Top 70 Crime Book Influencers in 2026

1. Freida McFadden

Bio Freida McFadden is the #1 NYT, USA Today, WSJ, and Amazon Charts bestselling author of psychological thrillers. *****@janerotrosen.com Instagram Handle @fmcfaddenauthor Instagram Followers 429.9K Type Macro Get Email Contact Request 542 Crime Book Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Karin Slaughter

Bio #1 NYT bestselling thriller writer. THE SECRETS WE HIDE is out now. Link in bio. *****@karinslaughter.com Instagram Handle @karinslaughterauthor Instagram Followers 100.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Ashley Flowers

Bio Host of @crimejunkiepodcast
Founder of @audiochuck
Founder of @seasonofjustice
2x NYT Bestselling Author - ALL GOOD PEOPLE HERE & THE MISSING HALF👇 *****@parcast.com Instagram Handle @ashleyflowers Instagram Followers 576.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Abby Endler

Bio Crime by the Book is an online crime fiction blog and Instagram site founded by Abby upon her graduation from university. Almost ten years later, it has led her to various crime fiction festivals and events all across the globe and has even allowed her to conduct interviews with some of her favorite authors. As a day job, Abby works as a book publicist at one of Penguin Random House's imprints. *****@gmail.comMORE Instagram Handle @crimebythebook Instagram Followers 237.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. 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.com Instagram Handle @sarahweinman Instagram Followers 2.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Matthew Cox

Bio 📖True Crime Author📖
💰Most Wanted Criminal💰
🚔13 years in prison🚔
👇Watch my YouTube channel👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @insidetruecrime Instagram Followers 638.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Gilbert King

Bio Author of BONE VALLEY, the book. Host and producer of the podcast, BONE VALLEY.
Author of Pulitzer prizewinning book, DEVIL IN THE GROVE. *****@mac.com Instagram Handle @gilbertkingpics Instagram Followers 4.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Billy Jensen

Bio NY Times bestseller “Chase Darkness with Me" about solving murders. Friend of Bill W. Launching @soberfootballclub *****@billyjensen.com Instagram Handle @billyjensen Instagram Followers 77.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Sophie Hannah

Bio Bestselling writer of crime fiction and self-help
Founder of Dream Author Coaching
Creator and host of How To Hold A Grudge podcast *****@sophiehannah.com Instagram Handle @sophiehannahwriter Instagram Followers 7.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Vaseem Khan

Bio Crime author: Q (from Bond) series, Malabar House novels, Baby Ganesh series & The Girl in Cell A. Join my newsletter via website. *****@hodder.co.uk Instagram Handle @vaseemkhanwriter Instagram Followers 3.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Abir Mukherjee

Bio 🫆 Crime Fiction Author
📚 8 books in the bag
🗼THE PINNACLE OUT NOW!
🔥 THE BURNING GROUNDS out now Instagram Handle @radiomukhers Instagram Followers 3.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +15% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Stefan Ahnhem

Bio ⭐️International bestselling thrillers
⭐️The suspense & atmosphere of Nordic Noir with a cinematic feel
⭐️Read at your own Risk. You’ll be wanting more *****@ahnhem.com Instagram Handle @stefanahnhem Instagram Followers 4.3K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

13. Jillian Lauren

Bio Author, feminist, advocate. Jewess, Marxist, maximalist. Pigeons and poodles. Crime and punishment. Welcome to the show! Instagram Handle @jillianlauren Instagram Followers 17.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Vikki Petraitis

Bio True crime author and podcaster, winner of the Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction Prize for The Unbelieved. Instagram Handle @vikkipetraitis Instagram Followers 2.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. R.W.R. McDonald

Bio Award-winning Author ✨
Crime Fiction by 🌙 | Picture Books by 🌞
Queer dad 🏳️‍🌈 | Coexisting with HarryCat 🐈 Instagram Handle @rwrmcdonald Instagram Followers 3.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. James Phelps

