← back to the index

AI Book Discoverability Index · genre

True crime

5,718 citations · 471 distinct domains · Reddit cited 9× here · live index, updated continuously (11 Jun 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.com46850 bks
2crimereads.com36855 bks
3en.wikipedia.org34255 bks
4simonandschuster.com24555 bks
5penguinrandomhouse.com22646 bks
6bookshop.org21855 bks
7youtube.com19141 bks
8hachettebookgroup.com18043 bks
9abebooks.com17049 bks
10fivebooks.com16955 bks
Want the full 471-domain list for true crime— plus your own book’s AI visibility score?Free check →£29.99 report

🔑 Niche kingmakers (outliers)

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

simonandschuster.com245× hereacross 55 books#1 in genre · #33 global
revlox.com149× hereacross 55 books#2 in genre · #91 global
jessleonamae.wordpress.com106× hereacross 44 books#3 in genre · #129 global
austin.bibliocommons.com91× hereacross 40 books#4 in genre · #146 global
realityblurred.com85× hereacross 40 books#5 in genre · #167 global
kcls.bibliocommons.com83× hereacross 41 books#6 in genre · #127 global

Other genres: Psychological thriller · Crime thriller · Cosy crime · Romance · Romantasy · Epic fantasy · Science fiction · Historical fiction · full index →

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.