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

Inside Man (Head Cases, #2)
Such a Perfect Family
I Don't Wish You Well
Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage
Miracle Children: Race, Education, and a True Story of False Promises
A Field Guide to Murder
The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII
American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate
The Einstein Vendetta: Hitler, Mussolini, and a True Story of Murder
Divine Ruin (Sister Holiday Mysteries #3)
Cross and Sampson (Alex Cross #35)
The Invite
The Edge of Darkness (Malabar House, #6)
Dark Desert Road
Vivian Dies Again
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