6 best-selling crime books like Kill Shot: A Shadow Industry, a Deadly Disease by Jason Dearen

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Kill Shot: A Shadow Industry, a Deadly Disease

By: Jason Dearen

4.41

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning investigative journalist's horrifying true crime story of America's deadliest drug…

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1. Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way

By: Jon Krakauer

3.72

Format: 77 pages, ebook

Greg Mortenson has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children’s crusader, an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • true crime
  • audiobook
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2. Josie's Story: A Mother's Inspiring Crusade to Make Medical Care Safe

By: Sorrel King

4.15

Format: None pages,

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  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South by Beth Macy

3. Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South

By: Beth Macy

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The true story of two African-American brothers who were kidnapped and displayed as circus freaks, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • true crime

4. All God's Children

By: Fox Butterfield

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of China: Alive in the Bitter Seacom… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • history
  • true crime
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5. Zoo City

By: Lauren Beukes

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Zinzi has a Sloth on her back, a dirty 419 scam habit and a talent for finding lost things. But whe… read more

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6. Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck

By: Adam Cohen

3.84

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

One of America's great miscarriages of justice, the Supreme Court's infamous 1927 Buck v. Bellrulin… read more

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7. Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

By: Sam Quinones

3.78

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In fascinating detail, Sam Quinones chronicles how, over the past 15 years, enterprising sugar cane… read more

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8. My Life With the Saints

By: James Martin

4.03

Format: None pages, Hardcover

One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year -- Winner of a Christopher Award -- Winner of a C… read more

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9. Death and Relaxation (Ordinary Magic, #1)

By: Devon Monk

3.49

Format: None pages, ebook

Police Chief Delaney Reed can handle the Valkyries, werewolves, gill-men and other paranormal creat… read more

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10. Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

By: Katherine Eban

4.42

Format: 512 pages, ebook

Many have hailed the widespread use of generic drugs as one of the most important public-health dev… read more

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  • science
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

By: Neil Bradbury

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant blend of science and crime, 'A TASTE FOR POISON' reveals how eleven notorious poisons a… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • true crime
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Sometimes what makes things toxic is exactly what allows them to be used for good."

-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

"Rather than throw the white arsenic away, it was realised that money could be made by selling the substance as a poison to get rid of all kinds of vermin, including cockroaches, rats, stray animals -…"

-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

Cover of For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest for a Blockbuster Drug by Nathan Vardi

12. For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest for a Blockbuster Drug

By: Nathan Vardi

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A gripping business narrative and scientific thriller about what it takes to bring a wonder drug to… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • technology
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13. Persist

By: Elizabeth Warren

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring, influential senator and bestselling author mixes vivid personal stories with a passi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
"Plans are the essential means by which we chart a course for our collective future."

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

"And early on I learned that no one gives you anything for free. If you really care about something, if you really want something, you have to fight for it."

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

"Whether the future looks scary or bright, plans are hopes made practical. They reassure people that there's a roadmap that will take them to a better place and they give people a reason to join in th…"

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

"Despite the overwhelming evidence of the impact of racism, today the fundamental idea of race neutrality continues to claim an elevated status in law. The consequence, Professor Ibram Kendi observes,…"

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

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14. A Wild and Heavenly Place

By: Robin Oliveira

3.91

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of My Name is Mary Sutter comes a sweeping story of star… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of The Poison Tree: A True Story of Family Terror by Alan Prendergast

15. The Poison Tree: A True Story of Family Terror

By: Alan Prendergast

3.84

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Edgar Award Finalist: The shocking account of a Wyoming father who terrorized his family for years—… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
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16. Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains

By: Bethany Brookshire

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • science
  • audiobook
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17. Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come

By: Richard Preston

4.42

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

The 2013–2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever—but the outbreaks continue. Now comes a grippin… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"There's not a lot of value in preparing for a war, because what happens in a war is unpredictable. But there is a lot of value in preparing for an outbreak, because what happens in an outbreak is pre…"

-Richard Preston, Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come

"By now, the warriors who stand at the gates of the virosphere understand that they face a long struggle against formidable enemies. Many of their weapons will fail, but some will begin to work. The h…"

-Richard Preston, Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come

"The Ebola war wasn't won with modern medicine. It was a medieval war, and it went down as a brutal engagement between ordinary people and a life form that was trying to use the human body as a means …"

-Richard Preston, Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come

Cover of The Hard Sell: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup by Evan Hughes

18. The Hard Sell: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup

By: Evan Hughes

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers--until… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • true crime
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims by Jennifer Vanderbes

19. Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims

By: Jennifer Vanderbes

4.40

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A riveting account of the most notorious drug of the twentieth century and the never-before-told st… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir by Steffanie Strathdee

20. The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir

By: Steffanie Strathdee

4.39

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

A memoir of one woman's effort to save her husband's life-and the discovery of a forgotten cure tha… read more

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  • science
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"A wise person once said, "The most important two days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why."

