20 must-read true crime books like Charles Manson: Conversations with a Killer: Manson's Life Behind Bars by Edward George

Cover of Charles Manson: Conversations with a Killer: Manson's Life Behind Bars by Edward George

Charles Manson: Conversations with a Killer: Manson's Life Behind Bars

By: Edward George

3.54

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

This is the gripping story of the real Charles Manson as told by his long-time prison administrator…

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Cover of Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away with Murder by Vincent Bugliosi

1. Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away with Murder

By: Vincent Bugliosi

3.88

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

"Provocative and entertaining…A powerful and damning diatribe on Simpson’s acquittal." ― People Her… read more

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2. Detroit Rock City: The Uncensored History of Rock 'n' Roll in America's Loudest City

By: Steve Miller

3.68

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

From the Stooges and MC to Grand Funk Railroad and Ted Nugent, to the White Stripes, Eminem, and Ki… read more

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3. Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)

By: Jeff Lindsay

3.71

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep's clothing. He's handsome and charming, but something in… read more

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4. Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters

By: Peter Vronsky

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

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Cover of Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer by Stephen G. Michaud, Hugh Aynesworth

5. Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer

By: Stephen G. Michaud , Hugh Aynesworth

3.43

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Drawn from more than 150 hours of exclusive tape-recorded interviews with Bundy, this collection pr… read more

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Cover of The Cases That Haunt Us (Lisa Drew Books) by None, Mark Olshaker

6. The Cases That Haunt Us (Lisa Drew Books)

By: None , Mark Olshaker

4.00

Format: 256 pages,

America's foremost expert on criminal profiling provides his uniquely gripping analysis of seven of… read more

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7. The I-5 Killer

By: Ann Rule

4.11

Format: 98 pages,

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8. A Deadly Affair

By: Tom Henderson

3.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

A promising young attorney and a dedicated family man, Michael Fletcher seemed to have it all. But … read more

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9. Lust Killer

By: Ann Rule

4.34

Format: 640 pages,

When young women begin mysteriously disappearing in Oregon, Police Lieutenant James Stovall leads a… read more

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10. Dear Jacob: A Mother's Journey of Hope

By: Patty Wetterling

4.60

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

With stunning detail, Patty Wetterling shares the untold story of the 27-year search for her son Ja… read more

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Cover of American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan

11. American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

By: Maureen Callahan

4.09

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Jeffrey Dahmer. The names of notorious serial killers are usually well-… read more

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  • true crime
"I've got lots more stories to tell."

-Maureen Callahan, American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

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12. American Black Widow

By: Gregg Olsen

3.75

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell comes the chilling, unputdownable stor… read more

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Cover of Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau by Susan J. Eischeid

13. Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau

By: Susan J. Eischeid

4.21

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The first-ever biography of SS Overseer Maria Mandl, the highest-ranked woman in the Nazi killing m… read more

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  • 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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Cover of Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

15. 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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"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

Cover of While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students by J. Reuben Appelman

16. While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students

By: J. Reuben Appelman

3.62

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “Univers… read more

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  • true crime
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17. The Children on the Hill

By: Jennifer McMahon

3.86

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

A genre-defying new novel, inspired by Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein, which brilliantly e… read more

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Cover of Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself by Crystal Hefner

18. Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself

By: Crystal Hefner

3.73

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A raw and unflinching look at the objectification and misogyny of the Playboy mansion, a woman’s st… read more

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Cover of The Killer's Shadow:  The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer by John E. Douglas

19. The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

By: John E. Douglas

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The legendary FBI criminal profiler and international bestselling author of Mindhunter and The Kill… read more

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  • true crime
"The journey to reckon with our nation's searing history of racial hatred, intolerance, and discrimination is ongoing, and there are no neutrals in that struggle. The shadow cast by Joseph Paul Frankl…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

"With today's technology, conversations that used to be limited to basements and meeting halls, the kinds of words and places that first helped radicalize Franklin, now have tens of thousands of parti…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

"Due to the remarkable advances in communications technologies, we find ourselves living at a time when it is far easier to radicalize and inspire hate than ever before. The internet and social media …"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

Cover of Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor by Valentine Low

20. Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor

By: Valentine Low

3.64

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The gripping account of how the Royal family really operates from the man who has spent years study… read more

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Cover of Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir by Sly Stone

21. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir

By: Sly Stone

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more

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Cover of What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator by Barbara  Butcher

22. What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

By: Barbara Butcher

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected a job at th… read more

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  • true crime
"People can handle the truth, but not uncertainty. The things they imagine are almost always more painful than the facts."

-Barbara Butcher, What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

Cover of The Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the Thirteen Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue by John Glatt

23. The Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the Thirteen Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue

By: John Glatt

3.60

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling true crime author John Glatt comes the devastating story of the Tur… read more

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Cover of The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter by John E. Douglas

24. The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

By: John E. Douglas

4.15

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration … read more

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  • true crime
"I miss my dog,"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

"I familiarize myself with every detail of their crimes and loathe what they did. At the same time, I may feel tremendous empathy and sorrow for what they went through in their young lives that contri…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

"Within just about every serial predator, there are two warring elements: A feeling of grandiosity, specialness, and entitlement, together with deep-seated feelings of inadequacy and powerlessness and…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

Cover of Who Is RuPaul? by Nicolas David Medina

25. Who Is RuPaul?

By: Nicolas David Medina

4.13

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn how this Emmy-winning host, producer, and television personality became the world's most famo… read more

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Cover of Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom by Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

26. Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom

By: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

3.54

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard discovered that her whole life was a lie. After eight-and-a-half years of inca… read more

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  • true crime
Cover of Not the Witch You Wed (Supernatural Singles, #1) by April Asher

27. Not the Witch You Wed (Supernatural Singles, #1)

By: April Asher

3.79

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

A fake relationship between a magic-less witch and a wolf shifter turns to more in the start of a b… read more

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"I'm extremely allergic to the term fine. More often than not, it's hiding a total clusterfuck beneath its rather dull surface."

-April Asher, Not the Witch You Wed (Supernatural Singles, #1)

"Rose's eyebrows lifted toward her hairline. "You bought the man a gift? For taking you to dinner? His gift is the honor of your presence and your time."

-April Asher, Not the Witch You Wed (Supernatural Singles, #1)

Cover of Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection: Unidentified Serial Killers, Unsolved Kidnappings, and Mysterious Murders (Including the Zodiac Killer, Natalee Holloway's Disappearance, the Golden State Killer and More) by Cheyna Roth

28. Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection: Unidentified Serial Killers, Unsolved Kidnappings, and Mysterious Murders (Including the Zodiac Killer, Natalee Holloway's Disappearance, the Golden State Killer and More)

By: Cheyna Roth

3.67

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Discover the fascinating true crime stories of JonBenét Ramsey, the Black Dahlia, the Isabella Stew… read more

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  • true crime
Cover of A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy by Kathy Kleiner Rubin

29. A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy

By: Kathy Kleiner Rubin

4.21

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In January 1978, I slept in my bed at the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University as T… read more

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  • true crime
Cover of Ed Kemper: Conversations with a Killer: The Shocking True Story of the Co-Ed Butcher (Volume 6) by Dary Matera

30. Ed Kemper: Conversations with a Killer: The Shocking True Story of the Co-Ed Butcher (Volume 6)

By: Dary Matera

3.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The third title in our Conversations with a Killer series focuses on one of the most notorious seri… read more

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Cover of Charles Manson: Conversations with a Killer: Manson's Life Behind Bars by Edward George

31. Charles Manson: Conversations with a Killer: Manson's Life Behind Bars

By: Edward George

3.54

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

This is the gripping story of the real Charles Manson as told by his long-time prison administrator… read more

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4.11

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