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 162.3KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
2. Magen
Bio 📖 Helping you find your next favorite thriller (and maybe true crime) read👇🏼 Join my virtual thriller book club (2,400+ members)Instagram Handle @bonechillingbooksInstagram Followers 91.4KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
3. Chelsea
Bio Thrillers • Mysteries • Crime🔎 Join my bookclub @thrillersbythebookclub🎙 Host @thrillersbythebookclubpod📍 Southern California (let’s hang out 👋🏻) ****@yahoo.comInstagram Handle @thrillerbookbabeInstagram Followers 53.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
4. Lorraine
Bio Thriller enthusiast ☕'The world was hers for the reading.'📖 -Instagram Handle @shereadscrimethrillersInstagram Followers 12KType MicroGender 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 MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
6. 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 3.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
7. 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 2.6KType MicroGender 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 2.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
9. Vikki Petraitis
Bio True crime author and podcaster, winner of the Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction PrizeInstagram Handle @vikkipetraitisInstagram Followers 1.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
10. Abir Mukherjee
Bio •Crime Fiction Author•5 Books in the bag•New book: HUNTED out in May 2024!•View website ⬇️Instagram Handle @radiomukhersInstagram Followers 1.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
11. 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 6.1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
12. 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 10.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
13. Sara DiVello
Bio 📚Author, “Broadway Butterfly”🗞️Ft: @vanityfair & @entertainmentweekly 👩🏻💻Social Media Director @internationalthrillerwriters🎙️ @thrillermavenInstagram Handle @saradivelloInstagram Followers 8.3KType MicroGender 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 MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
15. Billy Jensen
Bio NYT bestseller “Chase Darkness with Me: How One Writer Started Solving Murders.” New book: “Killers Amidst Killers.” NYM + MCFC. Friend of Bill W. ****@billyjensen.comInstagram Handle @billyjensenInstagram Followers 84.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
16. 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 7.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
17. Mary Kay McBrayer
Bio true crime. hidden histories. film/TV critique. creative nonfiction.Author of AMERICA'S FIRST FEMALE SERIAL KILLER. Represented by @pandeliterary.Instagram Handle @marykaymcbrayerInstagram Followers 1.5KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
18. 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 MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
19. 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 MicroGender 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. New release: Unknown Revenge. ****@robinlyons.comInstagram Handle @robinlyonsauthorInstagram Followers 2.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
21. 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 754Type MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
22. Mitzi Szereto
Bio OFFICIAL ACCOUNT#Author of #Books #TrueCrime #CrimeFiction #Anthologies. Tweets @MitziSzereto.Instagram Handle @mitziszeretoInstagram Followers 1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
23. David Videcette
Bio Investigator & Crime Writer Cold case investigationsThrillers based on real events 📖 BooksTrue crime & crime thrillers#FINDINGSUZY ****@davidvidecette.comInstagram Handle @davidvidecetteInstagram Followers 1.6KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
24. 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 487.8KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
25. RJ Parker
Bio Canadian True Crime Author, PhD in Criminology#getpublished #TrueCrimePublisher #AspiringAuthors ●#truecrime #RJParker #truecrimebooks #verifyInstagram Handle @rjparkerpubInstagram Followers 2.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
26. 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 765Type MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
27. 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 876Type MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
28. Matthew Cox
Bio 📖True Crime Author📖💰Most Wanted Criminal💰 🚔13 years in prison🚔👇Watch my YouTube channel👇 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @insidetruecrimeInstagram Followers 176.8KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact
29. James Phelps
Bio Australia’s #1 Best Selling True Crime WriterInstagram Handle @james_phelps_authorInstagram Followers 13.6KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
30. 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 785Type MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
31. Gilbert King
Bio Host, producer of the podcast, BONE VALLEY.Author of Pulitzer prizewinning book, DEVIL IN THE GROVE. ****@mac.comInstagram Handle @gilbertkingpicsInstagram Followers 2.2KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
32. 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 MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
33. 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 14.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
34. Katie
Bio 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎🪦🔪𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛🦇🩸𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚜🖤𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢🤫& 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 📖 🐝 @htp_hive 25’📍 Port CityInstagram Handle @morbidly_readingInstagram Followers 1.2KType 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 4.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
36. Erica
Bio 🕵️♀️crime | thrillers | mysteries & everything in betweenInstagram Handle @abookwormsthoughtsInstagram Followers 1.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
37. Cherry
Bio 🩷Girly girl reading dark thrilling books💄🖤Book reviews and TBRs 📚🩷 Thrillers & mysteries 👀Instagram Handle @booksforthrillsInstagram Followers 1.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
38. Jonathan
Bio 📚 Crime, Thrillers & Horror🌍 Belfast, Northern IrelandCR 📖 - The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark Book Goal 2025 - 3/70Instagram Handle @jonathan.bookstagramInstagram Followers 8.4KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
39. 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 MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
40. Robert Chute
Bio Super readers wanted! Apocalyptic suspense and killer crime thrillers. #scifi #novelist #horror #crime AllThatChazz.comInstagram Handle @robertchazzchuteInstagram Followers 373Type MicroGender Male Get Email Contact