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Best Crime Books

Dive into the dark world of crime with these compelling novels and true crime accounts. Featuring brilliant detectives, cunning criminals, and morally complex characters, these books explore the thin line between justice and obsession.

18 books in this collection

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

by Holly Jackson

★★★★ 4.3 (1,817,889)

A smart teen investigates a closed local murder case for a school project. Fast, clever, and highly addictive.

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The Guest List

by Lucy Foley

★★★★ 3.8 (1,308,349)

A glamorous destination wedding turns deadly when a storm traps the guests. A gripping, high-stakes modern murder mystery.

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The Maid

by Nita Prose

★★★★ 3.8 (718,936)

An eccentric hotel maid discovers a wealthy guest dead in his bed. A charming, fast-paced, and cozy mystery.

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The Maid

by Nita Prose

★★★★ 3.8 (718,936)

An eccentric hotel maid accidentally discovers a wealthy guest's murder. A cozy, quirky, and delightfully relaxing mystery.

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The Maid

by Nita Prose

★★★★ 3.8 (718,936)

An eccentric hotel maid discovers a dead guest. A charming, heartfelt mystery that reads incredibly fast.

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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

by Stuart Turton

★★★★ 3.8 (491,000)

A man must solve a 1920s manor murder, waking up in different bodies daily. Mind-bending and incredibly addictive.

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Killers of the Flower Moon

by David Grann

★★★★ 4.1 (454,121)

The true story of the 1920s Osage Nation murders. A chilling, high-stakes historical mystery that reads like fiction.

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Killers of the Flower Moon

by David Grann

★★★★ 4.1 (454,121)

A chilling true-crime story about the Osage Indian Nation murders. Masterful narrative history exposing greed and systemic corruption.

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Killers of the Flower Moon

by David Grann

★★★★ 4.1 (454,121)

Uncovers the chilling 1920s murders of the wealthy Osage Nation. A gripping true-crime history that reads like fiction.

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Killers of the Flower Moon

by David Grann

★★★★ 4.1 (454,121)

An exhaustively researched account of the Osage Indian murders. It exposes a chilling, forgotten chapter of American history.

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My Sister, the Serial Killer

by Oyinkan Braithwaite

★★★★ 3.6 (360,681)

A Nigerian nurse constantly cleans up the lethal messes left by her beautiful sister. Darkly funny and unputdownable.

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My Sister, the Serial Killer

by Oyinkan Braithwaite

★★★★ 3.6 (360,681)

A Nigerian nurse must constantly clean up the lethal messes left by her beautiful sister. Dark, fast, and gripping.

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Long Bright River

by Liz Moore

★★★★ 4.0 (199,169)

A cop searches for her addicted sister during a string of murders. A slow, beautifully written, intense mystery.

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Notes on an Execution

by Danya Kukafka

★★★★ 4.0 (150,852)

A serial killer awaits death row while the women in his life reflect. Beautifully slow, intense, and haunting.

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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

by Elle Cosimano

★★★★ 4.0 (242,867)

A struggling author is mistaken for a contract killer and gets tangled in a real murder. Laugh-out-loud page-turner.

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Razorblade Tears

by S.A. Cosby

★★★★ 4.1 (166,102)

Two ex-cons team up to avenge the murders of their married sons. A gritty, high-stakes, and deeply emotional thriller.

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I Have Some Questions for You

by Rebecca Makkai

★★★★ 3.6 (142,911)

A podcaster returns to her boarding school to investigate a past murder. A slow, immersive, and intense mystery.

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Dial A for Aunties

by Jesse Q. Sutanto

★★★★ 3.7 (120,839)

A wedding photographer accidentally kills her blind date and her meddling aunties help hide the body. Hilarious.

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