65k+
No Plan B Summary
No Plan B 86%
A staged suicide in Colorado drags Jack Reacher into a private prison's dark conspiracy.
by Lee Child 2022
3.97
65k+ ratings
Framed
by John Grisham • 2024
The innocent confess. Eyewitnesses err. Science is fudged. The system buries its mistakes.
4.10
28k+
Framed Summary
Framed 86%
The innocent confess. Eyewitnesses err. Science is fudged. The system buries its mistakes.
by John Grisham 2024
4.10
28k+ ratings
The Profiler
by Pat Brown • 2010
Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.
3.08
2k+
The Profiler Summary
The Profiler 86%
Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.
by Pat Brown 2010
3.08
2k+ ratings
Killing the Dream
by Gerald Posner • 1998
No government plot, no mob hit. A racist drifter's meticulous path to a Memphis balcony.
4.09
220
Killing the Dream Summary
Killing the Dream 86%
No government plot, no mob hit. A racist drifter's meticulous path to a Memphis balcony.
by Gerald Posner 1998
4.09
220 ratings
College Girl, Missing
by Shawn Cohen • 2024
She vanished after a night of partying, barefoot on the security footage. The witnesses went silent.
3.54
18k+
College Girl, Missing Summary
College Girl, Missing 86%
She vanished after a night of partying, barefoot on the security footage. The witnesses went silent.
by Shawn Cohen 2024
3.54
18k+ ratings
Forensics
by D.P. Lyle • 2008
How bodies decompose, how DNA really works, and the forensic mistakes crime writers keep making.
4.34
375
Forensics Summary
Forensics 86%
How bodies decompose, how DNA really works, and the forensic mistakes crime writers keep making.
by D.P. Lyle 2008
4.34
375 ratings
Triptych
by Karin Slaughter • 2006
A murdered prostitute missing her tongue entangles a detective, a GBI agent, and a paroled ex-con.
4.13
131k+
Triptych Summary
Triptych 86%
A murdered prostitute missing her tongue entangles a detective, a GBI agent, and a paroled ex-con.
by Karin Slaughter 2006
4.13
131k+ ratings
Ironwood
by Michael Connelly • 2026
A Catalina stakeout kills a deputy. The detective in charge chases a killer wearing a badge.
4.41
21k+
Ironwood Summary
Ironwood 86%
A Catalina stakeout kills a deputy. The detective in charge chases a killer wearing a badge.
by Michael Connelly 2026
4.41
21k+ ratings
Post-Mortem
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell • 1990
A medical examiner tracks a serial strangler as a saboteur in her office buries the case.
4.03
261k+
Post-Mortem Summary
Post-Mortem 86%
A medical examiner tracks a serial strangler as a saboteur in her office buries the case.
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell 1990
4.03
261k+ ratings
Resurrection Walk
by Michael Connelly • 2023
A mother convicted of murdering her deputy ex-husband draws Haller into a deadly sheriff's cover-up.
4.53
78k+
Resurrection Walk Summary
Resurrection Walk 86%
A mother convicted of murdering her deputy ex-husband draws Haller into a deadly sheriff's cover-up.
by Michael Connelly 2023
4.53
78k+ ratings
Blind Injustice
by Mark Godsey • 2017
How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.
4.39
345
Blind Injustice Summary
Blind Injustice 86%
How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.
by Mark Godsey 2017
4.39
345 ratings
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