Bio Australia’s #1 Best Selling True Crime Writer Instagram Handle @james_phelps_author Instagram Followers 11K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Mary Kay McBrayer

Bio film critic traveling international archives
telling true crime history and folklore to snoopy know-it-alls
Madame Queen author
best stories here⬇️ Instagram Handle @marykaymcbrayer Instagram Followers 5.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Noelle Holten

Bio 📖 Crime writer, publicist & reviewer
✨ Writing crime & recommending thrillers, fantasy & dark stories
📚 Books, reviews & recs below *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @author_noelleholten Instagram Followers 4.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Sara Divello

Bio 📕BROADWAY BUTTERFLY
🏖️Co-chair @nantucketbookfestival
🎙️ @thrillermaven
🎙️ @realplotpointpodcast
🎙️ @southendlibraryauthorseries
📚 @bostonbookfest Instagram Handle @saradivello Instagram Followers 9K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Alice Hunter

Bio ✍️ Author of THE SERIAL KILLER'S WIFE
Out now: THE SERIAL KILLER GENE 🧬
Ex prison Interventions Facilitator Instagram Handle @alicehunter_author Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Mitzi Szereto

Bio OFFICIAL ACCOUNT
#Author of #TrueCrime #CozyCrime #Anthologies #books. 100% human (and bear) authored books - no AI! Follow on socials @MitziSzereto. Instagram Handle @mitziszereto Instagram Followers 1.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. 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.com Instagram Handle @authorjohnleake Instagram Followers 1.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

23. Sara Bregasi

Bio 🕵🏻‍♀️Thriller/Mystery Book Addict
📚Book reviews & recommendations
💌*****@gmail.com
⬇️Top thriller books of 2026 Instagram Handle @saras_mystery_bookclub Instagram Followers 191K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Magen

Bio 📖 Helping you find your next favorite thriller (& maybe true crime) read
👇🏼Join my virtual thriller book club (3.1k+ members) Instagram Handle @bonechillingbooks Instagram Followers 109.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Chelsea

Bio Thrillers • Mysteries • Suspense
🔎 Thriller reviews & recs
📚 Join my bookclub @thrillersbythebookclub
📍 Southern California (let’s hang out 👋🏻) *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @thrillerbookbabe Instagram Followers 58.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Emma

Bio Crime, thriller & mystery book lover📚
Brutally honest
TikTok - 18K+
YouTube - 4K
📍Merseyside, UK 🇬🇧
⬇️ Contact & more *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @emmareadscrime Instagram Followers 20.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Claire

Bio Thrillers • Crime • Suspense 🖤
Dark, twisty or unhinged I want in!
Spoiler-free reviews + recs that deliver
📧 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thebookendreviews Instagram Followers 6.3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Joebella

Bio Spoiler free reviews
Crime, thriller, horror and YA girl
Contact info:
*****@hotmail.com or feel free to DM
📚 2025 goal completed it mate! Instagram Handle @joebella_p_reads Instagram Followers 6.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Lorraine

Bio 🔎 99% thrillers
✨ 'The world was hers for the reading.' ✨
📍Somerset, UK Instagram Handle @shereadscrimethrillers Instagram Followers 14.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Laurie Buchanan

Bio Gritty Pacific Northwest crime thrillers. Author of the Sean McPherson series. Tap below 👇 for suspense, danger & justice! *****@lauriebuchanan.com Instagram Handle @lauriebuchanan.author Instagram Followers 10.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Jonathan

Bio 📚 Crime, Thrillers & Mystery
🌍 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Book Goal 2026 - 51/60 Instagram Handle @jonathan.bookstagram Instagram Followers 14.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Miss.bookblogger

Bio 🔪 Thriller, misterio y suspense
📚 Reseñas sinceras y recomendaciones
✨ Para lectores de verdad
📝 Cuadernos de lectura aquí ⬇️ Instagram Handle @miss.bookblogger Instagram Followers 5.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Terri

Bio 🔪thrillers + crime + horror, oh my!
📍lutruwita🇦🇺| 🌈Safe Space
📚57/50 | 💌*****@gmail.com
✨ Yes, I read ARCs! Email me 👆 Instagram Handle @twist.and.doubt Instagram Followers 3.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +42% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

34. Bethany

Bio 🔍 Crime | Mystery | Thriller book reviews & recommendations
📧 *****@gmail.com
📍 Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK Instagram Handle @bethreadscrime Instagram Followers 3.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +13% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Haritini

Bio | A girl who loves crime, thrillers & mystery books🔪
| #bookreviewer from Athens, Greece
| Books 📚 tea 🍵 chocolate 🍫
| Dm 📩 for collab Instagram Handle @missx_crimes Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Katie

Bio 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎🪦🔪𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛🦇🩸𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚜🖤𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢🤫& 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 📖
📧:*****@gmail.com
📍 Port City Instagram Handle @morbidly_reading Instagram Followers 1.3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Fabiha

Bio Psychology student | Home brista☕
📚 crime, thriller, mystery & fantasy
📩 DM for arc, reviews & collab Instagram Handle @fabxreads_ Instagram Followers 950 Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Afsha

Bio 📍Dallas, TX | Corgi mama 🐾
NetGalley ARC Reviewer 📚
creepy and dark thrillers are my favorite 🔪
🎧: the marigold cottage murders
2026: 103/150 Instagram Handle @caffeineandcrime Instagram Followers 4K Follower Growth (3mo) +34% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Lex Brookman

Bio 📍 London / Kent
🔪 Reading 100+ Crime Books Every Year
💻 @LexBrookman / Open To Work
👟@WhatLexyLifts ✨ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @whatlexysaid Instagram Followers 3.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +27% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Katy Watson

Bio 📚Author of the Three Dahlias Mysteries
🎭3 actresses all played the same detective. Now they solve murders together
👇Read Ch1 of DEATH ON A LIVELY SEA Instagram Handle @katywatsonauthor Instagram Followers 3.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. Casey Kelleher

Bio I write gritty crime and psych thrillers.
New release: Gangland Trilogy -
📕 BURIED
📘TRAPPED
BOOK 3 coming soon!
Grab your copy here ⬇️ *****@caseykelleher.co.uk Instagram Handle @caseykelleher Instagram Followers 5K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

42. Rebecca Millar

Bio ✍️ Helping crime authors sharpen plots, deepen suspense & craft standout stories
📚 From first draft to final polish
📌 Need direction Let’s chat👇🏻 *****@rebeccamillareditorial.com Instagram Handle @rebeccamillareditorial Instagram Followers 2.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

43. Julianne Feher

Bio 🔎 Crime & Mystery Author
📁 CHILDLESS: out now!
🔪 HARMLESS: spring 2027
🗓️ Check my website for upcoming events! Instagram Handle @authorjuliannefeher Instagram Followers 1.6K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

44. Barry Rainsford

Bio Crime novelist living in North Yorkshire. The novel BROKEN WINGS, North Yorkshire crime thriller Book 1 out now. *****@btinternet.com Instagram Handle @barrynrainsford_writer Instagram Followers 1.8K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

45. Troy Hunter

Bio Bestselling YA crime
📗GUS & THE CLIMATE KILLER 2027
📔GUS & THE BURNING STONES
📕GUS & THE MISSING BOY(Ned Kelly/Danger Award shortlists)
🎙️QWS podcast *****@icloud.com Instagram Handle @troyhunterwriter Instagram Followers 1.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

46. Robin Lyons

Bio Retired school accountant writing murder mysteries, love junk journals, coffee, cookies, and a good belly laugh. 🤣 Living with chronic VM. 😵‍💫 *****@robinlyons.com Instagram Handle @robinlyonsauthor Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

47. Nikki Lee Taylor

Bio 📚Winner of the 2024 Scarlet Stiletto Crime Fiction Award & Hawkeye Manuscript Award
📖 Int. Bestselling Author
🐕 Dog mum *****@nikkileetaylor.com Instagram Handle @author_nikkileetaylor Instagram Followers 1.1K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

