Top 40 Crime Book Influencers in 2025

1. Ashley Flowers

Bio Host of @crimejunkiepodcastFounder of @audiochuckFounder of @seasonofjustice#1 NYT Bestselling Author of ALL GOOD PEOPLE HEREgrab your copy 👇 ****@parcast.comInstagram Handle @ashleyflowersInstagram Followers 507.6KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact Are you a creator? Submit your profile to get listed and be discovered by brands in your niche!Submit

2. Matthew Cox

Bio 📖True Crime Author📖💰Most Wanted Criminal💰 🚔13 years in prison🚔👇Watch my YouTube channel👇 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @insidetruecrimeInstagram Followers 283.5KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

3. Abby

Bio Recommending your next favorite thriller book 🔎#readcrimefiction 🕵🏻‍♀️ Houston, TX 📍 CBTB blog, book box, + more 👇🏻 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @crimebythebookInstagram Followers 186KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

4. Magen

Bio 📖 Helping you find your next favorite thriller (& maybe true crime) read📍Next: Bouchercon👇🏼Join my virtual thriller book club (2.7k+ members)Instagram Handle @bonechillingbooksInstagram Followers 94.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

5. Billy Jensen

Bio NY Times bestseller: “Chase Darkness with Me” about solving murders with social media. New book about addiction. Friend of Bill W. 3 years running. ****@billyjensen.comInstagram Handle @billyjensenInstagram Followers 82.9KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

6. Chelsea

Bio Thrillers • Mysteries • Crime🔎 Join my bookclub @thrillersbythebookclub🎙 Host @thrillersbythebookclubpod📍 Southern California (let’s hang out 👋🏻) ****@yahoo.comInstagram Handle @thrillerbookbabeInstagram Followers 54.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

7. James Phelps

Bio Australia’s #1 Best Selling True Crime WriterInstagram Handle @james_phelps_authorInstagram Followers 16.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

8. Lorraine

Bio 📍 Somerset, UKThriller enthusiast ☕'The world was hers for the reading.'📖 - Watching YouInstagram Handle @shereadscrimethrillersInstagram Followers 12.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

9. Laurie Buchanan

Bio Sean McPherson crime thriller novels:🔹 Strap in🔹 Brace yourself🔹 And remember to breathe ****@lauriebuchanan.comInstagram Handle @lauriebuchanan.authorInstagram Followers 10.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

10. Jonathan

Bio 📚 Crime, Thrillers & Mystery🌍 Belfast, Northern IrelandCR 📖 - Don’t Let Him In by Lisa JewellBook Goal 2025 - 39/70Instagram Handle @jonathan.bookstagramInstagram Followers 11.4KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

11. Sara Divello

Bio 📚Author, “Broadway Butterfly”🗞️Ft:@vanityfair🏖️ Co-Chair @nantucketbookfestival 👩🏻‍💻@internationalthrillerwriters Brand Strategy🎙️@thrillermavenInstagram Handle @saradivelloInstagram Followers 8.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

12. Kelly Banaski

Bio True crime junkie with a pen. Mental health advocate. 56 & aging out loud. No filter, all facts, and a little fire. ****@thewomancondemned.comInstagram Handle @truecrimekellyInstagram Followers 7.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

13. Sophie Hannah

Bio Bestselling writer of crime fiction and self-helpFounder of Dream Author CoachingCreator and host of How To Hold A Grudge podcast ****@sophiehannah.comInstagram Handle @sophiehannahwriterInstagram Followers 6.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

14. Noelle Holten

Bio 📚 Works in publishing by day | Thriller writer & reviewer by night ✍🏻 Reads fantasy too b/c Dragons! Follow/ find everything you need to know 🔗👇🏻 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @author_noelleholtenInstagram Followers 3.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

15. Roy Maloy

Bio Author of ten true crime biographies, including “Squizzy”, and “The Dawn of Crime” series. #truecrime #australiancrime #crimehistory ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @thedawnofcrimeInstagram Followers 3.5KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

16. Katy

Bio 🌟Book Reviewer🌟Lover of mysteries, true crime, horror movies, and Bigfoot. Booksirens, NetGalley, Goodreads reviewsAccepting physical ARCs & EBooksInstagram Handle @the.sleepyreader79Instagram Followers 2.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

17. R.W.R. McDonald

Bio Award-winning Author | Picture Books by 🌞, 🔎Crime Fiction by 🌘| #thenancys #anambushofwidows | Queer dad 🏳️‍🌈 |Coexist HarryCat🐈 | #QWSpodcast host🎙|Instagram Handle @rwrmcdonaldInstagram Followers 2.8KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

18. Robin Lyons

Bio Who doesn’t love a good murder mystery! Books, giveaways, true crime, and ranch life in my weekly newsletter. Paper collector. ****@robinlyons.comInstagram Handle @robinlyonsauthorInstagram Followers 2.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

19. Sarah Weinman

Bio Crime Lady. Columnist, @nytbooks. Author of SCOUNDREL and THE REAL LOLITA. Editor of anthologies, including EVIDENCE OF THINGS SEEN (7/4/23). She/her. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @sarahweinmanInstagram Followers 2.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

20. Gilbert King

Bio Host, producer of the podcast, BONE VALLEY.Author of Pulitzer prizewinning book, DEVIL IN THE GROVE. ****@mac.comInstagram Handle @gilbertkingpicsInstagram Followers 2.8KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

21. Abir Mukherjee

Bio •Crime Fiction Author•6 Books in the bag•New book: HUNTED out now!•View website ⬇️Instagram Handle @radiomukhersInstagram Followers 2.4KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

22. Alice Hunter

Bio ✍️ Author of THE SERIAL KILLER'S WIFEOut now: THE PERFECT PSYCHOPATH Ex prison Interventions FacilitatorInstagram Handle @alicehunter_authorInstagram Followers 2.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

23. Vikki Petraitis

Bio True crime author and podcaster, winner of the Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction PrizeInstagram Handle @vikkipetraitisInstagram Followers 1.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

24. Cherry

Bio 🩷Girly girl reading dark thrilling books💄🖤Book reviews and TBRs 📚🩷 Thrillers & mysteries 👀💌****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @booksforthrillsInstagram Followers 1.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

25. Toni Larue

Bio Toni Larue'Crime\Mystery\SuspenseWelcome to the darkside of fiction ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @authortonilarueInstagram Followers 1.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

26. Mary Kay McBrayer

Bio true crime. hidden histories. film/TV. travel. Author of MADAME QUEEN and AMERICA'S FIRST FEMALE SERIAL KILLER. Represented by @pandeliterary.Instagram Handle @marykaymcbrayerInstagram Followers 1.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

27. Katie

Bio 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎🪦🔪𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛🦇🩸𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚜🖤𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢🤫& 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 📖 🐝 @htp_hive 25’📍 Port CityInstagram Handle @morbidly_readingInstagram Followers 1.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

28. Aimée Baker

Bio Writer & researcher unearthing the stories of women history tried to forget.🎙 @she_goes_by_jane | 📚 DOE | 🎥 SHE | 📬 GIRLHUNTInstagram Handle @aimee.e.bakerInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

29. Erica

Instagram Handle @abookwormsthoughtsInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

30. Mitzi Szereto

Bio OFFICIAL ACCOUNT#Author of #Books #TrueCrime #CrimeFiction #Anthologies. Tweets @MitziSzereto.Instagram Handle @mitziszeretoInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

31. Nate Hendley

Bio Nate Hendley is a Toronto-based freelance writer/editor/author. I have written several true-crime books. ****@sympatico.caInstagram Handle @nate.hendleyInstagram Followers 855Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

32. George Jared

Bio My name is George Jared and I’m a true crime author. I’ve covered many murder cases through the years including the infamous West Memphis Three case.Instagram Handle @authorgeorgejaredInstagram Followers 791Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

33. Robert Chute

Bio Super readers wanted! Apocalyptic suspense and killer crime thrillers. #scifi #novelist #horror #crime AllThatChazz.comInstagram Handle @robertchazzchuteInstagram Followers 397Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

34. Beth Satterstrum

Bio ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @bethmeetsworldInstagram Followers 235Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

35. Emma

Bio Crime and thriller book lover📚 Brutally honest 📍Merseyside, UK 🇬🇧⬇️ Contact & moreInstagram Handle @emmareadscrimeInstagram Followers 6.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

36. Jillian Lauren

Bio Bestselling author & mother of dragonsCONFRONTING A SERIAL KILLER streaming all over! BEHOLD THE MONSTER is OUT NOW! @sourcebooks Grab your copy ⬇️Instagram Handle @jillianlaurenInstagram Followers 16.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

37. Marti

Bio Cosa leggiamo oggi ~📚 | thriller • truecrime • mystery🇰🇷 | libri coreani💡 | mamma de #lescopertine e #athrillingkoreanbookclubInstagram Handle @tomeraider_Instagram Followers 4.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

38. John Leake

Bio The official page of true crime author John Leake! Shop John's entire catalog of bestselling and award-winning books at authorjohnleake.comInstagram Handle @authorjohnleakeInstagram Followers 826Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

39. Carly

Bio Welcome ☠️ 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈Book reviews, ratings, & recsCrime Fiction / Thriller / Mystery / Police Procedural / Nordic Noir & more 🔪🩸🚔🕵🏻‍♀️Instagram Handle @crimefictionjunkieInstagram Followers 4.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

40. Melissa Moore

Instagram Handle @lifeaftercrimeInstagram Followers 833Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact