13 must-read history books like Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History by Mike Browne

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Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

By: Mike Browne

3.75

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Mike Browne, host of the popular Canadian podcast Dark Poutine, chronicles some of his all-time fav…

If you liked the history plot in Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History by Mike Browne , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Fred & Rose West: Britain's Most Infamous Killer Couples

By: Ryan Green

3.81

Format: 259 pages,

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Similar categories in Ryan Green's Fred & Rose West: Britain's Most Infamous Killer Couples book and Mike Browne's Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
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2. Cold North Killers: Canadian Serial Murder

By: Lee Mellor

3.80

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Canada is seen as a peaceful place, but this wake-up call shows us that there have been more than 6… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • canada
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3. Morgue

By: None , Ron Franscell

3.16

Format: 288 pages,

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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4. The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer

By: Skip Hollandsworth

4.33

Format: 481 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping narrative history of a terrifying serial killer--America's first--who stalked Austin, Te… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook

5. In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story

By: Ghada Karmi

5.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

An intimate and powerful narrative in which the Israel-Palestine conflict is presented, unusually, … read more

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6. On the Farm

By: Stevie Cameron

3.33

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Now that the publication bans are lifted, you need Stevie Cameron to get the whole story, which inc… read more

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7. Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

By: Jessica McDiarmid

4.30

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

A searing account of the missing, and murdered, Indigenous women of Highway 16, and an indictment o… read more

Similar categories in Jessica McDiarmid's Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls book and Mike Browne's Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

  • history
  • true crime
  • canada
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. I Only Read Murder (Miranda Abbott, #1)

By: Ian Ferguson

3.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A once-famous TV sleuth An amateur theater production An onstage murder A town full of suspects…… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • canada
  • audiobook
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9. Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America

By: Harry N. MacLean

3.71

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

The definitive story of Charles Starkweather, often considered to be the first mass killer in the m… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. 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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  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"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

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11. When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2)

By: John E. Douglas

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town From John Douglas—th… read more

Similar categories in John E. Douglas's When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2) book and Mike Browne's Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries

By: Greg Melville

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our de… read more

Similar categories in Greg Melville's Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries book and Mike Browne's Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Every life holds an epic tale, even if no one alive remembers it."

-Greg Melville, Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries

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13. Red River Girl: The Life and Death of Tina Fontaine

By: Joanna Jolly

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A gripping account of the unsolved death of an Indigenous teenager, and the detective determined to… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Jolly's Red River Girl: The Life and Death of Tina Fontaine book and Mike Browne's Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

  • history
  • true crime
  • canada
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. Cults: Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them

By: Max Cutler

3.56

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

Mystery. Manipulation. Murder. Cults are associated with all of these. But what really goes on insi… read more

Similar categories in Max Cutler's Cults: Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them book and Mike Browne's Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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15. The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective

By: Steve Ryan

4.22

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

After years working in homicide, retired Toronto detective Steve Ryan reflects on six cases he will… read more

Similar categories in Steve Ryan's The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective book and Mike Browne's Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

  • true crime
  • canada
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession

By: Sarah Weinman

3.59

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A brilliant anthology of modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI

By: Jana Monroe

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Mindhunter, Criminal Minds, and My Favorite Murder, a riveting memoir of a trailblazing… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The devil, or whatever force was behind that disembodied knife in her mind, has never made anyone do anything. The devil just applauds when it happens."

-Jana Monroe, Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI

"Our answers were rarely found in confessional sessions in a jailhouse interrogation room despite how hard serial killers like Ted Bundy and Edmund Kemper tried to play their interviewers. Our answers…"

-Jana Monroe, Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI

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18. Someone You Know: Sixteen Unforgettable Canadian True Crime Stories

By: Catherine Fogarty

3.72

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Someone You Know takes you into dangerous territory--behind closed doors where family, friendship a… read more

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  • true crime
  • canada
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. 22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia

By: Paul Palango

3.58

Format: 587 pages, Paperback

A shocking exposé of the deadliest killing spree in Canadian history, and how police tragically fai… read more

Similar categories in Paul Palango's 22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia book and Mike Browne's Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

  • history
  • true crime
  • canada
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

By: Mike Browne

3.75

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Mike Browne, host of the popular Canadian podcast Dark Poutine, chronicles some of his all-time fav… read more

Similar categories in Mike Browne's Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History book and Mike Browne's Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

  • history
  • true crime
  • canada
  • historical
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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21. Serial Killers: Real and Imagined (The Great Courses)

By: Emily Zarka

3.41

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Monster stories aren’t just meant to entertain. They’re meant to inform, even educate. Above all, t… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook

9 must-read adult books like Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History by Mike Browne

Transform Your Habits

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

John E. Douglas

3.79

Transform Your Habits

When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2)

John E. Douglas

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries

Greg Melville

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective

Steve Ryan

4.22

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5 Best adult books like The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective by Steve Ryan

Transform Your Habits

Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers

Frank Figliuzzi

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless

Laurah Norton

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective

Steve Ryan

4.22

Transform Your Habits

To Kill and Kill Again: The Terrifying True Story of Montana's Baby-Faced Serial Sex Murderer

John Coston

3.93

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