Top 40 Crime Book Influencers in 2025

1. Ashley Flowers

Bio Host of @crimejunkiepodcastFounder of @audiochuckFounder of @seasonofjustice2x NYT Bestselling Author - ALL GOOD PEOPLE HERE & THE MISSING HALF👇 ****@parcast.comInstagram Handle @ashleyflowersInstagram Followers 524.3KType 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 324.1KType 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 189.7KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

4. Magen

Bio 📖 Helping you find your next favorite thriller (& maybe true crime) read📍Currently at Bouchercon👇🏼Join my virtual thriller book club (2.7k+ members)Instagram Handle @bonechillingbooksInstagram Followers 96.5KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

5. Billy Jensen

Bio NY Times bestseller “Chase Darkness with Me” about solving murders with social media. Latest book is “Killers Amidst Killers.” Friend of Bill W. 💙🧡 ****@billyjensen.comInstagram Handle @billyjensenInstagram Followers 82.3KType 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 55.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

7. James Phelps

Bio Australia’s #1 Best Selling True Crime WriterInstagram Handle @james_phelps_authorInstagram Followers 15.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

8. Lorraine

Bio 📍 Somerset, UKThriller enthusiast ☕'The world was hers for the reading.'📖 - Silent CreekInstagram Handle @shereadscrimethrillersInstagram Followers 13.2KType 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 📖 - The Good Daughter by Karin SlaughterBook Goal 2025 - 45/70Instagram Handle @jonathan.bookstagramInstagram Followers 11.7KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

11. Sara Divello

Bio 📚Author, “Broadway Butterfly”🏖️Co-Chair @nantucketbookfestival 🎙️Host @thrillermaven🎙️Host @southendlibraryauthorseries📚Mysteries @bostonbookfestInstagram Handle @saradivelloInstagram Followers 8.7KType 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 6.9KType 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. 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

16. 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 2.9KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

17. 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

18. 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

19. Gilbert King

Bio Host, producer of the podcast, BONE VALLEY.Author of Pulitzer prizewinning book, DEVIL IN THE GROVE. ****@mac.comInstagram Handle @gilbertkingpicsInstagram Followers 3KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

20. Abir Mukherjee

Bio •Crime Fiction Author•6 Books in the bag•New book: HUNTED out now!•View website ⬇️Instagram Handle @radiomukhersInstagram Followers 2.5KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

21. 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

22. Vikki Petraitis

Bio True crime author and podcaster, winner of the Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction Prize for The Unbelieved.Instagram Handle @vikkipetraitisInstagram Followers 1.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

23. Cherry

Bio 🖤Thriller reviews, recs and TBRs 📚🕵🏼‍♀️🩷Girly girl reading dark thrilling books💄🍒🇬🇧UK ❤️💌****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @booksforthrillsInstagram Followers 1.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

24. 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

25. 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 1.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

26. 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

27. 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

28. Erica

Bio book reviews | reading diary | 💌📖Instagram Handle @abookwormsthoughtsInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

29. Mitzi Szereto

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

30. 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 864Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

31. Robert Chute

Bio Super readers wanted! Apocalyptic suspense and killer crime thrillers. #scifi #novelist #horror #crime AllThatChazz.comInstagram Handle @robertchazzchuteInstagram Followers 396Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

32. Beth Satterstrum

Bio ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @bethmeetsworldInstagram Followers 236Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

33. Emma

Bio Crime and thriller book lover📚 Brutally honest TikTok - 7K+📍Merseyside, UK 🇬🇧⬇️ Contact & moreInstagram Handle @emmareadscrimeInstagram Followers 7.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

34. 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 17KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

35. 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

36. 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 837Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

37. 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 800Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

38. 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

39. Melissa Moore

Instagram Handle @lifeaftercrimeInstagram Followers 835Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact