Crime Books

Crime fiction follows the commission, investigation, or consequences of criminal acts. From hard-boiled detective stories to forensic procedurals and heist novels, the genre is built on moral ambiguity, clue-laying, and the thin line between justice and revenge.

50 books
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds book cover
Crime

All American Boys

Jason Reynolds, 2015
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby book cover
Crime

All the Sinners Bleed

S.A. Cosby, 2023
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan book cover
Science Fiction

Altered Carbon

Richard K. Morgan, 2002
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates book cover
Non-Fiction

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2015
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez book cover
Literary Fiction

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
City in Ruins by Don Winslow book cover
Crime

City in Ruins

Don Winslow, 2024
Dancing Bear by James Crumley book cover
Crime

Dancing Bear

James Crumley, 1983
Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger book cover
Crime

Franny and Zooey

J. D. Salinger, 2011
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo book cover
Non-Fiction

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo, 2019
Headhunters by Jo Nesbo book cover
Thriller

Headhunters

Jo Nesbo, 2009
Heat 2 by Michael Mann book cover
Thriller

Heat 2

Michael Mann, 2022
Her Every Fear book cover
Thriller

Her Every Fear

Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason book cover
Thriller

Jar City

Arnaldur Indridason, 2006
Jazz by Toni Morrison book cover
Historical Fiction

Jazz

Toni Morrison, 1992
Killing Floor by Lee Child book cover
Thriller

Killing Floor

Lee Child, 2002
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby book cover
Crime

King of Ashes

S.A. Cosby, 2025
Low Town by Daniel Polansky book cover
Thriller

Low Town

Daniel Polansky, 2011
Magpie Murders book cover
Crime

Magpie Murders

Native Son book cover
Literary Fiction

Native Son

On Beauty by Zadie Smith book cover
Contemporary Fiction

On Beauty

Zadie Smith, 2005
Passing by Nella Larsen book cover
Literary Fiction

Passing

Nella Larsen, 1929
Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement book cover
Crime

Prayers for the Stolen

Jennifer Clement, 2014
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson book cover
Literary Fiction

Red at the Bone

Jacqueline Woodson, 2019
Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith book cover
Crime

Ripley's Game

Patricia Highsmith, 1974
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe book cover
Non-Fiction

Say Nothing

Patrick Radden Keefe, 2019
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts book cover
Crime

Shantaram

Gregory David Roberts, 2004
Still Life by Louise Penny book cover
Mystery

Still Life

Louise Penny, 2005
Sula by Toni Morrison book cover
Contemporary Fiction

Sula

Toni Morrison, 1973
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly book cover
Thriller

The Black Echo

Michael Connelly, 1992
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol book cover
Thriller

The Boy in the Suitcase

Lene Kaaberbol, 2011
The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup book cover
Thriller

The Chestnut Man

Soren Sveistrup, 2019
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock book cover
Literary Fiction

The Devil All the Time

Donald Ray Pollock, 2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson book cover
Thriller

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson, 2009
The Heron by Don Winslow book cover
Thriller

The Heron

Don Winslow, 2025
The Jack Reacher Novels by Lee Child book cover
Mystery

The Jack Reacher Novels

Lee Child, 1997
The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson book cover
Crime

The Killer Inside Me

Jim Thompson, 1952
The Known World by Edward P. Jones book cover
Historical Fiction

The Known World

Edward P. Jones, 2003
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward book cover
Literary Fiction

The Last House on Needless Street

Catriona Ward, 2021
The Montalbano Series
Mystery

The Montalbano Series

Andrea Camilleri
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander book cover
Non-Fiction

The New Jim Crow

Michelle Alexander, 2000
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris book cover
Literary Fiction

The Other Black Girl

Zakiya Dalila Harris, 2021
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley book cover
Thriller

The Paris Apartment

Lucy Foley, 2020
The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow book cover
Crime

The Power of the Dog

Don Winslow, 2005
The Queen of the South
Crime

The Queen of the South

Arturo Perez-Reverte
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo book cover
Thriller

The Snowman

Jo Nesbo, 2007
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois book cover
Memoir

The Souls of Black Folk

W. E. B. Du Bois, 1903
The Spenser Series
Crime

The Spenser Series

Robert B. Parker, 1973
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis book cover
Non-Fiction

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

Ayana Mathis, 2012
World Without End by Ken Follett book cover
Thriller

World Without End

Ken Follett, 1961
Zero Day by David Baldacci book cover
Thriller

Zero Day

David Baldacci, 2011
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