19 must-read true crime books like Murder in the Neighborhood by Ellen J. Green

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Murder in the Neighborhood

By: Ellen J. Green

4.28

Format: 352 pages, None

On September 6,1949, twenty-eight-year-old Howard Barton Unruh shot thirteen people in less than tw…

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Cover of Too Young to Kill by M. William Phelps

1. Too Young to Kill

By: M. William Phelps

4.03

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

Killing Her Wasn't Enough… Sixteen-year-old Adrianne Reynolds couldn't unravel the twisted tangl… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal by Aphrodite Jones

2. 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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3. The Murder of Thora Chamberlain: A Shocking True Crime Story

By: Rod Kackley

3.87

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

November 2, 1945: On her way to a high school football game with friends, a fourteen-year-old girl … read more

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  • true crime
Cover of Bone Deep: Untangling the Betsy Faria Murder Case by Charles Bosworth Jr.

4. Bone Deep: Untangling the Betsy Faria Murder Case

By: Charles Bosworth Jr.

4.30

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

The explosive, first-ever insider’s account of the case that’s captivated millions--the murder of B… read more

Similar categories in Charles Bosworth Jr.'s Bone Deep: Untangling the Betsy Faria Murder Case book and Ellen J. Green's Murder in the Neighborhood

  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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5. 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
Cover of American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood and the Cyanide Poisonings That Shook the World by Gregg Olsen

6. American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood and the Cyanide Poisonings That Shook the World

By: Gregg Olsen

3.55

Format: 497 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 bestselling author comes the shocking true-crime story of a mother and wife, her distur… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. Murder in the Family: Inside story of the Jersey murders

By: Jeremy Josephs

3.93

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

As this true crime tale of murder shows, even the most successful families can hide terrible secret… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Into the Water: An Astonishing True Story of Abduction, Murder, and the Nice Guy Next Door (St. Martin's True Crime Library) by Diane Fanning

8. Into the Water: An Astonishing True Story of Abduction, Murder, and the Nice Guy Next Door (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

By: Diane Fanning

3.85

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

To authorities she spilled the shocking details of a night of horror. It was the lead they'd been d… read more

Similar categories in Diane Fanning's Into the Water: An Astonishing True Story of Abduction, Murder, and the Nice Guy Next Door (St. Martin's True Crime Library) book and Ellen J. Green's Murder in the Neighborhood

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
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9. Drop Dead Dangerous: The Lethal Attraction of Road Trip Killer, Paul John Knowles (True Crime)

By: Ryan Green

3.88

Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1974, the US East Coast was whipped up into a frenzy of fear. Locking their windows and doors, e… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Green's Drop Dead Dangerous: The Lethal Attraction of Road Trip Killer, Paul John Knowles (True Crime) book and Ellen J. Green's Murder in the Neighborhood

  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. Beyond Reason: The True Story of a Shocking Double Murder

By: Ken Englade

4.09

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

The She was a beautiful, gifted descendant of Lady Astor. But Elizabeth Haysom was also a spoiled,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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11. Murder Outside the Back Door

By: John Tommasi

4.00

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Greed, arrogance and lust led Robert Anderson to kill his wife of nearly twenty years. He was a pil… read more

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  • crime
  • true crime
Cover of The Edge of Malice: The Marie Grossman Story (The Edge Of: Crime, Innocence, and Justice) by David Miraldi

12. The Edge of Malice: The Marie Grossman Story (The Edge Of: Crime, Innocence, and Justice)

By: David Miraldi

4.33

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Marie Grossman seems to have it all: a devoted husband, two wonderful children, and a professional … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Murder of Katherine Brown: A Shocking True Crime Story by Rod Kackley

13. The Murder of Katherine Brown: A Shocking True Crime Story

By: Rod Kackley

3.44

Format: 69 pages, Kindle Edition

Step into the heart-pounding world of The Murder of Katherine A Shocking True Crime Story, where f… read more

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  • true crime
Cover of Under a Cold Moon: A Chronicle of an Unrequited Killer by Tony H. Latham

14. Under a Cold Moon: A Chronicle of an Unrequited Killer

By: Tony H. Latham

4.25

Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition

Under a Cold Moon is the extraordinary true story of a man that devasted two worlds. A killer that … read more

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Cover of Wilder Intentions: Love, Lies and Murder in North Dakota by C.J. Wynn

15. Wilder Intentions: Love, Lies and Murder in North Dakota

By: C.J. Wynn

4.23

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

ANGILA WAS STABBED 44 TIMES. THIS WAS PERSONAL. On a November morning in 2015, Christopher Jack… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Wynn's Wilder Intentions: Love, Lies and Murder in North Dakota book and Ellen J. Green's Murder in the Neighborhood

  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. And I Cried, Too: Confronting Evil in a Small Town, a memoir

By: Mike Hartnett

4.24

Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition

Mike and his wife, Barbara, moved to Lincoln, Illinois, in 1972. The town of 17,000 was charming, f… read more

Similar categories in Mike Hartnett's And I Cried, Too: Confronting Evil in a Small Town, a memoir book and Ellen J. Green's Murder in the Neighborhood

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Iowa Murders: A Shocking True Crime Story by Rod Kackley

17. The Iowa Murders: A Shocking True Crime Story

By: Rod Kackley

3.42

Format: 134 pages, Kindle Edition

Someone you know or even love is the person who will kill you. Usually, that’s true.But that is not… read more

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  • true crime
Cover of The Girl I Never Knew by LaDonna  Humphrey

18. The Girl I Never Knew

By: LaDonna Humphrey

3.87

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

For over two decades the identity of Melissa Witt’s killer has been hidden among the dense trees an… read more

Similar categories in LaDonna Humphrey's The Girl I Never Knew book and Ellen J. Green's Murder in the Neighborhood

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
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19. Murder in the Neighborhood

By: Ellen J. Green

4.28

Format: 352 pages, None

On September 6,1949, twenty-eight-year-old Howard Barton Unruh shot thirteen people in less than tw… read more

Similar categories in Ellen J. Green's Murder in the Neighborhood book and Ellen J. Green's Murder in the Neighborhood

  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. No Second Chances

By: Rio Youers

4.02

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

From Rio Youers, the acclaimed author of Lola on Fire, comes a blistering high-octane thriller abou… read more

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  • crime
  • adult
Cover of Small Towns, Dark Secrets: Social media, reality TV and murder in rural America (Tangled Webs True Crime) by Eileen Ormsby

21. Small Towns, Dark Secrets: Social media, reality TV and murder in rural America (Tangled Webs True Crime)

By: Eileen Ormsby

3.63

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

Two true tales of small-town murders How a social media feud led to a double homicideWhen the bodie… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime

5 Best adult books like Murder in the Neighborhood by Ellen J. Green

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Bone Deep: Untangling the Betsy Faria Murder Case

Charles Bosworth Jr.

4.30

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American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood and the Cyanide Poisonings That Shook the World

Gregg Olsen

3.55

Transform Your Habits

Wilder Intentions: Love, Lies and Murder in North Dakota

C.J. Wynn

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Murder in the Neighborhood

Ellen J. Green

4.28

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14 Best audiobook books like Drop Dead Dangerous: The Lethal Attraction of Road Trip Killer, Paul John Knowles (True Crime) by Ryan Green

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The Kuřim Case: A Terrifying True Story of Child Abuse, Cults & Cannibalism

Ryan Green

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Man-Eater: The Terrifying True Story of Cannibal Killer Katherine Knight

Ryan Green

3.79

Transform Your Habits

Drop Dead Dangerous: The Lethal Attraction of Road Trip Killer, Paul John Knowles (True Crime)

Ryan Green

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Torture Mom: A Chilling True Story of Confinement, Mutilation and Murder

Ryan Green

3.92

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