14 Best true crime books like Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau  by Sherri Aikenhead

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Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau 

By: Sherri Aikenhead

4.23

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

On January 29, 2008, just days after a bitter winter storm, Nova Scotians watched with breaking hea…

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Cover of Death in the Family by John Chipman

1. Death in the Family

By: John Chipman

4.03

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

In this national bestseller, a work of vigorous reporting, deep compassion and unerring integrity, … read more

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  • nonfiction
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2. The Town That Drowned

By: Riel Nason

3.00

Format: 54 pages, Paperback

Living with a weird brother in a small town can be tough enough. Having a spectacular fall through … read more

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Cover of Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer by Jillian Lauren

3. Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer

By: Jillian Lauren

3.38

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

He was sitting right across the table...and he would have killed her if he could. Jillian Lauren ha… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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4. 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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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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5. Rage the Night

By: Donna Morrissey

3.97

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

At once the intimate tale of one man's quest to discover the truth of his birth and a riveting acco… read more

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"What use is any man if he doesn’t have a purpose?"

-Donna Morrissey, Rage the Night

"…it is in solitude where one finds one’s courage."

-Donna Morrissey, Rage the Night

"No sense of having anything if you’ve no one to give it to."

-Donna Morrissey, Rage the Night

Cover of Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders by John Glatt

6. 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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  • true crime
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7. Closer by Sea

By: Perry Chafe

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER CBC Books “86 Works of Canadian Fiction to Read in the First Half of 20… read more

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  • canada
Cover of Recipe for a Good Life by Lesley Crewe

8. Recipe for a Good Life

By: Lesley Crewe

4.34

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

Globe & Mail bestselling Lesley Crewe's new novel follows a mystery author with writer's block from… read more

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"Become an editor,' they said. 'You love books.' they said. I do love books; I just hate the people who write them."

-Lesley Crewe, Recipe for a Good Life

"I met the Homeville Women's Institute, a whole gaggle of rural women who have monthly meetings to make their community better. They realized that by joining together they had a stronger voice, and th…"

-Lesley Crewe, Recipe for a Good Life

"Life is like a recipe. What do you want in your life cake? What ingredients do you need to make it rise and taste wonderful? Sometimes the simplest recipe is the best, because the more you add to the…"

-Lesley Crewe, Recipe for a Good Life

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9. Nosy Parker

By: Lesley Crewe

4.26

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Globe & Mail bestselling Lesley Crewe’s new novel brings readers to 1960s Montreal & features a nos… read more

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"Math is not my strong suit. Neither is French. I am absolutely hopeless at French. It's like a foreign language."

-Lesley Crewe, Nosy Parker

"I spent what seemed like hours listening to the mind-numbing details of life in Tudor England. The only fact that stays with me is King Henry VIII was definitely a serial killer. Several headless que…"

-Lesley Crewe, Nosy Parker

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10. The Bittlemores

By: Jann Arden

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt, comic, and deeply satisfying debut novel from the #1 bestselling author, singer-songwr… read more

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Cover of The Prince of Paradise: The True Story of a Hotel Heir, His Seductive Wife, and a Ruthless Murder by John Glatt

11. The Prince of Paradise: The True Story of a Hotel Heir, His Seductive Wife, and a Ruthless Murder

By: John Glatt

4.01

Format: 447 pages, Kindle Edition

Ben Novack, Jr. was born into a life of luxury and opulence. Heir to the legendary Fontainebleau ho… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective by Steve Ryan

12. The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective

By: Steve Ryan

4.22

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

After years working in homicide, retired Toronto detective Steve Ryan reflects on six cases he will… read more

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13. Wherever She Goes

By: Kelley Armstrong

3.82

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a brand new psychological thriller ab… read more

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14. Five Strangers

By: E.V. Adamson

3.48

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

With its grassy hills and breathtaking city views, London’s Hampstead Heath is the perfect place to… read more

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  • crime
Cover of Outback Outlaw: The Dark Legacy of Australia’s Backpacker Killer, Ivan Milat (True Crime) by Ryan Green

15. Outback Outlaw: The Dark Legacy of Australia’s Backpacker Killer, Ivan Milat (True Crime)

By: Ryan Green

4.01

Format: 135 pages, Kindle Edition

"He was going to kill somebody from the age of 10. It was built into him… I knew he was on a one-wa… read more

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  • crime
  • true crime
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16. Beholden

By: Lesley Crewe

4.25

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

The story begins with Nell, the “spinster on the hill” near St. Peter’s, Cape Breton. Scarred by he… read more

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17. Alone on the Trail

By: Emily Hepditch

3.94

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

From the #1 bestselling author of The Woman in the Attic Four best friends. One wrong turn. One … read more

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Cover of Birth Road by Michelle Wamboldt

18. Birth Road

By: Michelle Wamboldt

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Told in startling vignettes and with bold, impeccable prose, Birth Road is a story of love, lost in… read more

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"My mother always said, if we all threw our troubles in a pile and were given the choice to pick out whichever ones we wanted, we would always choose our own."

-Michelle Wamboldt, Birth Road

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19. What Comes Echoing Back

By: Leo McKay Jr.

4.11

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The worst moment of Sam’s life was captured on video and shared across the Internet for all to gawk… read more

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Cover of 22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia by Paul Palango

20. 22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia

By: Paul Palango

3.58

Format: 587 pages, Paperback

A shocking exposé of the deadliest killing spree in Canadian history, and how police tragically fai… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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Cover of Sinclair: The World's End Murders Through the Eyes of a Killer by Ryan  Green

21. Sinclair: The World's End Murders Through the Eyes of a Killer

By: Ryan Green

4.09

Format: 136 pages, Kindle Edition

On 15th October 1977, Christine Eadie and Helen Scott left the World's End pub after a fun-filled n… read more

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  • nonfiction
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22. Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau 

By: Sherri Aikenhead

4.23

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

On January 29, 2008, just days after a bitter winter storm, Nova Scotians watched with breaking hea… read more

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  • crime
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  • true crime
  • canada
Cover of Blood in the Water: A True Story of Revenge in the Maritimes by Silver Donald Cameron

23. Blood in the Water: A True Story of Revenge in the Maritimes

By: Silver Donald Cameron

3.67

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

WINNER of the 2021 Atlantic Book Awards' Robbie Robertson Dartmouth Book Award Shortlisted for t… read more

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  • true crime
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Cover of I Got a Name: The Murder of Krystal Senyk by Eliza Robertson

24. I Got a Name: The Murder of Krystal Senyk

By: Eliza Robertson

3.67

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A vivid and meticulous true-crime story that exposes the deep fracture… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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25. Known to the Victim

By: K.L. Armstrong

4.05

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

From nationally bestselling author K.L. Armstrong comes a new heartstopping, propulsive, race-again… read more

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Cover of First Degree: From Med School to Murder The Story Behind the Shocking Will Sandeson Trial by Kayla Hounsell

26. First Degree: From Med School to Murder The Story Behind the Shocking Will Sandeson Trial

By: Kayla Hounsell

3.91

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A murder, a missing body, and a sensational trial that shocked the community.Will Sandeson seemed l… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • canada
Cover of We Rip the World Apart by Charlene Carr

27. We Rip the World Apart

By: Charlene Carr

4.26

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Hold My Girl comes a sweeping multi-generational story about motherhoo… read more

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Cover of We'd Rather Fight than Eat by Jay McGrath

28. We'd Rather Fight than Eat

By: Jay McGrath

3.93

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Society has fallen. And now the struggle for survival has begun. This action-packed adventure… read more

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29. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

By: Michelle Hebert

4.38

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

A darkly humorous family saga set in Nova Scotia about a young woman coming of age in a family that… read more

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Cover of Forever Twenty-One-Maddison's Story by Jennifer Ann Holleman

30. Forever Twenty-One-Maddison's Story

By: Jennifer Ann Holleman

4.47

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

A Mother's account of the days, months and years leading up to, during and after the trafficking an… read more

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Cover of Life Sentence: How My Father Defended Two Murderers and Lost Himself by Amy  Bell

31. Life Sentence: How My Father Defended Two Murderers and Lost Himself

By: Amy Bell

3.92

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

On December 15, 1974, when Amy Bell was one year old, the city of Moncton, New Brunswick, was consu… read more

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13 must-read nonfiction books like Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau  by Sherri Aikenhead

Transform Your Habits

Death in the Family

John Chipman

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer

Jillian Lauren

3.38

Transform Your Habits

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

Aphrodite Jones

4.32

Transform Your Habits

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

John Glatt

3.94

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Transform Your Habits

Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers

Frank Figliuzzi

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless

Laurah Norton

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective

Steve Ryan

4.22

Transform Your Habits

To Kill and Kill Again: The Terrifying True Story of Montana's Baby-Faced Serial Sex Murderer

John Coston

3.93

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