6 must-read true crime books like American Cult: NXIVM Exposed by Omar W. Rosales

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American Cult: NXIVM Exposed

By: Omar W. Rosales

2.89

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

If you were in a cult, would you know it? This book delves into the FASCINATING world of the NXIVM …

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1. Memoirs of a Scientology Warrior

By: Mark Rathbun , Russell Williams , Mike Rinder , None

3.53

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

An insider look at Scientology’s infamous war apparatus. This autobiographical history of Scientolo… read more

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  • nonfiction

2. Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest

By: Gregg Olsen

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1911 two wealthy British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, came to a sanitorium in the fore… read more

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3. The Church of Fear: Inside the Weird World of Scientology

By: John Sweeney

4.42

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Tom Cruise and John Travolta say the Church of Scientology is a force for good. Others disagree. Aw… read more

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4. Nineteen Minutes

By: Jodi Picoult

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. I… read more

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5. Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

By: Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that reveals the intimate story of Elvis Presley and Prisc… read more

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  • nonfiction
"I loved babying Elvis"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

"He was a man, a very special man"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

"He was truly a master at manipulating people"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

"I was Elvis's doll, his own living doll, to fashion as he pleased"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

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6. Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults

By: Mitch Weiss

4.15

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In 1979, Jane Whaley, a fiery preacher with a thick Southern drawl, attracted a small group of foll… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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7. A Friend in the Dark

By: Samantha M. Bailey

3.65

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

A digital romance turns deadly... Eden Miller’s world is crumbling. Her husband blindsided her w… read more

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8. Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

By: Maggie Haberman

4.09

Format: 597 pages, Hardcover

From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidenc… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Trump is to business what professional wrestling is to sports: part of it, certainly, but also a cartoonish parody of it."

-Maggie Haberman, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

"[White House Chief of Staff and Four-Star General John] Kelly shared with [Mick} Mulvaney {who was appointed when Kelly resigned] his view that Trump was the most flawed person he had ever met."

-Maggie Haberman, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

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9. Crossroads (Haven River Ranch, #1)

By: Devney Perry

4.20

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweeping small-town romance about love, loss, and a Montana legacy from USA Today bestselling aut… read more

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10. A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology

By: Mike Rinder

4.31

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

One of the highest-ranking defectors from Scientology exposes the secret inner workings of the powe… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
"The fear of psychiatry is one of the hardest ideas to shake when you escape from the mind-prison."

-Mike Rinder, A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology

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11. Mothered

By: Zoje Stage

3.31

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

A claustrophobic psychological thriller about one woman’s nightmarish spiral while quarantined with… read more

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12. Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult

By: Faith Jones

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Named a Best Book of 2021 by Newsweek and a Most Anticipated by People , TIME , USA Today , Real Si… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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13. The Program: Inside the Mind of Keith Raniere and the Rise and Fall of NXIVM

By: Toni Natalie

3.71

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

As seen in the HBO docuseries THE A jaw-dropping insider look into the world of the so-called "Hol… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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14. Behind the Dress: One Woman's Life in a Religious Cult and the Healing That Came Later

By: Christine Faour

3.77

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

A patriarchal, fundamentalist and abusive cult that was hidden in plain sight. The Amazon Prime doc… read more

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  • nonfiction
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15. American Cult: NXIVM Exposed

By: Omar W. Rosales

2.89

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

If you were in a cult, would you know it? This book delves into the FASCINATING world of the NXIVM … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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16. Deceived: An Investigative Memoir of the Zion Society Cult

By: Michael R King

4.26

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

“You want to read this book. It is chilling and compelling at the same time.” – Dr. Phil McGraw. “I… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime

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