16 must-read nonfiction books like And Every Word Is True by Gary McAvoy

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And Every Word Is True

By: Gary McAvoy

3.90

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Truman Capote’s bestselling book “In Cold Blood” has captivated worldwide audiences for over fifty …

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1. The Hundred Secret Senses

By: Amy Tan

4.00

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

The Hundred Secret Senses is an exultant novel about China and America, love and loyalty, the ident… read more

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"too much happiness always overflowed into tears of sorrow."

-Amy Tan, The Hundred Secret Senses

"Kwan saw what she believed. I saw what I didn't want to believe."

-Amy Tan, The Hundred Secret Senses

"But to pretend that all was right with the world, I first had to know what was wrong."

-Amy Tan, The Hundred Secret Senses

"Too much happiness, said the man who returned, always overflows into tears of sorrow."

-Amy Tan, The Hundred Secret Senses

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2. In Colder Blood

By: None , J.T. Hunter

3.59

Format: 82 pages, Kindle Edition

CRIME SCENE PHOTOS ARE GRAPHIC Two families, mysteriously murdered under similar circumstances, ju… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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3. Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez

By: Philip Carlo

4.02

Format: 592 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The shocking true story behind the serial killer case that inspired the hit Netflix series! Pain… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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4. If I Can't Have You: Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children

By: Gregg Olsen , Rebecca Morris

4.25

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

In If I Can't Have You, bestselling author Gregg Olsen and co-author Rebecca Morris investigate one… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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5. The Charmer (Assassins Guild, #1)

By: C.J. Archer

3.76

Format: 168 pages,

Handsome. Charming. Devastating. He was the last man she needed, but the only one she wanted. Orlan… read more

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6. Secrets in the Cellar

By: John Glatt

4.16

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

Josef Fritzl was a 73-year-old retired engineer in Austria. He seemed to be living a normal life wi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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7. In Cold Blood

By: Truman Capote

4.01

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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8. Written in Blood

By: Diane Fanning

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

An army brat-turned-marine, he saw combat in Vietnam, and returned a decorated soldier. An avid rea… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime

9. The Saint (Assassins Guild #3)

By: C.J. Archer

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Elizabeth Buckley has been in love with Edward Monk for most of her life. Unfortunately he's only e… read more

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10. The Amish Wife

By: Gregg Olsen

3.49

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

The #1 New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author Gregg Olsen solves a murder among the Am… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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11. Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24)

By: James Lee Burke

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave’s partner and frie… read more

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12. Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders

By: John Glatt

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Tangled Vines , bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigiou… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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13. In Pieces

By: Sally Field

3.94

Format: 11 pages, Audiobook

10 hours, 41 minutes One of the most celebrated, beloved, and enduring actors of our time, Sall… read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder

By: John Glatt

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In The Perfect Father, New York Times bestselling author John Glatt reveals the true story of a Col… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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15. Night Owl (Trasker #1)

By: Andrew Mayne

4.17

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

A shocking act of sabotage draws a retired spy into a deadly conspiracy in an explosive thriller by… read more

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16. Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century

By: Roseanne Montillo

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Exploring the darkly intertwined fates of infamous socialite Ann Woodward and literary icon Truman … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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17. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

By: Griffin Dunne

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"

-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

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18. The Mystery of Julia Episcopa (The Vatican Chronicles #1)

By: John I. Rigoli

4.30

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

In ancient Rome, a woman flees for her life. Her enemies are those she once called 'brother'. Hidde… read more

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19. The Celtic Quest (Harry Fox #3)

By: Andrew Clawson

4.49

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

A Celtic Queen. A ruthless zealot. The terrifying relic that will change the world. Two thousand… read more

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20. The Cleaner

By: Brandi Wells

3.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

“Welcome to the office building at night, an eerie ship helmed by one woman desperate for connectio… read more

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"Imagine thinking you have any say over how someone else lives or works."

-Brandi Wells, The Cleaner

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21. The Scandalous Hamiltons: A Gilded Age Grifter, a Founding Father's Disgraced Descendant, and a Trial at the Dawn of Tabloid Journalism

By: Bill Shaffer

3.63

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Alexander Hamilton heir, a beautiful female con artist, an abandoned baby, and the shocking cour… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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22. The Achilles Legend (Harry Fox #4)

By: Andrew Clawson

4.61

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

A legendary warrior. A mythical city. An impossible choice. Harry Fox now finds himself allied w… read more

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23. The Summer of Lies (Toussaints Detective Agency, #2)

By: Louise Douglas

4.07

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

The summer is the hottest yet in the Brittany coastal town of Morranez, but when a new case lands o… read more

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24. The Jane Seymour Conspiracy (The Marquess House Saga #4)

By: Alexandra Walsh

4.36

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

Marquess House is under threat… London, 1527 Nineteen-year-old Jane Seymour arrives at court … read more

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25. The Anonymous Scribe (The Vatican Chronicles #2)

By: John I. Rigoli

4.45

Format: 376 pages, ebook

When the lie is two thousand years old, who, exactly, will the truth set free? While analyzing p… read more

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26. And Every Word Is True

By: Gary McAvoy

3.90

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Truman Capote’s bestselling book “In Cold Blood” has captivated worldwide audiences for over fifty … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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27. Secrets of Rose Briar Hall

By: Kelsey James

3.64

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

In this Gilded Age gothic homage to “Gaslight” starring Ingrid Bergman, a wealthy young newlywed in… read more

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28. Palm Beach Scavengers (Charlie Crawford Palm Beach Mysteries Book 15)

By: Tom Turner

4.47

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

A legendary sports agent is found floating at the Palm Beach docks. Official he was drunk, fell in… read more

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29. Dark Tide: Growing Up With Ted Bundy

By: Edna Cowell Martin

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Including never-before-seen photos and handwritten letters from Bundy, Dark Tide’s message is as gu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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30. Robert Berdella: The True Story of a Man Who Turned His Darkest Fantasies Into a Reality (Real Crime By Real Killers #1)

By: Ryan Becker

3.56

Format: 85 pages, Kindle Edition

One man’s Robert Berdella is another’s Kansas City Butcher. We may not always see what truly hides… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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31. In the Shadow of My Brother's Cold Blood

By: Walter David Hickock

3.25

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

As told to Linda LeBert-Corbello Dave Hickock never pulled the trigger of a gun or held a knife… read more

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  • true crime

9 Best history books like And Every Word Is True by Gary McAvoy

Transform Your Habits

Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez

Philip Carlo

4.02

Transform Your Habits

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Amish Wife

Gregg Olsen

3.49

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John Glatt

3.94

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On the Road

Jack Kerouac

3.61

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Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

2.60

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J.D. Salinger

3.80

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Truman Capote

4.01

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