48. Katy

Bio 🌟Book Reviewer🌟
Lover of mysteries, true crime, horror movies, and Bigfoot.
Booksirens, NetGalley, Goodreads reviews
Accepting physical ARCs & EBooks Instagram Handle @the.sleepyreader79 Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

49. Robert Chute

Bio Super readers wanted! Apocalyptic suspense and killer crime thrillers. #scifi #novelist #horror #crime AllThatChazz.com Instagram Handle @robertchazzchute Instagram Followers 400 Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

50. Cherry

Bio 🖤Thriller reviews, recs and TBRs 📚🕵🏼‍♀️
🩷Girly girl reading dark thrilling books💄🍒
🇬🇧UK ❤️
💌*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @booksforthrills Instagram Followers 1.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

51. Elle Croft

Bio 🥸 Pseudonym of @lauren.faller.king
📚 Author of psychological thrillers, inc. #TheGuiltyWife
👩‍💻 Digital Marketer on TT as ellecroftauthor *****@ellecroft.com Instagram Handle @elle_croft Instagram Followers 3.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

52. Marti

Bio Cosa leggiamo oggi ~
📚 | thriller • truecrime • mystery
🇰🇷 | libri coreani
💡 | mamma de #lescopertine e #athrillingkoreanbookclub Instagram Handle @tomeraider_ Instagram Followers 4.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

53. Carly

Bio Welcome ☠️ 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈
Book reviews, ratings, & recs
Crime Fiction / Thriller / Mystery / Police Procedural / Nordic Noir & more
🔪🩸🚔🕵🏻‍♀️ Instagram Handle @crimefictionjunkie Instagram Followers 4.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

54. Emma Christie

Bio 📚Crime writer. “Superb,” says Ian Rankin. “Compelling,” says The Times
🥾Founder @writeandwalkspain
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Crime Book of the Year 2021 shortlist *****@emmachristiewriter.com Instagram Handle @theemmachristie Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

55. Brynn Teaman

Bio wisconsin🌲
📖 bookseller @books_n_co
co-host @thrillersbythebookclub.mke *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @readyourworriesaway Instagram Followers 39.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

56. Toni Larue

Bio Toni Larue'
Thriller\Horror\Suspense *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authortonilarue Instagram Followers 2.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

57. 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 @authorgeorgejared Instagram Followers 871 Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

58. Nate Hendley

Bio Nate Hendley is a Toronto-based freelance writer/editor/author. I have written several true-crime books. *****@sympatico.ca Instagram Handle @nate.hendley Instagram Followers 983 Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

59. Paris Hansen

Bio 📚 Crime Fiction Author
❤ Coolest Auntie in the World
📚 Voracious Reader
❤ Sports Fan *****@parishansen.com Instagram Handle @authorparishansen Instagram Followers 615 Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

60. Nadya Frank

Bio 🔎Page-turners about tough women in Russia
📖Start binge-reading today (link below👇)
✨Queer, neurospicy, recovering from Slavic mindset *****@nadyafrank.com Instagram Handle @nadyafrankauthor Instagram Followers 419 Follower Growth (3mo) +41% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

61. Roy Maloy

Bio Author of ten true crime biographies, including “Squizzy”, and “The Dawn of Crime” series. #truecrime #australiancrime #crimehistory *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thedawnofcrime Instagram Followers 3.5K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

62. Erica

Bio book reviews | reading diary | 💌📖 Instagram Handle @abookwormsthoughts Instagram Followers 1.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

63. Aimée Baker

Bio Writer & researcher unearthing the stories of women history tried to forget.
🎙 @she_goes_by_jane | 📚 DOE | 🎥 SHE | 📬 GIRLHUNT Instagram Handle @aimee.e.baker Instagram Followers 1.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

64. 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.com Instagram Handle @truecrimekelly Instagram Followers 7.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact