Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free
By: Sarah Weinman
3.55
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the author of The Real Lolita and editor of Unspeakable Acts, the astonishing story of a murde…
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1. The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land
By: Sally Denton
3.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
On the morning of November 4, 2019, an unassuming caravan of women and children was ambushed by mas… read more
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2. Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders
By: Kathryn Miles
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Trailed is a beautifully written account of a great American tragedy--the unsolved murders of an u… read more
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3. The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
By: Jonathan Rosen
4.07
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
“Brave and nuanced…an act of tremendous compassion and a literary triumph.” — The New York Times … read more
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"It's true I didn't love the job, but I did want the money. If I was too incompetent for ordinary work, I would have to do something extraordinary or face destruction."-Jonathan Rosen, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
"Money had replaced community mental healthcare the way medication had replaced state hospitals. Medication did not go looking for those who resisted taking it, and money could not administer itself. …"-Jonathan Rosen, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
4. Sandy Hook
By: Elizabeth Williamson
4.29
Format: 482 pages, Hardcover
Based on hundreds of hours of research, interviews, and access to exclusive sources and materials, … read more
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5. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
By: Patrick Radden Keefe
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, twelv… read more
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6. Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence
By: James Renner
3.74
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Ann Rule and Gregg Olsen, a riveting new true crime book from the acclaimed author o… read more
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7. American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper
By: Daniel Stashower
3.50
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Daniel Stashower returns with American Dem… read more
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8. Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite
By: John Glatt
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In Golden Boy, New York Times bestselling author John Glatt tells the true story of Thomas Gilbert … read more
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9. We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys
By: Erin Kimmerle
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle investigates of the notorious Dozier Boys School--the true st… read more
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10. Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America
By: Harry N. MacLean
3.71
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive story of Charles Starkweather, often considered to be the first mass killer in the m… read more
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11. Blood & Ink: An Heiress, a Tabloid War, and the Unsolved Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime
By: Joe Pompeo
3.58
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Vanity Fair's Joe Pompeo investigates the notorious 1922 double murder of a high-society minister a… read more
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12. When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2)
By: John E. Douglas
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town From John Douglas—th… read more
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13. All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind
By: Kate Winkler Dawson
3.65
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Kate Winkler Dawson tells the story of Edward Rulloff--a serial murderer who was called "too intell… read more
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14. Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family
By: Susan Jonusas
3.45
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
A suspense filled tale of murder on the American frontier—shedding new light on a family of serial … read more
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15. Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries
By: Rick Emerson
3.96
Format: 349 pages, Hardcover
Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud. In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvente… read more
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16. Tremors in the Blood: Murder, Obsession and the Birth of the Lie Detector
By: Amit Katwala
3.60
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A thrilling account of the creation of the so-called lie detector, exploring shocking murders and d… read more
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17. Shadowman: An Elusive Psycho Killer and the Birth of FBI Profiling
By: Ron Franscell
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
Mindhunter crossed with American Gothic. This chilling story has the ghostly unease of a nightmare.… read more
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18. When the Moon Turns to Blood: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and a Story of Murder, Wild Faith, and End Times
By: Leah Sottile
3.77
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
WHEN THE MOON TURNS TO BLOOD examines the culture of end times paranoia and a trail of mysterious d… read more
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19. Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free
By: Sarah Weinman
3.55
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the author of The Real Lolita and editor of Unspeakable Acts, the astonishing story of a murde… read more
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20. What Happened to Paula: On the Death of an American Girl
By: Katherine Dykstra
3.43
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
In July 1970, eighteen-year-old Paula Oberbroeckling left her house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and neve… read more
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21. Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession
By: Laurence Leamer
3.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author of Capote’s Women Laurence Leamer shares an engrossing account of the enigmatic … read more
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22. The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice
By: Benjamin Gilmer
4.21
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A rural physician learns that a former doctor at his clinic committed a shocking crime, leading him… read more
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23. A Lovely Girl: The Tragedy of Olga Duncan and the Trial of One of California's Most Notorious Killers
By: Deborah Holt Larkin
4.07
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The incredible story of a 1958 murder that ended with the last woman to ever be executed in Califor… read more
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24. Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University
By: Richard White
3.26
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In 1885 Jane and Leland Stanford cofounded a university to honor their recently deceased young son.… read more
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25. Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco
By: Stephan Talty
3.95
Format: 446 pages, Hardcover
The first comprehensive account of David Koresh's life, his road to Waco, and the rise of governmen… read more
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26. Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night
By: Lisa Belkin
3.77
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The multigenerational tale of three families whose paths collide one summer night in 1960 with the … read more
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27. Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder
By: Mikita Brottman
3.54
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times Book ReviewCritically acclaimed author and psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman offers … read more
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28. In Plain Sight: The Kaufman County Prosecutor Murders
By: Kathryn Casey
4.17
Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition
JUDGE. JURY. EXECUTIONER. On a cold January morning, the killer executed Assistant District Attorn… read more
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29. The Kill Jar: Obsession, Descent, and a Hunt for Detroit's Most Notorious Serial Killer
By: J. Reuben Appelman
3.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Enthralling. Gripping. Cinematic. Raw. A cold case murder investigation paced like a podcast, as vi… read more
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30. A Death on W Street: The Murder of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy
By: Andy Kroll
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
CrimeReads' 2022 BEST TRUE CRIME BOOKS, notable selection—Featured on GOOD MORNING AMERICA and MORN… read more
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31. Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida
By: Mikita Brottman
3.54
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed author of the “enthralling” ( San Francisco Book Review ) An Unexplai… read more
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