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AI Book Discoverability Index · genre

True crime

7,996 citations · 648 distinct domains · Reddit cited 44× here · live index, updated continuously (26 Jul 2026)

The 10 sources AI cites most for true crime

'Books' = how many distinct audited titles the source was cited for — every ranked domain must span at least two, so one book can never skew the list. Click a domain to see a real cited URL.

1goodreads.com66555 bks
2crimereads.com47855 bks
3en.wikipedia.org44455 bks
4simonandschuster.com27955 bks
5penguinrandomhouse.com25849 bks
6fivebooks.com25555 bks
7abebooks.com23355 bks
8youtube.com21947 bks
9bookshop.org21855 bks
10hachettebookgroup.com20445 bks
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🔑 Niche kingmakers (outliers)

Domains that punch above their weight inside this genre but barely register globally — the hidden gatekeepers AI trusts here specifically.

kcls.bibliocommons.com163× hereacross 55 books#1 in genre · #110 global
revlox.com149× hereacross 55 books#2 in genre · #140 global
jessleonamae.wordpress.com147× hereacross 55 books#3 in genre · #142 global
austin.bibliocommons.com95× hereacross 40 books#4 in genre · #213 global
realityblurred.com85× hereacross 40 books#5 in genre · #266 global
livingwriter.com62× hereacross 33 books#6 in genre · #339 global

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Where AI gets its true crime book recommendations

True crime — top sources card

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<p>Source: <a href="https://visibility.publishing.co.uk/book-index/true-crime">
publishing.co.uk AI Book Discoverability Index</a></p>

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Built from live citations across the four citation-transparent engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). A domain must be cited for at least two different audited books to rank; domains sourced ≥70% from one title are excluded. Book-level scores and the full domain list are part of the £29.99 report. Full detail: methodology.