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 487KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

2. Matthew Cox

Bio 📖True Crime Author📖💰Most Wanted Criminal💰 🚔13 years in prison🚔👇Watch my YouTube channel👇 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @insidetruecrimeInstagram Followers 191KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

3. Abby

Bio Recommending your next favorite thriller book 🔎#readcrimefiction 🕵🏻‍♀️Houston, TX 📍 CBTB blog 👇🏻 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @crimebythebookInstagram Followers 170.1KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

4. Magen

Bio 📖 Helping you find your next favorite thriller (and maybe true crime) read👇🏼 Join my virtual thriller book club (2.5k+ members)Instagram Handle @bonechillingbooksInstagram Followers 93KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

5. Billy Jensen

Bio Journalist. NY Times bestseller: “Chase Darkness with Me” abt how I started solving murders. “Killers Amidst Killers” abt addiction. Friend of Bill W. ****@billyjensen.comInstagram Handle @billyjensenInstagram Followers 84.8KType 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 53.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

7. 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 15KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

8. James Phelps

Bio Australia’s #1 Best Selling True Crime WriterInstagram Handle @james_phelps_authorInstagram Followers 14.9KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

9. Lorraine

Bio Thriller enthusiast ☕'The world was hers for the reading.'📖 -Instagram Handle @shereadscrimethrillersInstagram Followers 12.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

10. Laurie Buchanan

Bio Sean McPherson crime thriller novels ✍🏼 Shutterbug 📸 Dog's best friend 🐶 Read, review, repeat 📚Pacific Northwest vibes🌲Red licorice ❤️ Cheeky 🫢 ****@lauriebuchanan.comInstagram Handle @lauriebuchanan.authorInstagram Followers 10.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

11. Jonathan

Bio 📚 Crime, Thrillers & Horror🌍 Belfast, Northern IrelandCR 📖 - Dark Corners by Megan GoldinBook Goal 2025 - 9/70Instagram Handle @jonathan.bookstagramInstagram Followers 10KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

12. Sara Divello

Bio 📚Author, “Broadway Butterfly”🗞️Ft: @vanityfair & @entertainmentweekly 👩🏻‍💻Social Media Director @internationalthrillerwriters🎙️ @thrillermavenInstagram Handle @saradivelloInstagram Followers 8.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

13. Kelly Banaski

Bio True crime scribe, 55 and thriving. Unraveling mysteries faster than society's outdated views on women's mental health. Advocating for prison reform. ****@thewomancondemned.comInstagram Handle @truecrimekellyInstagram Followers 7.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

14. 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 6.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

15. Marti

Bio Cosa leggiamo oggi ~📚 | thriller • truecrime • mystery🇰🇷 | libri coreani💡 | mamma de #lescopertine e #athrillingkoreanbookclubInstagram Handle @tomeraider_Instagram Followers 4.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

16. Noelle Holten

Bio 📚 Works in publishing by day | Thriller writer & reviewer by night ✍🏻 Dabbles in fantasy too b/c Dragons! Follow/ find everything you need to know 🔗👇🏻 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @author_noelleholtenInstagram Followers 3.5KType 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 3.5KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

18. 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

19. 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 2.7KType NanoGender Male 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. New release: Unknown Revenge. ****@robinlyons.comInstagram Handle @robinlyonsauthorInstagram Followers 2.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

21. 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 2.4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

22. Gilbert King

Bio Host, producer of the podcast, BONE VALLEY.Author of Pulitzer prizewinning book, DEVIL IN THE GROVE. ****@mac.comInstagram Handle @gilbertkingpicsInstagram Followers 2.3KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

23. Abir Mukherjee

Bio •Crime Fiction Author•6 Books in the bag•New book: HUNTED out now!•View website ⬇️Instagram Handle @radiomukhersInstagram Followers 2KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

24. Alice Hunter

Bio ✍️ Author of THE SERIAL KILLER'S WIFE📚 Latest release: BAD APPLE📗Next release: THE PERFECT PSYCHOPATH Ex prison Interventions FacilitatorInstagram Handle @alicehunter_authorInstagram Followers 1.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

25. Vikki Petraitis

Bio True crime author and podcaster, winner of the Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction PrizeInstagram Handle @vikkipetraitisInstagram Followers 1.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

26. Cherry

Bio 🩷Girly girl reading dark thrilling books💄🖤Book reviews and TBRs 📚🩷 Thrillers & mysteries 👀💌****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @booksforthrillsInstagram Followers 1.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

27. Toni Larue

Bio Toni Larue'Crime\Mystery\SuspenseWelcome to the darkside of fiction ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @authortonilarueInstagram Followers 1.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

28. Mary Kay McBrayer

Bio true crime. hidden histories. film/TV.Author of MADAME QUEEN and AMERICA'S FIRST FEMALE SERIAL KILLER. Represented by @pandeliterary.Instagram Handle @marykaymcbrayerInstagram Followers 1.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

29. Katie

Bio 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎🪦🔪𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛🦇🩸𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚜🖤𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢🤫& 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 📖 🐝 @htp_hive 25’📍 Port CityInstagram Handle @morbidly_readingInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

30. Aimée Baker

Bio Telling the stories of America’s missing and unidentified women on the @she_goes_by_jane podcast. 📚 Author of DOE 🎥 made into the documentary SHEInstagram Handle @aimee.e.bakerInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

31. Erica

Bio Bookworm 🐛 & Dogmom 🐶Instagram Handle @abookwormsthoughtsInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

32. Mitzi Szereto

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

33. 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 798Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

34. 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 770Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

35. Robert Chute

Bio Super readers wanted! Apocalyptic suspense and killer crime thrillers. #scifi #novelist #horror #crime AllThatChazz.comInstagram Handle @robertchazzchuteInstagram Followers 377Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

36. Beth Satterstrum

Bio ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @bethmeetsworldInstagram Followers 234Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

37. Emma

Bio Crime and thriller book lover📚 Brutally honest 📍Merseyside, UK 🇬🇧⬇️ Contact & moreInstagram Handle @emmareadscrimeInstagram Followers 5.7KType 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 798Type 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 813Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact