Top 40 Crime Book Influencers in 2025
Crime Book Influencers
Here are Top 40 Crime Book Influencers
1. Abby
Bio Recommending your next favorite thriller book 🔎#readcrimefiction 🕵🏻♀️Houston, TX 📍 CBTB blog 👇🏻 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @crimebythebookInstagram Followers 154.8KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
2. Magen
Bio 📖 Helping you find your next thriller (and maybe true crime) read.👇🏼 Join my virtual thriller book club (1,600+ members)Instagram Handle @bonechillingbooksInstagram Followers 67.2KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
3. Chelsea
Bio Thriller • Mystery • Crime🔎 Creator @thrillersbythebookclub🎙 Host @thrillersbythebookclubpod📍 Southern California (let’s hang out 👋🏻) ****@yahoo.comInstagram Handle @thrillerbookbabeInstagram Followers 47.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
4. Lorraine
Bio Crime thriller enthusiast ☕'The world was hers for the reading.'📖 - HYPOTHERMIAInstagram Handle @shereadscrimethrillersInstagram Followers 9.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
5. 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
6. Noelle Holten
Bio #CrimeWriter; #bookreviews #CrimeBookJunkie; #publicist at @bookouture & @secondskybooks ; ex-#ProbationOfficer; Author w/ @onemorechapterhc ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @author_noelleholtenInstagram Followers 2.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
7. R.W.R. McDonald
Bio Award-winning Author | 🖍Picture Books by 🌞, 🔎Crime Fiction by 🌘| #thenancys #nancybusiness | Queer dad 🏳️🌈 |Coexist w. HarryCat🐈 | #QWSpodcast host🎙|Instagram Handle @rwrmcdonaldInstagram Followers 2.4KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
8. 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 2.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
9. Vikki Petraitis
Bio True crime author and podcaster, winner of the Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction PrizeInstagram Handle @vikkipetraitisInstagram Followers 1.4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
10. Abir Mukherjee
Bio •Crime Fiction Author•5 Books in the bag•New book: Shadows of Men available now!•View website ⬇️Instagram Handle @radiomukhersInstagram Followers 1.3KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
11. Emma
Bio Crime and thriller book lover📚 📍Merseyside, UK 🇬🇧⬇️ Contact & moreInstagram Handle @emma_reads_crimeInstagram Followers 2.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
12. Laurie Buchanan
Bio ✍🏼 Sean McPherson crime thriller novels📸 Shutterbug🐶 Dogs' best friend📚 Read, review, repeat🥾 6 miles daily🌲 Pacific Northwest🤭 Cheeky ****@lauriebuchanan.comInstagram Handle @lauriebuchanan.authorInstagram Followers 9.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
13. Sara DiVello
Bio 📚Author, Broadway Butterfly: A Thriller🗞️Feat’d: @vanityfair & @entertainmentweekly 👩🏻💻Director of social media@internationalthrillerwritersInstagram Handle @saradivelloInstagram Followers 7.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
14. Katy
Bio 🌟Book Reviewer🌟Lover of mysteries, true crime, horror movies, and Bigfoot. Booksirens, NetGalley, Goodreads reviewsAccepting physical ARCs & EBooksInstagram Handle @the.sleepyreader79Instagram Followers 2.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
15. Billy Jensen
Bio NYT bestseller “Chase Darkness with Me: How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders.” Order new book: “Killers Amidst Killers” below. ODAAT ****@billyjensen.comInstagram Handle @billyjensenInstagram Followers 80.9KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
16. Kelly Banaski
Bio Amazon BestSelling true crime writer. Women's crime historian. My stories from death row: https://youtube.com/c/TheWomanCondemned ****@thewomancondemned.comInstagram Handle @truecrimekellyInstagram Followers 6.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
17. 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 3.4KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
18. Melissa Moore
Bio True Crime Filmmaker | Crime Survivor | Advocating healing & understanding | 🎙️Host on @iheartpodcast for Happy FaceListen to @lipstickandlies ⬇️Instagram Handle @lifeaftercrimeeInstagram Followers 5.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
19. Aimée Baker
Bio 🎧 co-host of the true crime podcast @she_goes_by_jane 📚 Author of DOE 🎥 made into the documentary SHEInstagram Handle @aimee.e.bakerInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
20. Robin Lyons
Bio Who doesn’t love a good murder mystery! Books, giveaways, true crime, and ranch life in my weekly newsletter. Out soon, Unknown Revenge. ****@robinlyons.comInstagram Handle @robinlyonsauthorInstagram Followers 2.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
21. Mitzi Szereto
Bio OFFICIAL ACCOUNT#Author of #Books #TrueCrime #CrimeFiction #Anthologies. Tweets @MitziSzereto. Account shared with #celebrityauthorbear #TeddyTedalooInstagram Handle @mitziszeretoInstagram Followers 998Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
22. 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 474.7KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
23. RJ Parker
Bio Canadian True Crime Author, PhD in Criminology#getpublished #TrueCrimePublisher #AspiringAuthors ●#truecrime #RJParker #truecrimebooks #verifyInstagram Handle @rjparkerpubInstagram Followers 2.8KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
24. 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 683Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
25. Claire O'Brien
Bio then: death investigatornow: award-winning true crime writerFollow for latin american true crime, dark travels of costa rica & updates on my bookInstagram Handle @tomorrow_wemightwakeupdeadInstagram Followers 919Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
26. Matthew Cox
Bio 📖True Crime Author📖💰Most Wanted Criminal💰 🚔13 years in prison🚔👇Watch my YouTube channel👇 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @insidetruecrimeInstagram Followers 90.3KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
27. James Phelps
Bio Australia’s #1 Best Selling True Crime WriterInstagram Handle @james_phelps_authorInstagram Followers 3.9KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
28. 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 789Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
29. Alice Hunter
Bio 📚 Author of THE SERIAL KILLER'S WIFEEx prison Interventions FacilitatorInstagram Handle @alicehunter_authorInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
30. 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 13.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
31. Katie
Bio 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎🪦🔪𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛🦇🩸𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚜🖤𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢🤫& 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 📖 🫠 𝙼𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛📍 𝙰𝙻Instagram Handle @morbidly_readingInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
32. Marti
Bio 📖 | la parte bella del bookstagram ♡📚 | thriller • truecrime • mystery🇰🇷 | libri coreani💡 | mamma de #lescopertine e #athrillingkoreanbookclubInstagram Handle @tomeraider_Instagram Followers 5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
33. Erica
Bio 🕵️♀️crime | thrillers | mysteries & everything in between Literary travels ✈️ 🍁Instagram Handle @abookwormsthoughtsInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
34. Cherry
Bio 🩷Girly girl reading dark thrilling books💄🖤 Thrillers, mysteries, crime and more🔥🩷Cat lady • Dancer • @f1 fan girl 😽💃🏼🏎️🖤Shop my thriller recs ⬇️Instagram Handle @booksforthrillsInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
35. Jonathan
Bio 📚 Crime, Thrillers & Horror🌍 Belfast, Northern IrelandCR 📖 - End Of Story by A.J. FinnBook Goal 2024 - 14/70Instagram Handle @jonathan.bookstagramInstagram Followers 4.2KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
36. Toni Larue
Bio Toni Larue'Crime\Mystery\Suspense👇🏾Click link to my latest novel, The Asylum:Book I-The Haunting Hour. Toni Larue's debut HORROR novel ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @authortonilarueInstagram Followers 1.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
37. Robert Chute
Bio Super readers wanted! Apocalyptic suspense and killer crime thrillers. #scifi #novelist #horror #crime AllThatChazz.comInstagram Handle @robertchazzchuteInstagram Followers 369Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact
