28 Best true crime books like In the Arms of Evil: A True Story of Obsession, Greed, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) by Carlton Smith

Cover of In the Arms of Evil: A True Story of Obsession, Greed, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) by Carlton Smith

In the Arms of Evil: A True Story of Obsession, Greed, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

By: Carlton Smith

3.30

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Nancy Jean Siegel of Maryland became addicted to gambling during her first marriage. Sneaking off t…

If you liked the true crime plot in In the Arms of Evil: A True Story of Obsession, Greed, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) by Carlton Smith , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of Deadly Pretender by Karen Kingsbury

1. Deadly Pretender

By: Karen Kingsbury

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

An account of the crimes of David Miller describes how, posing as, variously, a CIA agent, an attor… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Under the Knife by Diane Fanning

2. Under the Knife

By: Diane Fanning

3.60

Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Handsome, charming, and a fixture on the New York City club scene, Dean Faiello had built a thrivin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders by Terry Sullivan, Peter T. Maiken, Peter Maiken

3. Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders

By: Terry Sullivan , Peter T. Maiken , Peter Maiken

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The state prosecutor at the Gacy trial recounts the police investigation that led to Gacy's arrest … read more

Similar categories in Terry Sullivan's Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders book and Carlton Smith's In the Arms of Evil: A True Story of Obsession, Greed, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Out of Control (St. Martin's True Crime Library) by Steven   Long

4. Out of Control (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

By: Steven Long

3.62

Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Clara and David Harris were married on Valentine's Day. Young and in love, they developed a thrivin… read more

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  • true crime
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5. Deadly American Beauty

By: John Glatt

4.12

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

Greg DeVillers was a top biotech executive, and Kristen Rossum was embarking on a career in toxicol… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Blind Passion: A True Story of Seduction, Obsession, and Murder by John Glatt

6. Blind Passion: A True Story of Seduction, Obsession, and Murder

By: John Glatt

4.12

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

The Beauty She was a gorgeous swimsuit model. He was a charming Greek sailor. They met on a cruise … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Written in Blood by Diane Fanning

7. 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
Cover of Love Her To Death by M. William Phelps

8. Love Her To Death

By: M. William Phelps

3.59

Format: None pages, Paperback

One of our most engaging crime journalists. --Katherine Ramsland True Love Kills In the midst of Pe… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime

9. Hot Blood: The Money, the Brach Heiress, the Horse Murders

By: Ken Englade

3.81

Format: 336 pages,

HELEN BRANCH LEFT BEHIND A HUGE FORTUNE--AND A MYSTERY THAT WOULD HAUNT THE NATION FOR YEARS TO COM… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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10. Murder in Room 305

By: Gary C. King

4.19

Format: 234 pages,

A shocking true story of sex, greed and cold-blooded murder! Veteran true crime author Gary C. King… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime

11. Fatal Jealousy: The True Story of a Doomed Romance, a Singular Obsession, and a Quadruple Murder

By: Colin McEvoy , Lynn Olanoff

4.33

Format: None pages,

OUT OF CONTROL June 26, 2010. A Pennsylvania State Trooper, heading home from work, witnesses a car… read more

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12. A Twisted Faith: A Minister's Obsession and the Murder That Destroyed a Church

By: Gregg Olsen

3.62

Format: 176 pages,

New York Timesbestselling author Gregg Olsen investigates the sensational story of a minister who s… read more

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

13. 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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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe by John Glatt

14. Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe

By: John Glatt

3.94

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

He Had A Successful Career, A Selfless Wife, And Three Loving Children. When high school sweetheart… read more

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

15. 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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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Good Wife: The Shocking Betrayal and Brutal Murder of a Godly Woman in Texas by Clint Richmond

16. The Good Wife: The Shocking Betrayal and Brutal Murder of a Godly Woman in Texas

By: Clint Richmond

3.95

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

Roger and Penny Scaggs seemed a poster couple for family values. Evangelical Christians living in b… read more

