13 Best nonfiction books like The Phillip Island Murder by Vikki Petraitis

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The Phillip Island Murder

By: Vikki Petraitis

3.89

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

The discovery of the body of Beth Barnard in her Phillip Island farmhouse in 1986, began a homicide…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Phillip Island Murder by Vikki Petraitis , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Small Sacrifices

By: Ann Rule

4.25

Format: 496 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ann Rule's shocking and powerful account of the destructive forces that drove Diane Downs, a beauti… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime

2. Living With The Devil

By: None , None

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

As the principal of his own law firm and known as "Mr. Condo" to his Chicago condominium clients, D… read more

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3. 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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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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4. The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3)

By: Chris Hammer

4.23

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt. Chris Hammer's… read more

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  • crime
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5. Sanctuary

By: Garry Disher

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A thrilling new standalone set in regional SA, from one of Australia's most esteemed crime authors.… read more

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  • crime
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6. The Boy from Boomerang Crescent

By: Eddie Betts

4.17

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Longlisted for the 2023 Indie Book Awards. It’s a long, hard road from the Nullarbor to the MCG.… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3) by Margaret Hickey

7. Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3)

By: Margaret Hickey

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Old loyalties and decades-long feuds rise to the surface in this stunning crime novel, set in a spe… read more

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  • crime
Cover of What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan

8. What Happened to Nina?

By: Dervla McTiernan

4.11

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

10 hours, 50 minutes From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an… read more

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  • crime
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9. The Accident

By: Fiona Lowe

3.86

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A terrible crash... but the facts don't add up. Worlds converge and two women's lives are torn … read more

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10. Glenrock

By: Lee Christine

3.90

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A murdered judge. Two missing lawyers. A thrilling tale of mystery and suspense from the bestsellin… read more

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  • crime
Cover of Extreme Punishment: The Chilling True Story of Acclaimed Law Professor Dan Markel’s Murder by Steven B. Epstein

11. Extreme Punishment: The Chilling True Story of Acclaimed Law Professor Dan Markel’s Murder

By: Steven B. Epstein

4.18

Format: 608 pages, Kindle Edition

At just 41 years of age, Florida State law professor Dan Markel was among the most well-known and a… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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12. The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

By: John Leake

3.99

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

Sandra Bridewell was a beautiful socialite in the affluent Dallas suburb of Highland Park in 1978-8… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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13. Pheasants Nest

By: Louise Milligan

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

She wonders if they have discovered her missing yet. Has it broken in the news? Who has been assign… read more

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  • crime
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14. Murder on Elm Street: A True-Life Crime Story

By: Jeremy L Luberts

3.96

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

Little Falls, MinnesotaThanksgiving 2012 When two teenage cousins break into a residence on Elm St… read more

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  • true crime
Cover of I Will Ruin You: The Twisted Truth Behind The Kit Martin Murder Trial by Emilio Corsetti III

15. I Will Ruin You: The Twisted Truth Behind The Kit Martin Murder Trial

By: Emilio Corsetti III

4.30

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

Lb>Did the State of Kentucky convict an innocent man? Moments before boarding a passenger flight… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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16. You Called an Ambulance for What?

By: Tim Booth

3.98

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Tim Booth is shocked when his first emergency callout for someone short of breath turns out to be a… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors by Denise Huskins

17. Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors

By: Denise Huskins

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The shocking true story of a bizarre kidnapping and the victims' re-victimization by the justice sy… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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18. The Work

By: Bri Lee

3.43

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

Lally has invested everything into her gallery in Manhattan and the sacrifices are finally paying o… read more

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19. Secrets of a Marine's Wife: A True Story of Marriage, Obsession, and Murder

By: Shanna Hogan

4.16

Format: 320 pages, ebook

In Secrets of a Marine's Wife, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Shann… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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20. The Teacher's Pet

By: Hedley Thomas

4.14

Format: 619 pages, Kindle Edition

If you thought you knew the story of The Teacher's Pet, get ready to be shocked. Hedley Thomas take… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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21. Body of Lies (Gemma Woodstock #4)

By: Sarah Bailey

3.91

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

DS Gemma Woodstock returns to Smithson in a mysterious new thriller from the bestselling author of … read more

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  • crime
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22. Every Last Suspect

By: Nicola Moriarty

3.95

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Who killed Harriet? Complicated, driven, loving; manipulative, irresistible, monstrous – whether… read more

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Cover of The Hunt: The True Story of Alaska's Most Notorious Serial Killer, Robert Hansen (True Crime) by Ryan Green

23. The Hunt: The True Story of Alaska's Most Notorious Serial Killer, Robert Hansen (True Crime)

By: Ryan Green

4.05

Format: 129 pages, Kindle Edition

In the 1970s, a local baker harboured a dark secret that plunged Anchorage into a state of terror. … read more

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  • true crime
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24. The Phillip Island Murder

By: Vikki Petraitis

3.89

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

The discovery of the body of Beth Barnard in her Phillip Island farmhouse in 1986, began a homicide… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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25. Fool Me Twice

By: Benjamin Stevenson

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Two fiendishly twisty crime stories from the author of international bestsellers Everyone In My Fam… read more

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  • crime
Cover of Killers Amidst Killers: Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of America's Opioid Epidemic by Billy Jensen

26. Killers Amidst Killers: Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of America's Opioid Epidemic

By: Billy Jensen

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author, co-host of the hit podcast and Discovery + docuseries  Long Island Serial Kill… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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27. The Creeper

By: Margaret Hickey

4.18

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

Victim ... or killer?For the last decade, the small mountain town of Edenville in Victoria’s high c… read more

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  • crime
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28. 17 Years Later

By: J.P. Pomare

4.43

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Is the truth sometimes best left buried? A crime masterpiece by bestselling author J. P. Pomare… read more

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  • crime
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29. The Fog

By: Brooke Hardwick

3.82

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman on the brink travels to a remote writers' retreat to uncover the secrets of her past – and … read more

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Cover of Of Mobsters and Movie Stars: The Bloody “Golden Age” of Hollywood by Joan Renner

30. Of Mobsters and Movie Stars: The Bloody “Golden Age” of Hollywood

By: Joan Renner

4.00

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

No Hollywood script can compare to the terror of the 37 true tales in OF MOBSTERS AND MOVIE STARS: … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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31. Girl Falling

By: Hayley Scrivenor

3.53

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Why would my best friend want to destroy my life?Finn and her best friend, Daphne, have grown up to… read more

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  • crime

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Ann Rule

4.25

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Gregg Olsen

3.75

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The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3)

Chris Hammer

4.23

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Garry Disher

3.99

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Scott Eyman

3.78

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Bad Girls from History: Wicked or Misunderstood?

Dee Gordon

3.50

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Jackie Ganiy

4.61

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Judith O'Reilly

5.00

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