Empathic Detective Books | Summaries & Audio

Among the Living

by Jordan Castillo Price • 2006

A psychic detective's gift fails just as a soul-devouring killer stalks Chicago's gay men.

3.93

11k+

🕵️ Psychic Detective 📋 Paranormal Procedural 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Detective 💔 Hurt/Comfort 🤝 Found Family

Among the Living 88%

A psychic detective's gift fails just as a soul-devouring killer stalks Chicago's gay men.

by Jordan Castillo Price 2006

3.93

11k+ ratings

🕵️ Psychic Detective 📋 Paranormal Procedural 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Detective 💔 Hurt/Comfort 🤝 Found Family

Killer Insight

by Karoline Anderson • 2024

A Seattle detective uses past-life dreams to solve murders, until the serial killer targets her.

3.70

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Detective 🔄 Past Lives 🩸 Serial Killer 🧬 Forensic Evidence 🚔 Police Procedural

Killer Insight 88%

A Seattle detective uses past-life dreams to solve murders, until the serial killer targets her.

by Karoline Anderson 2024

3.70

88 ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Detective 🔄 Past Lives 🩸 Serial Killer 🧬 Forensic Evidence 🚔 Police Procedural

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+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Files 🔮 Psychic Mediumship 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir 👻 After-Death Communication

Chasing Evil 88%

Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.

by John Edward 2025

4.44

6k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Files 🔮 Psychic Mediumship 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir 👻 After-Death Communication

Troubled Blood

by Robert Galbraith • 2020

A daughter's plea draws private detectives into a cold case that echoes a serial killer's past.

4.38

149k+

🕰️ Cold Case 🕵️ Detective Duo 🔪 Serial Killer ❓ Will-They-Won't-They 🌑 Dark Atmosphere

Troubled Blood 88%

A daughter's plea draws private detectives into a cold case that echoes a serial killer's past.

by Robert Galbraith 2020

4.38

149k+ ratings

🕰️ Cold Case 🕵️ Detective Duo 🔪 Serial Killer ❓ Will-They-Won't-They 🌑 Dark Atmosphere

Ghost Story

by Jim Butcher • 2011

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

4.25

107k+

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Ghost Story 87%

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

by Jim Butcher 2011

4.25

107k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Dragon Tears

by Dean Koontz • 1993

A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.

3.78

24k+

🔮 Supernatural Thriller 👮 Police Vs Paranormal 👥 Partner Detectives 🌀 Reality Unraveling 🏠 Found Family

Dragon Tears 87%

A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.

by Dean Koontz 1993

3.78

24k+ ratings

🔮 Supernatural Thriller 👮 Police Vs Paranormal 👥 Partner Detectives 🌀 Reality Unraveling 🏠 Found Family

The Science of Evil

by Simon Baron-Cohen • 2011

Zero empathy produces both cruelty and extraordinary systems. The neuroscience behind the split.

3.77

7k+

🧠 Empathy Research 🧬 Social Neuroscience 👥 Theory Of Mind 🎭 Personality Disorders 🧩 Autism Spectrum

The Science of Evil 87%

Zero empathy produces both cruelty and extraordinary systems. The neuroscience behind the split.

by Simon Baron-Cohen 2011

3.77

7k+ ratings

🧠 Empathy Research 🧬 Social Neuroscience 👥 Theory Of Mind 🎭 Personality Disorders 🧩 Autism Spectrum

Missing in the Falls

by Elle Gray • 2023

Bones in a creek reopen a fifteen-year-old case the town buried with its secrets.

4.56

8k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🌲 Rural Noir 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔍 Police Procedural

Missing in the Falls 87%

Bones in a creek reopen a fifteen-year-old case the town buried with its secrets.

by Elle Gray 2023

4.56

8k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🌲 Rural Noir 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔍 Police Procedural

Abandoned in Death

by J.D. Robb • 2022

Women remade into his lost mother, left on playgrounds. Eve Dallas hunts an abandoned son's rage.

4.40

27k+

🏙️ Future Noir 🔎 Serial Killer Hunt 💔 Maternal Abandonment 🫥 Haunted Detective 🫂 Found Family

Abandoned in Death 87%

Women remade into his lost mother, left on playgrounds. Eve Dallas hunts an abandoned son's rage.

by J.D. Robb 2022

4.40

27k+ ratings

🏙️ Future Noir 🔎 Serial Killer Hunt 💔 Maternal Abandonment 🫥 Haunted Detective 🫂 Found Family

Blood Orchid

by Stuart Woods • 2002

A bullet interrupts a Florida police chief's dinner, and three developers are already dead.

4.07

12k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🕵️ Organized Crime 👮‍♀️ Woman In Law Enforcement 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ☀️ Sunshine Noir

Blood Orchid 87%

A bullet interrupts a Florida police chief's dinner, and three developers are already dead.

by Stuart Woods 2002

4.07

12k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🕵️ Organized Crime 👮‍♀️ Woman In Law Enforcement 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ☀️ Sunshine Noir

Linda, como en el asesinato de Linda

by Leif G.W. Persson • 2005

A police student murdered. A cynical detective. Too many clues, not enough answers.

3.23

2k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🌨️ Nordic Noir 🕵️ Flawed Detective 📺 Media Frenzy 🏘️ Small Town Sweden

Linda, como en el asesinato de Linda Summary

Linda, como en el asesinato de Linda 87%

A police student murdered. A cynical detective. Too many clues, not enough answers.

by Leif G.W. Persson 2005

3.23

2k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🌨️ Nordic Noir 🕵️ Flawed Detective 📺 Media Frenzy 🏘️ Small Town Sweden

Body and Soul

by Jordan Castillo Price • 2007

A psychic detective and his boyfriend hunt a rogue psychic trapping victims between life and death.

4.15

6k+

🔮 Psychic Detective 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💑 Established Couple 🔍 Police Procedural 🌃 Gritty Urban Fantasy

Body and Soul 87%

A psychic detective and his boyfriend hunt a rogue psychic trapping victims between life and death.

by Jordan Castillo Price 2007

4.15

6k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Detective 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💑 Established Couple 🔍 Police Procedural 🌃 Gritty Urban Fantasy

The City & the City

by China Miéville • 2009

A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.

3.90

80k+

👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Noir Detective 🏙️ Overlapping Cities 🕳️ Hidden City 🏺 Artifact Smuggling

The City & the City 87%

A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.

by China Miéville 2009

3.90

80k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Noir Detective 🏙️ Overlapping Cities 🕳️ Hidden City 🏺 Artifact Smuggling

The Scarred Woman

by Jussi Adler-Olsen • 2017

A Danish detective hunts a caseworker who is murdering the clients she was meant to help.

3.94

19k+

🖤 Nordic Noir 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 💔 Mental Breakdown

The Scarred Woman 87%

A Danish detective hunts a caseworker who is murdering the clients she was meant to help.

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2017

3.94

19k+ ratings

🖤 Nordic Noir 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 💔 Mental Breakdown

Desperation in Death

by J.D. Robb • 2022

A murdered teen's uniform leads Eve Dallas into a secret academy that grooms girls for sale.

4.57

27k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔗 Child Trafficking 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Wounded Detective 🌃 Near Future Crime

Desperation in Death 87%

A murdered teen's uniform leads Eve Dallas into a secret academy that grooms girls for sale.

by J.D. Robb 2022

4.57

27k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔗 Child Trafficking 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Wounded Detective 🌃 Near Future Crime

Bury Your Past

by J.M. Dalgliesh • 2019

After a Norfolk storm unearths a skeleton, a pendant leads detectives into arson and buried secrets.

4.20

14k+

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 👮 British Police Procedural 🌊 Coastal Noir 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Secrets

Bury Your Past 87%

After a Norfolk storm unearths a skeleton, a pendant leads detectives into arson and buried secrets.

by J.M. Dalgliesh 2019

4.20

14k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 👮 British Police Procedural 🌊 Coastal Noir 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Secrets

Listen Like You Mean It

by Ximena Vengoechea • 2021

Listening is trainable. The researcher's playbook for hearing what people mean, not what they say.

3.82

783

🎧 Listening Skills 💗 Empathy Skills 👂 Active Listening 💬 Conversation Skills 👀 Nonverbal Cues

Listen Like You Mean It 87%

Listening is trainable. The researcher's playbook for hearing what people mean, not what they say.

by Ximena Vengoechea 2021

3.82

783 ratings

🎧 Listening Skills 💗 Empathy Skills 👂 Active Listening 💬 Conversation Skills 👀 Nonverbal Cues

Voodoo River

by Robert Crais • 1995

A TV star's adoption search leads an LA detective into a bayou full of deadly secrets.

4.18

17k+

🕵️ Hardboiled PI 🎭 Southern Noir 👤 Hidden Parentage 🌟 Famous Client 💪 Stoic Sidekick

Voodoo River 87%

A TV star's adoption search leads an LA detective into a bayou full of deadly secrets.

by Robert Crais 1995

4.18

17k+ ratings

🕵️ Hardboiled PI 🎭 Southern Noir 👤 Hidden Parentage 🌟 Famous Client 💪 Stoic Sidekick

The War for Kindness

by Jamil Zaki • 2019

Empathy is not a fixed trait. It's a muscle, shaped by forces we can learn to control.

3.93

3k+

🧠 Social Psychology ❤️ Empathy Training 🚑 Compassion Fatigue 🤝 Intergroup Contact 📚 Narrative Empathy

The War for Kindness 87%

Empathy is not a fixed trait. It's a muscle, shaped by forces we can learn to control.

by Jamil Zaki 2019

3.93

3k+ ratings

🧠 Social Psychology ❤️ Empathy Training 🚑 Compassion Fatigue 🤝 Intergroup Contact 📚 Narrative Empathy

Open Season

by Jonathan Kellerman • 2025

A body dumped at an LA hospital pulls a detective and psychologist into a sniper's killing spree.

4.16

13k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔍 Psychologist Detective 👥 Detective Duo

Open Season 87%

A body dumped at an LA hospital pulls a detective and psychologist into a sniper's killing spree.

by Jonathan Kellerman 2025

4.16

13k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔍 Psychologist Detective 👥 Detective Duo

The Keeper of Lost Causes

by Jussi Adler-Olsen • 2007

A washed-up cop unearths a cold case: a politician who vanished from a ferry five years ago.

4.01

95k+

🌑 Scandinavian Noir 👮 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case Investigation 💔 Damaged Detective 🧩 Enigmatic Sidekick

The Keeper of Lost Causes 87%

A washed-up cop unearths a cold case: a politician who vanished from a ferry five years ago.

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2007

4.01

95k+ ratings

🌑 Scandinavian Noir 👮 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case Investigation 💔 Damaged Detective 🧩 Enigmatic Sidekick

Without Conscience

by Robert D. Hare • 1993

They process death and paper identically. The deficit that defines a psychopath.

4.06

13k+

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🔬 Forensic Psychology 🎭 Antisocial Personality 💼 White Collar Crime 🕵️ Manipulation Detection

Without Conscience 87%

They process death and paper identically. The deficit that defines a psychopath.

by Robert D. Hare 1993

4.06

13k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🔬 Forensic Psychology 🎭 Antisocial Personality 💼 White Collar Crime 🕵️ Manipulation Detection

Come Home, Katie

by J.R. Erickson • 2024

A columnist who hears the dead follows a plea to a town where a girl vanished.

4.35

1k+

🕵️ Psychic Detective 🏘️ Small-Town Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer 👤 Missing Person Mystery 👻 Ghostly Visions

Come Home, Katie 87%

A columnist who hears the dead follows a plea to a town where a girl vanished.

by J.R. Erickson 2024

4.35

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Psychic Detective 🏘️ Small-Town Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer 👤 Missing Person Mystery 👻 Ghostly Visions

Jazz Funeral

by Julie Smith • 1993

When a JazzFest producer is murdered, his teenage half-sister runs into the New Orleans night.

3.85

2k+

🕵️‍♀️ Female Detective 🎷 Southern Noir 👮‍♀️ Police Procedural 🏃‍♀️ Runaway Teen 🎭 Hidden Identity

Jazz Funeral 87%

When a JazzFest producer is murdered, his teenage half-sister runs into the New Orleans night.

by Julie Smith 1993

3.85

2k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Female Detective 🎷 Southern Noir 👮‍♀️ Police Procedural 🏃‍♀️ Runaway Teen 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Waiting

by Michael Connelly • 2024

A stolen badge. A serial rapist unearthed by DNA. One detective chasing both off the record.

4.35

74k+

🚔 Police Procedural 📂 Cold Case Investigation 🔍 Female Detective 🏄 Surfer Detective 🧬 Genetic Genealogy

The Waiting 87%

A stolen badge. A serial rapist unearthed by DNA. One detective chasing both off the record.

by Michael Connelly 2024

4.35

74k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 📂 Cold Case Investigation 🔍 Female Detective 🏄 Surfer Detective 🧬 Genetic Genealogy

Criss Cross

by Jordan Castillo Price • 2006

A psychic detective's grip on the dead slips, and a killer's ghost comes for his lover.

4.06

7k+

🔮 Psychic Detective 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Paranormal 👻 Spirit Possession 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🫂 Found Family

Criss Cross 87%

A psychic detective's grip on the dead slips, and a killer's ghost comes for his lover.

by Jordan Castillo Price 2006

4.06

7k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Detective 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Paranormal 👻 Spirit Possession 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🫂 Found Family

Corn Dolls

by K.T. Galloway • 2021

A child vanishes, a corn doll appears. The therapist called in has her own missing sister.

4.30

2k+

🕵️ British Crime Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🔍 Missing Child 👩‍💼 Women Investigators 🤝 Unlikely Partners

Corn Dolls 87%

A child vanishes, a corn doll appears. The therapist called in has her own missing sister.

by K.T. Galloway 2021

4.30

2k+ ratings

🕵️ British Crime Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🔍 Missing Child 👩‍💼 Women Investigators 🤝 Unlikely Partners

The Mercy Chair

by M.W. Craven • 2024

A ritual stoning in Cumbria draws a detective into a cult that made torture feel like salvation.

4.55

8k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Cult Investigation 🖤 Traumatized Detective 🔐 Family Secrets 🧩 Dissociative Identity

The Mercy Chair 87%

A ritual stoning in Cumbria draws a detective into a cult that made torture feel like salvation.

by M.W. Craven 2024

4.55

8k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Cult Investigation 🖤 Traumatized Detective 🔐 Family Secrets 🧩 Dissociative Identity

The Girls in the Falls

by Elle Gray • 2023

A missing teen pulls a sheriff into a predator network buried beneath her quiet town.

4.51

7k+

🕵️ Missing Persons 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 📋 Police Procedural 💻 Online Grooming

The Girls in the Falls 87%

A missing teen pulls a sheriff into a predator network buried beneath her quiet town.

by Elle Gray 2023

4.51

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Missing Persons 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 📋 Police Procedural 💻 Online Grooming

Fractured

by Karin Slaughter • 2008

A mother kills the wrong man. Her daughter is missing. A dyslexic detective must find her.

4.16

104k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔎 Missing Person Thriller 🧠 Neurodivergent Lead 👥 Unlikely Partners 💰 Wealthy Family Secrets

Fractured 87%

A mother kills the wrong man. Her daughter is missing. A dyslexic detective must find her.

by Karin Slaughter 2008

4.16

104k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔎 Missing Person Thriller 🧠 Neurodivergent Lead 👥 Unlikely Partners 💰 Wealthy Family Secrets

Hothouse Orchid

by Stuart Woods • 2009

Exiled to Florida, a CIA officer hunts a serial killer as her abuser runs the police.

3.95

7k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 👤 Corrupt Authority Figure 🤝 Survivor Solidarity 🎭 Hidden Identity

Hothouse Orchid 87%

Exiled to Florida, a CIA officer hunts a serial killer as her abuser runs the police.

by Stuart Woods 2009

3.95

7k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 👤 Corrupt Authority Figure 🤝 Survivor Solidarity 🎭 Hidden Identity

Wolf Hour

by Jo Nesbø • 2025

A haunted Minneapolis detective, numb from loss, chases a sniper hiding in plain sight.

4.01

8k+

🖋️ Literary Crime 👮 Police Procedural 💔 Broken Detective ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Masked Killer

Wolf Hour 87%

A haunted Minneapolis detective, numb from loss, chases a sniper hiding in plain sight.

by Jo Nesbø 2025

4.01

8k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Crime 👮 Police Procedural 💔 Broken Detective ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Masked Killer

The Patience of the Spider

by Andrea Camilleri • 2004

A wounded Sicilian detective tracks a missing student as her family's buried resentments surface.

4.04

7k+

🍋 Sicilian Noir 🔍 Police Procedural 🌿 Meditative Mystery 🌊 Mediterranean Noir 💔 Family Betrayal

The Patience of the Spider 87%

A wounded Sicilian detective tracks a missing student as her family's buried resentments surface.

by Andrea Camilleri 2004

4.04

7k+ ratings

🍋 Sicilian Noir 🔍 Police Procedural 🌿 Meditative Mystery 🌊 Mediterranean Noir 💔 Family Betrayal

The Leopard

by Jo Nesbø • 2009

A detective in exile returns to Norway to catch a killer who drowns women without water.

4.10

65k+

🖤 Scandinavian Noir 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🥃 Damaged Detective 🪞 Dark Mirror 🩸 Generational Trauma

The Leopard 87%

A detective in exile returns to Norway to catch a killer who drowns women without water.

by Jo Nesbø 2009

4.10

65k+ ratings

🖤 Scandinavian Noir 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🥃 Damaged Detective 🪞 Dark Mirror 🩸 Generational Trauma

The Wrong Side of Goodbye

by Michael Connelly • 2016

Harry Bosch takes a dying billionaire's plea: find the hidden child of a doomed love affair.

4.34

80k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🕵️ Haunted Detective 💰 Hidden Heir 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 🔪 Serial Predator

The Wrong Side of Goodbye 87%

Harry Bosch takes a dying billionaire's plea: find the hidden child of a doomed love affair.

by Michael Connelly 2016

4.34

80k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🕵️ Haunted Detective 💰 Hidden Heir 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 🔪 Serial Predator

Inside Man

by John McMahon • 2026

His informant murdered, a pattern-obsessed FBI agent must stop a militia and a serial killer.

4.07

4k+

🏛️ Fbi Procedural 🧠 Neurodivergent Detective 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 👥 Misfit Team

Inside Man 87%

His informant murdered, a pattern-obsessed FBI agent must stop a militia and a serial killer.

by John McMahon 2026

4.07

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Fbi Procedural 🧠 Neurodivergent Detective 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 👥 Misfit Team

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

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 🪪 FBI Procedural 🐕 K9 Partner 😔 Haunted Detective 👩‍💼 Female FBI Agent

So Silent 87%

An FBI agent hunts a killer who uses inaudible sound to murder women with exceptional hearing.

by Blake Pierce 2024

4.33

163 ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 🪪 FBI Procedural 🐕 K9 Partner 😔 Haunted Detective 👩‍💼 Female FBI Agent

Red Dragon

by Thomas Harris • 2000

A haunted ex-profiler returns to catch a family-killer who begins stalking him instead.

4.07

380k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔍 Serial Killer Profiling 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 😈 Dual Identity Struggle 👤 Retired Detective

Red Dragon 87%

A haunted ex-profiler returns to catch a family-killer who begins stalking him instead.

by Thomas Harris 2000

4.07

380k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔍 Serial Killer Profiling 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 😈 Dual Identity Struggle 👤 Retired Detective

Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues

by Michael Brandman • 2011

Jesse Stone fights a car-theft ring in Paradise while his L.A. past rides east for revenge.

4.12

13k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 👮 Police Procedural 🥃 Haunted Detective 😈 Vengeful Antagonist 🔪 Gritty Crime

Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues Summary

Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues 87%

Jesse Stone fights a car-theft ring in Paradise while his L.A. past rides east for revenge.

by Michael Brandman 2011

4.12

13k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 👮 Police Procedural 🥃 Haunted Detective 😈 Vengeful Antagonist 🔪 Gritty Crime

The Trespasser

by Tana French • 2016

A domestic murder case feels like a trap to a Dublin detective battling her own squad.

3.99

97k+

🚔 Police Procedural 📚 Literary Crime 🤐 Police Cover-Up 💼 Toxic Workplace 🕵️‍♀️ Outsider Detective

The Trespasser 87%

A domestic murder case feels like a trap to a Dublin detective battling her own squad.

by Tana French 2016

3.99

97k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 📚 Literary Crime 🤐 Police Cover-Up 💼 Toxic Workplace 🕵️‍♀️ Outsider Detective

A Faint Cold Fear

by Karin Slaughter • 2003

A Georgia medical examiner tracks staged campus suicides. Her pregnant sister is attacked.

4.03

65k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🖤 Southern Gothic 🏘️ Small Town Crime 💔 Traumatized Detective 🩺 Medical Examiner

A Faint Cold Fear 87%

A Georgia medical examiner tracks staged campus suicides. Her pregnant sister is attacked.

by Karin Slaughter 2003

4.03

65k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🖤 Southern Gothic 🏘️ Small Town Crime 💔 Traumatized Detective 🩺 Medical Examiner

Save Her Soul

by Lisa Regan • 2020

A body in her late husband's jacket, unearthed by a flood: her own high school bully.

4.36

8k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Haunted Detective 🏭 Rust Belt Noir

Save Her Soul 87%

A body in her late husband's jacket, unearthed by a flood: her own high school bully.

by Lisa Regan 2020

4.36

8k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Haunted Detective 🏭 Rust Belt Noir

Flaggermusmannen

by Jo Nesbø • 1997

Drunk and adrift in Sydney, a Norwegian detective hunts a serial killer in aboriginal myth.

3.55

132k+

🖤 Scandinavian Noir 🔍 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🥃 Alcoholic Detective 🤝 Unlikely Partners

Flaggermusmannen 87%

Drunk and adrift in Sydney, a Norwegian detective hunts a serial killer in aboriginal myth.

by Jo Nesbø 1997

3.55

132k+ ratings

🖤 Scandinavian Noir 🔍 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🥃 Alcoholic Detective 🤝 Unlikely Partners

Her Final Confession

by Lisa Regan • 2018

Josie Quinn's colleague vanishes. The only clue: a photograph pinned to the dead man in her home.

4.43

12k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Cop Under Suspicion 🫂 Found Family 💔 Mother's Sacrifice

Her Final Confession 87%

Josie Quinn's colleague vanishes. The only clue: a photograph pinned to the dead man in her home.

by Lisa Regan 2018

4.43

12k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Cop Under Suspicion 🫂 Found Family 💔 Mother's Sacrifice

Silent Crime

by W.L. Knightly • 2019

A retiring detective faces a killer who forces corrupt officials to play hangman with their crimes.

3.96

2k+

📋 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👥 Reluctant Partners 🏛️ Corrupt System

Silent Crime 87%

A retiring detective faces a killer who forces corrupt officials to play hangman with their crimes.

by W.L. Knightly 2019

3.96

2k+ ratings

📋 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👥 Reluctant Partners 🏛️ Corrupt System

Her Deadly Touch

by Lisa Regan • 2021

A detective on leave finds a mother posed at her child's grave, lips sealed with wax.

4.45

8k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Suspense 👩‍✈️ Female Detective 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🕯️ Ritual Murders

Her Deadly Touch 87%

A detective on leave finds a mother posed at her child's grave, lips sealed with wax.

by Lisa Regan 2021

4.45

8k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Suspense 👩‍✈️ Female Detective 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🕯️ Ritual Murders

A Local Habitation

by Seanan McGuire • 2010

Inside a fae tech company, a changeling PI hunts a killer who steals victims' memories.

3.90

21k+

🕵️ Fae Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🌗 Changeling Protagonist 👑 Fae Politics 🧠 Memory Theft

A Local Habitation 87%

Inside a fae tech company, a changeling PI hunts a killer who steals victims' memories.

by Seanan McGuire 2010

3.90

21k+ ratings

🕵️ Fae Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🌗 Changeling Protagonist 👑 Fae Politics 🧠 Memory Theft

Pop Goes the Weasel

by M.J. Arlidge • 2014

When hearts arrive on doorsteps, a detective with her own violent past must find the killer.

4.13

29k+

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🕵️ Female Detective ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👁️ Killer's Perspective

Pop Goes the Weasel 87%

When hearts arrive on doorsteps, a detective with her own violent past must find the killer.

by M.J. Arlidge 2014

4.13

29k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🕵️ Female Detective ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👁️ Killer's Perspective

The Last Coyote

by Michael Connelly • 1995

Suspended, a detective reopens his mother's cold case and stirs a cover-up someone still kills for.

4.26

86k+

🚔 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case 🐺 Lone Wolf Detective 👻 Haunted Detective 🏛️ Police Corruption

The Last Coyote 87%

Suspended, a detective reopens his mother's cold case and stirs a cover-up someone still kills for.

by Michael Connelly 1995

4.26

86k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case 🐺 Lone Wolf Detective 👻 Haunted Detective 🏛️ Police Corruption

The Murder Book

by Jonathan Kellerman • 2002

An album of murder photos arrives, reopening the cold case that broke a detective years ago.

3.94

14k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Suspense 📂 Cold Case Investigation 🏛️ Corrupt Institution 🤝 Consultant And Detective

The Murder Book 87%

An album of murder photos arrives, reopening the cold case that broke a detective years ago.

by Jonathan Kellerman 2002

3.94

14k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Suspense 📂 Cold Case Investigation 🏛️ Corrupt Institution 🤝 Consultant And Detective

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