11 must-read nonfiction books like Zek: An American Prison Story by Arthur Longworth

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Zek: An American Prison Story

By: Arthur Longworth

4.27

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

Zek is the story of Jonny: a man who's broken off and doing time in an eastern Washington state pri…

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1. Maximum Insecurity: A Doctor in the Supermax

By: William Wright

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

After three decades as a successful ear surgeon, William Wright, MD is bored beyond belief. He dabb… read more

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2. Jailhouse Doc: A Doctor in the County Jail

By: William Wright

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

Dr. William Wright gave up a suburban practice as an ear surgeon to become the doctor at Colorado's… read more

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3. Gold Dust Woman: A Biography of Stevie Nicks

By: Stephen Davis

2.65

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Stevie Nicks is a legend of rock, but her energy and magnetism sparked new interest in this icon. A… read more

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4. American Black Widow

By: Gregg Olsen

3.75

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell comes the chilling, unputdownable stor… read more

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5. LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal

By: Aphrodite Jones

4.32

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

LEVI’S EYES delves into the unspeakable murders of Christina and Levi Karlsen, as told by the kille… read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. NYPD: Laughing In The Line Of Duty (Tell All NYPD Books)

By: Vic Ferrari

4.22

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

Life as a New York City police officer is nothing like what you see on television. Of course, it ca… read more

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7. Breaking Midnight: A True Story

By: Lynn Walker

4.41

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

John Walker was a Miami undercover narcotics agent in the 1970s. Ten years later, he was in prison … read more

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8. No Human Contact: Solitary Confinement, Maximum Security, and Two Inmates Who Changed the System

By: Pete Earley

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A deeply disturbing and human look at the American prison system’s practice of lifelong solitary co… read more

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9. The House from Hell: The True Story of Gertrude Baniszewski One of America’s Most Notorious Torture Mom (True Crime Explicit #5)

By: Genoveva Ortiz

3.83

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

If you’re looking for a story of a true monster, then Gertrude Wright, The Torture Mother, should b… read more

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10. Prison Days: True Diary Entries by a Maximum Security Prison Officer, June 2018

By: Simon King

4.14

Format: 108 pages, Kindle Edition

Direct from behind the walls of a maximum-security prison comes the day-today stories you never hea… read more

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  • nonfiction
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11. More Than a Number

By: Tia Souders

3.95

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate cover edition for ASIN B07C94WF7V For previous cover edition see here For seventeen-y… read more

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12. Midnight Calling: A Memoir of a Drug Smuggler's Daughter

By: Lynn Walker

4.35

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

Lynn was the carefree daughter of a Miami undercover narcotics agent—until her dad snuck out of the… read more

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13. Blood on the Razor Wire: A Prison Memoir

By: Chad Marks

4.25

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty-four-year-old Chad Marks was sentenced to forty years in the Federal Prison System for a non… read more

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14. Prison Days: Book 5, True Diary Entries by a Maximum Security Prison Officer

By: Simon King

4.38

Format: 82 pages, Kindle Edition

Stabbings. Rapes. Murders. This is still maximum-security. Simon King works in one of the country’… read more

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15. Prison Days: Book 6, True Diary Entries by a Maximum Security Prison Officer

By: Simon King

4.38

Format: 88 pages, Kindle Edition

The true-life thrill ride continues with Book 6The electrifying new chapter in the Prison Days seri… read more

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16. Prison Days Book 2: A True Crime and Prison Biography

By: Simon King

4.22

Format: 75 pages, Kindle Edition

Stabbings. Rapes. Murders. This is still maximum-security. Simon King works in one of the country’… read more

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17. Prison Days Book 3: A True Crime and Prison Biography

By: Simon King

4.36

Format: 82 pages, Kindle Edition

Stabbings. Rapes. Murders. This is still maximum-security. Simon King works in one of the country’… read more

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18. Prison Days: True Diary Entries by a Maximum Security Prison Officer, September, 2018

By: Simon King

4.41

Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition

It's never easy losing one of your own. The fourth installment of the hard-hitting Prison Days seri… read more

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19. The River

By: Kevin Weadock

4.31

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

The impact of alcoholism on a New York family is described through the eyes of a young boy. The boy… read more

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Cover of Busting Drug Dealers: Diaries of a DEA Special Agent by Mike  Fredericks

20. Busting Drug Dealers: Diaries of a DEA Special Agent

By: Mike Fredericks

4.30

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

True Stories from the Underbelly of World Drug Traffickers While the rest of us were safe in our… read more

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21. Prison Life in Missouri: Doing Life in The Missouri Department of corrections

By: Harvey Seidel

3.84

Format: 166 pages, Kindle Edition

The story of a 17 year old sentenced to life in the Missouri Department of Corrections. The hardshi… read more

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22. Black and White: Tales of the Texas Highway Patrol

By: Ben H. English

4.68

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

BLACK AND TALES OF THE TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROLYou know I never saw an officer, an EMT, a fireman or a… read more

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Cover of Zek: An American Prison Story by Arthur Longworth

23. Zek: An American Prison Story

By: Arthur Longworth

4.27

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

Zek is the story of Jonny: a man who's broken off and doing time in an eastern Washington state pri… read more

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Cover of Granite City: The Life of a Bandit by Norman Spells

24. Granite City: The Life of a Bandit

By: Norman Spells

3.88

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

Told with raw emotion, this is the true story of one man’s journey through the formative years of t… read more

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25. Prison Days: Screw'd Up

By: Simon King

4.46

Format: 166 pages, Kindle Edition

Stabbings. Rapes. Murders. This is Maximum-Security. Simon King spent years inside one of the co… read more

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26. Luna Freed: Beyond the Wall

By: Margaret McHeyzer

4.24

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

I often stared at the walls and wondered what was beyond them. After my first escape, I realized t… read more

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27. Prison Days Book 7: A True Crime and Prison Biography

By: Simon King

4.52

Format: 92 pages, Kindle Edition

Stabbings. Rapes. Murders. You're still in maximum-security. Simon King works in one of the countr… read more

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28. Prison Days: Meeting Monsters

By: Simon King

4.35

Format: 90 pages, Kindle Edition

Your first look was behind the walls. Your second, in the cells. Ready to meet the monsters who liv… read more

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29. Prison Days Book 11: A True Crime and Prison Biography

By: Simon King

4.44

Format: 90 pages, Kindle Edition

Stabbings, rapes and murders. This is maximum-security. Simon King works in one of the country’s w… read more

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30. Prison Days Book 10: A True Crime and Prison Biography

By: Simon King

4.52

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

Stabbings, rapes and murders. This is maximum-security. Simon King works in one of the country’s… read more

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Cover of Prison Days Book 9: A True Crime and Prison Biography by Simon    King

31. Prison Days Book 9: A True Crime and Prison Biography

By: Simon King

4.53

Format: 83 pages, Kindle Edition

Stabbings, rapes and murders. This is maximum-security. Simon King works in one of the country’s wo… read more

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12 best-selling nonfiction books like LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal by Aphrodite Jones

Transform Your Habits

Before He Wakes: A True Story of Money, Marriage, Sex and Murder

Jerry Bledsoe

3.54

Transform Your Habits

LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal

Aphrodite Jones

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe

John Glatt

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Deadly Goals: The True Story of an All-American Football Hero Who Stalked and Murdered

Wilt Browning

4.18

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