Top 60 Crime Book Influencers in 2026

1. Matthew Cox

Bio 📖True Crime Author📖💰Most Wanted Criminal💰 🚔13 years in prison🚔👇Watch my YouTube channel👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @insidetruecrime Instagram Followers 582.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +8% Type Macro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact Request 530 Crime Book Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Ashley Flowers

Bio Host of @crimejunkiepodcastFounder of @audiochuckFounder of @seasonofjustice2x NYT Bestselling Author - ALL GOOD PEOPLE HERE & THE MISSING HALF👇 *****@parcast.com Instagram Handle @ashleyflowers Instagram Followers 564K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

3. Abby

Bio Recommending your next favorite thriller book 🔎#readcrimefiction 🕵🏻‍♀️ Houston, TX 📍 CBTB blog, book box, + more 👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @crimebythebook Instagram Followers 224.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

4. Magen

Bio 📖 Helping you find your next favorite thriller (& maybe true crime) read👇🏼Join my virtual thriller book club (3k+ members) Instagram Handle @bonechillingbooks Instagram Followers 106.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

5. Billy Jensen

Bio NY Times bestseller “Chase Darkness with Me." Latest book on addiction: “Killers Amidst Killers.” Friend of Bill W. *****@billyjensen.com Instagram Handle @billyjensen Instagram Followers 77.7K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

6. 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 58.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

7. Emma

Bio Crime and thriller book lover📚 Brutally honest TikTok - 18K+📍Merseyside, UK 🇬🇧⬇️ Contact & more Instagram Handle @emmareadscrime Instagram Followers 19.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

8. 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 Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

9. Jonathan

Bio 📚 Crime, Thrillers & Mystery🌍 Belfast, Northern IrelandCR 📖 - The Caretaker by Marcus KliewerBook Goal 2026 - 26/60 Instagram Handle @jonathan.bookstagram Instagram Followers 14.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

10. Lorraine

Bio 🔎 99% thrillers CR: House Of Flies - Graham Masterton ✨ 'The world was hers for the reading.' ✨📍Somerset, UK Instagram Handle @shereadscrimethrillers Instagram Followers 14K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

11. James Phelps

Bio Australia’s #1 Best Selling True Crime Writer Instagram Handle @james_phelps_author Instagram Followers 11.2K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Laurie Buchanan

Bio Thriller Writer | Sean McPherson Novels | Crime & Justice Collide | PNW Suspense | Oxford Comma Enthusiast | Bookworm 📚 *****@lauriebuchanan.com Instagram Handle @lauriebuchanan.author Instagram Followers 10.8K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

13. Sara Divello

Bio 📚Author, “Broadway Butterfly”🏖️Co-Chair @nantucketbookfestival 🎙️Host @thrillermaven🎙️Host @southendlibraryauthorseries📚Lineup @bostonbookfest Instagram Handle @saradivello Instagram Followers 8.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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.com Instagram Handle @sophiehannahwriter Instagram Followers 7.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

15. 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 (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Joebella

Bio Spoiler free reviewsCrime, thriller, horror and YA girlContact info:*****@hotmail.com or feel free to DM📚 2025 goal completed it mate! Instagram Handle @joebella_p_reads Instagram Followers 5.5K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

17. Miss.bookblogger

Bio ⚠️Cuidado: aquí acabarás comprando libros🔎Thriller, crimen y suspense psicológico 📚Reseñas y recomendaciones reales 👇🏻Journals + favoritos Instagram Handle @miss.bookblogger Instagram Followers 5.5K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

18. Mary Kay McBrayer

Bio Killer storytellerVintage style not vintage values💅 Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told hostMADAME QUEEN authorFollow me to history’s mysteries Instagram Handle @marykaymcbrayer Instagram Followers 5.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +68% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

19. Casey Kelleher

Bio I write gritty crime and psych thrillers.New release: Gangland Trilogy - 📕 BURIED 📘TRAPPEDBOOK 3 coming soon! Grab your copy here ⬇️ *****@caseykelleher.co.uk Instagram Handle @caseykelleher Instagram Followers 4.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

20. Carly

Bio Welcome ☠️ 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈Book reviews, ratings, & recsCrime Fiction / Thriller / Mystery / Police Procedural / Nordic Noir & more 🔪🩸🚔🕵🏻‍♀️ Instagram Handle @crimefictionjunkie Instagram Followers 4.6K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

21. Noelle Holten

Bio 📖 Crime fiction author, book publicist & reviewer✨ Writing crime and recommending thrillers, fantasy & dark stories📚 Books, reviews & recs below *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @author_noelleholten Instagram Followers 4K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

22. 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 3.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

23. R.W.R. McDonald

Bio Award-winning Author | Picture Books by 🌞, 🔎Crime Fiction by 🌘| #thenancys #anambushofwidows | Queer dad 🏳️‍🌈 |Coexist HarryCat🐈 | #QWSpodcast host🎙| Instagram Handle @rwrmcdonald Instagram Followers 3.2K Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

24. Bethany

Bio 🔍 Crime, mystery & thriller book reviews📍 Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK📧 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bethreadscrime Instagram Followers 3.1K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

25. Abir Mukherjee

Bio 🫆 Crime Fiction Author📚 7 books in the bag🗼THE PINNACLE coming 18 June 🔥 THE BURNING GROUNDS out now Instagram Handle @radiomukhers Instagram Followers 3K Follower Growth (2mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

26. Afsha

Bio 📍Dallas, TX | Corgi mama 🐾 NetGalley ARC Reviewer 📚📖- the resident murder 🎧- heather 2026: 62/150 Instagram Handle @caffeineandcrime Instagram Followers 3K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

27. 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 (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

28. Katy Watson

Bio 🔎Three actresses all played the same detective on screen. Now they solve real life murders together. ⭐️“Dame Agatha would approve”📚Read 7LS for 99p👇 Instagram Handle @katywatsonauthor Instagram Followers 2.8K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

29. Katy

Bio 🌟Book Reviewer🌟Lover of mysteries, true crime, horror movies, and Bigfoot. Booksirens, NetGalley, Goodreads reviewsAccepting physical ARCs & EBooks Instagram Handle @the.sleepyreader79 Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Terri

Bio 💁‍♀️ 30(ish) addicted to reading 🔪thrillers + crime fiction (mostly)📍lutruwita🇦🇺|💌*****@gmail.com📖 Margaret, Are You Leaving📚25/50 Instagram Handle @twist.and.doubt Instagram Followers 2.7K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

31. Lex Brookman

Bio 📍 London / SE / Kent 🔪 Reading Crime💻 @LexBrookman / Open To Work👟@WhatLexyLifts ✨ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @whatlexysaid Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +13% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

32. Robin Lyons

Bio Retired school accountant writing murder mysteries, love junk journals, coffee, cookies, and a good belly laugh. 🤣 *****@robinlyons.com Instagram Handle @robinlyonsauthor Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

33. 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 2.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

34. 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 2.5K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

35. Alice Hunter

Bio ✍️ Author of THE SERIAL KILLER'S WIFEOut now: THE SERIAL KILLER GENE 🧬Ex prison Interventions Facilitator Instagram Handle @alicehunter_author Instagram Followers 2.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

36. Vikki Petraitis

Bio True crime author and podcaster, winner of the Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction Prize for The Unbelieved. Instagram Handle @vikkipetraitis Instagram Followers 2.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

37. 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 2K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

38. Toni Larue

Bio Toni Larue'Thriller\Horror\Suspense *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authortonilarue Instagram Followers 2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

39. 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 1.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

40. 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 1.6K Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

41. 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 Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

42. 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 1.2K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

43. Mitzi Szereto

Bio OFFICIAL ACCOUNT#Author of #Books #TrueCrime #CrimeFiction #Anthologies. Tweets @MitziSzereto. Instagram Handle @mitziszereto Instagram Followers 1.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

44. Erica

Bio book reviews | reading diary | 💌📖 Instagram Handle @abookwormsthoughts Instagram Followers 1.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

45. 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

46. 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 965 Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

47. Fabiha

Bio 23 | Psychology student | Home brista☕ 📚 crime, thriller, mystery & fantasy📩 DM for arc reviews & collab Instagram Handle @fabxreads_ Instagram Followers 866 Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

48. 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 846 Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

49. Melissa Moore

Instagram Handle @lifeaftercrime Instagram Followers 804 Follower Growth (2mo) -3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

50. Paris Hansen

Bio 📚 Crime Fiction Author❤ Coolest Auntie in the World 📚 Voracious Reader❤ Sports Fan *****@parishansen.com Instagram Handle @authorparishansen Instagram Followers 598 Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

51. Robert Chute

Bio Super readers wanted! Apocalyptic suspense and killer crime thrillers. #scifi #novelist #horror #crime AllThatChazz.com Instagram Handle @robertchazzchute Instagram Followers 396 Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

52. 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 298 Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

53. Beth Satterstrum

Bio *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bethmeetsworld Instagram Followers 236 Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

54. Marti

Bio Cosa leggiamo oggi ~📚 | thriller • truecrime • mystery🇰🇷 | libri coreani💡 | mamma de #lescopertine e #athrillingkoreanbookclub Instagram Handle @tomeraider_ Instagram Followers 4.7K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

55. Cherry

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