Similar categories in Clint Richmond's The Good Wife: The Shocking Betrayal and Brutal Murder of a Godly Woman in Texas book and Carlton Smith's In the Arms of Evil: A True Story of Obsession, Greed, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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17. 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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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs by Amanda Lamb

18. Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs

By: Amanda Lamb

4.01

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

A perfect life. A perfect lie. When Nancy Cooper moved from Canada to Cary, North Carolina with he… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder by John Glatt

19. 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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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Murder on Elm Street: A True-Life Crime Story by Jeremy L Luberts

20. 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 "My Husband's Trying to Kill Me!": A True Story of Money, Marriage, and Murderous Intent by Jim Schutze

21. "My Husband's Trying to Kill Me!": A True Story of Money, Marriage, and Murderous Intent

By: Jim Schutze

4.05

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

From an award-winning journalist, this “grippingly suspenseful true-crime tale details the foiling … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish by Anna Akbari

22. There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

By: Anna Akbari

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom by McCracken Poston Jr.

23. Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom

By: McCracken Poston Jr.

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Like a nonfiction John Grisham thriller with echoes of Rainman, Just Mercy, and a captivating small… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Murder Under God's Eye: The nightmare killing in Stanford's church by Scott Herhold

24. Murder Under God's Eye: The nightmare killing in Stanford's church

By: Scott Herhold

3.93

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

The murder of Arlis Perry inside Stanford Memorial Church flummoxed detectives for nearly 44 years.… read more

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  • true crime
Cover of Mommy Deadliest (Pinnacle True Crime) by Michael Benson

25. Mommy Deadliest (Pinnacle True Crime)

By: Michael Benson

3.96

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

It looked like a suicide. A man's corpse on the bathroom floor—next to a half-empty glass of anti-f… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of In the Arms of Evil: A True Story of Obsession, Greed, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) by Carlton Smith

26. In the Arms of Evil: A True Story of Obsession, Greed, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

By: Carlton Smith

3.30

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Nancy Jean Siegel of Maryland became addicted to gambling during her first marriage. Sneaking off t… read more

Similar categories in Carlton Smith's In the Arms of Evil: A True Story of Obsession, Greed, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) book and Carlton Smith's In the Arms of Evil: A True Story of Obsession, Greed, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of A Death in California: A True Account of Love and Murder Among the Very Rich by Joan Barthel

27. A Death in California: A True Account of Love and Murder Among the Very Rich

By: Joan Barthel

3.50

Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition

A troubled Los Angeles socialite is both terrorized and tempted by a killer in this “brilliantly wr… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of First Degree Rage: The True Story of 'The Assassin,' An Obsession, and Murder (The "Rage" True Crime Series) by Paula May

28. First Degree Rage: The True Story of 'The Assassin,' An Obsession, and Murder (The "Rage" True Crime Series)

By: Paula May

3.86

Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition

A North Carolina Sheriff’s Detective recounts a shocking case of domestic deception and brutal murd… read more

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Cover of Breaking Point by Suzy Spencer

29. Breaking Point

By: Suzy Spencer

3.77

Format: 460 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Fortune Hunter, “a classic true-crime tapestry” (… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau

30. A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton

By: Deb Miller Landau

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A riveting narrative that pieces together the life and murder of Black socialite Lita McClinton Sul… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Broken Vows by Eric Francis

31. Broken Vows

By: Eric Francis

3.65

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Rabbi Fred J. Neulander was the respected head of one of the largest synagogues in New Jersey. Yet … read more

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24 Top nonfiction books like In the Arms of Evil: A True Story of Obsession, Greed, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) by Carlton Smith

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Deadly Pretender

Karen Kingsbury

4.14

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Under the Knife

Diane Fanning

3.60

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Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders

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3.94

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Deadly American Beauty

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4.17

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4.11

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