No Place Like Murder: True Crime in the Midwest
By: Janis Thornton
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. The Most Dangerous Animal of All
By: Gary L. Stewart , Susan D. Mustafa
3.62
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times BestsellerA San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller Soon after his birthmother conta… read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
"I know that sometimes things should be left in the past, that knowing isn't always better. Sometimes the truth is so horrible that it must be uncovered in bits and pieces, snippets here and there, ab…"-Gary L. Stewart, The Most Dangerous Animal of All
2. Wicked New Orleans: The Dark Side of the Big Easy
By: Troy Taylor
3.72
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
A look back at New Orleans's early wicked days and historic crimes Since as early as the 1700s, New… read more
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- nonfiction
3. A death in Canaan
By: Joan Barthel , William Styron
3.71
Format: 328 pages, Loose Leaf
A “riveting” true crime classic: The trial of Connecticut teen Peter Reilly, accused of killing his… read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
4. Son of a Grifter: The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the Most Notorious Con Artists in America: A Memoir By The Other Son
By: Kent Walker , Mark Schone
4.12
Format: 206 pages,
In 1988 a troubled young man and his flamboyant mother were arrested for murdering a wealthy widow … read more
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5. Bulfinch's Mythology
By: Thomas Bulfinch
4.33
Format: 700 pages, Paperback
For almost a century and a half, Bulfinch's Mythology has been the text by which the great tales of… read more
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6. Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone
By: Richard Lloyd Parry
4.58
Format: None pages, Hardcover
On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of nort… read more
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7. I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank the Irishman Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa
By: Charles Brandt
4.12
Format: 309 pages, Paperback
The first words Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran were, "I heard you paint hou… read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
8. 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
9. Between Two Trailers
By: J. Dana Trent
3.65
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable memoir about a girl who escapes her childhood as a preschool drug dealer to earn a… read more
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- nonfiction
10. 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
11. Stitches
By: Hirokatsu Kihara
3.14
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Horror manga giant Junji Ito teams up with spooky story writer Hirokatsu Kihara for the ultimate co… read more
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12. The Other Mistress
By: Shanora Williams
3.50
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
“Shanora Williams expertly drops hints and clues as she spins and twists this psychological thrille… read more
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13. The Napa Murder of Anita Fagiani: A Cold Case that Caught a Serial Killer (True Crime)
By: Raymond A. Guadagani
3.92
Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition
In 1974, the brutal murder of Anita Fagiani Andrews, a fifty-one-year-old former beauty queen and m… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
14. The Ceely Rose Murders at Malabar Farm
By: Mark Sebastian Jordan
3.74
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
This chilling true crime history reveals the story of a young woman in nineteenth century rural Ohi… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
15. The Butterfly Girl (Naomi Cottle, #2)
By: Rene Denfeld
3.83
Format: 288 pages, ebook
After captivating readers in The Child Finder, Naomi—the investigator with an uncanny ability for f… read more
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- crime
"What if we are all capable of lying to ourselves? But the story didn’t bother Naomi. Instead it reassured her confirming that the stories we tell ourselves have more meaning than the facts. That does…"-Rene Denfeld, The Butterfly Girl (Naomi Cottle, #2)
"People had a drive to immortalize their past, even the evil stuff, like Abu Ghraib or the Holocaust. They liked to take pictures, keep journals, because they believed in what they were doing. No one,…"-Rene Denfeld, The Butterfly Girl (Naomi Cottle, #2)
16. But Have You Read the Book?: 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films
By: Kristen Lopez
3.36
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52… read more
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- nonfiction
17. BECOMING CLARK ROCKEFELLER: Murder, Love, Deception, and the Con Man Behind It All
By: Frank C. Girardot Jr.
3.36
Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition
A narrative critics have hailed as "spellbinding." "Frank C. Girardot is the pit bull crime reporte… read more
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18. The Decision to Kill: A True Crime Story of a Teenage Killer and the Mother Who Loved Him
By: Leslie Ghiglieri
3.96
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
A 1986 FAMILY TRAGEDY PROPELS THIS GRIPPING TRUE CRIME DEBUT AS A MOTHER SEARCHES FOR ANSWERS IN TH… read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
19. New Castle's Kadunce Murders: Mystery and the Devil in Northwest Pennsylvania (True Crime)
By: Dale Richard Perelman
3.49
Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition
Author Dale Richard Perelman tells the tragic story of the 1978 murders and the mystery surrounding… read more
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- crime
- true crime
20. The Lowcountry Murder of Gwendolyn Elaine Fogle: A Cold Case Solved (True Crime)
By: Shuler
3.78
Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition
For decades, evidence of the 1978 murder of Gwendolyn Elaine Fogle lay in the evidence room at th… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
21. The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana (True Crime)
By: Julie Young
3.68
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The evening of November 17, 1978, should have been like any other for the four young crewmembers cl… read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
22. The Ashland Tragedy: Murder, Mob & a Militia in Kentucky (True Crime)
By: H.E. Castle
3.48
Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition
This true crime history recounts the notorious nineteenth-century murder of three Kentucky children… read more
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- true crime
23. The Moonlight Mill Murders of Steubenville, Ohio (True Crime)
By: Susan M. Guy
3.45
Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition
“Guy is not only a historian but a longtime police officer in Ohio, bringing firsthand knowledge of… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
24. No Place Like Murder: True Crime in the Midwest
By: Janis Thornton
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
“This engrossing collection of historical Midwest murders reads like a thriller. True crime at its … read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
25. America's Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness
By: Jane Simon Ammeson
3.91
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
How does a Norwegian farm girl become an infamous American serial killer, responsible for upward of… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
26. Encounters After Dark: Volume 15
By: John Madison
4.21
Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition
Every day, all around the country, average people encounter the unimaginable.This anthology will sh… read more
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27. It Bit Me: Chilling True Stories, Volume 3
By: Tom Lyons
4.49
Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition
It Bit Chilling True Stories features a spine-chilling collection of firsthand accounts from those… read more
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28. It Bit Me: Chilling True Stories, Volume 2
By: Tom Lyons
4.39
Format: 113 pages, Kindle Edition
It Bit Chilling True Stories features a spine-chilling collection of firsthand accounts from those… read more
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29. Horror in the Pines: Unexplainable True Stories, Volume 6
By: Autumn Barnes
4.62
Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition
We’ve all seen or experienced something strange at one point and thought—nobody would believe this.… read more
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30. Horror in the Pines: Unexplainable True Stories, Volume 7
By: Autumn Barnes
4.41
Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition
We’ve all seen or experienced something strange at one point and thought—nobody would believe this.… read more
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31. Horror in the Pines: Unexplainable True Stories, Volume 8
By: Autumn Barnes
4.59
Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition
We’ve all seen or experienced something strange at one point and thought—nobody would believe this.… read more
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