-Steffanie Strathdee, The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir

"It's no joke that hospitals are now often referred to as the worst place to get well. Superbugs are looking out the hospital windows, licking their chops at the feast that awaits them in this era of …"

-Steffanie Strathdee, The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir

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21. My Four Seasons in France: A Year of the Good Life

By: Janine Marsh

4.10

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

A little over ten years ago, Janine Marsh and her husband Mark gave up their city jobs in London to… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore’s Deadliest Gang Leader by Mark Bowden

22. Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore’s Deadliest Gang Leader

By: Mark Bowden

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

In this unprecedented deep dive into inner-city gang life, Mark Bowden takes readers inside a Balti… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley by Brent Underwood

23. Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley

By: Brent Underwood

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told) by Karen Tang

24. It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told)

By: Karen Tang

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An inclusive and essential guide to reproductive health—including period problems, pelvic pain, men… read more

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  • science
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum by January Harshe

25. Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum

By: January Harshe

3.63

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

An inclusive, non-judgmental, and empowering guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum life th… read more

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  • health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"There's a big difference between an intervention that's introduced or suggested due to a true medical need - or even by your request - and one that's due to impatience; a difference between someone s…"

-January Harshe, Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum

Cover of Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America by Kurt Andersen

26. Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America

By: Kurt Andersen

4.22

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When did America give up on fairness? The author of Fantasyland tells t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
"Such a colossal irony: after socialists and Communists in the 1930s and then the New Left in the 1960s had tried and failed to achieve a radical class-based reordering of the American political econo…"

-Kurt Andersen, Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America

"...In all this, financialization has done what people back in the 1950s and '60s and '70s worried and warned that the Communists would do if they took over: centralize control of the economy, turn Am…"

-Kurt Andersen, Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America

"...Libertarians fantasize that they're action heroes and entirely self-made. They tend to exempt themselves from the truism that there but for the grace of God goes each one of them, because an impli…"

-Kurt Andersen, Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America

"...The economic right was shrewd enough to understand that the issues they didn't care much about--abortion, gay rights, creationism--did matter to liberals, and that those culture wars drew off poli…"

-Kurt Andersen, Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America

Cover of Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada's Greatest Spy by Jason Bell

27. Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada's Greatest Spy

By: Jason Bell

3.94

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling true story of Agent A12, the earliest enemy of the Nazis In public life, Dr. Winth… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice by Pam Fessler

28. Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice

By: Pam Fessler

4.28

Format: 409 pages, Kindle Edition

The unknown story of the only leprosy colony in the continental United States, and the thousands of… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Kill Shot: A Shadow Industry, a Deadly Disease by Jason Dearen

29. Kill Shot: A Shadow Industry, a Deadly Disease

By: Jason Dearen

4.41

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning investigative journalist's horrifying true crime story of America's deadliest drug… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • true crime
  • health
  • medical
  • technology
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Take Your Baby And Run: How nurses blew the whistle on Canada’s biggest cardiac disaster by Carol Youngson

30. Take Your Baby And Run: How nurses blew the whistle on Canada’s biggest cardiac disaster

By: Carol Youngson

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Foreword by Lanette Siragusa, RN NM Take Your Baby and Run  is Carol Youngson's first-hand account … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Bound and Tide (Villains & Virtues) by A.K. Caggiano

31. Bound and Tide (Villains & Virtues)

By: A.K. Caggiano

4.29

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

Xander Shadowhart's mother is dead. Well, no, not exactly—nothing could probably kill Birzuma the B… read more

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20 Best audiobook books like Kill Shot: A Shadow Industry, a Deadly Disease by Jason Dearen

Transform Your Habits

Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way

Jon Krakauer

3.72

Transform Your Habits

Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

Katherine Eban

4.42

Transform Your Habits

A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

Neil Bradbury

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Persist

Elizabeth Warren

4.34

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18 Best audiobook books like Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore’s Deadliest Gang Leader by Mark Bowden

Transform Your Habits

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

Transform Your Habits

When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season

Rich Cohen

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

Keith O'Brien

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story

Max Marshall

3.50

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