19 best-selling nonfiction books like The Awful Killing of Sarah Watts: A Story of Confessions, Acquittals and Jailbreaks by Mick Davis

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The Awful Killing of Sarah Watts: A Story of Confessions, Acquittals and Jailbreaks

By: Mick Davis

3.39

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

A true crime account of a murdered teen in Victorian-era England, the Scotland Yard sergeant sent t…

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1. Beyond Cruel: The Chilling True Story of America's Most Sadistic Killer

By: Stephen G. Michaud

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

AUTHORITIES OPENED THE DOOR ON ONE MAN'S HIDDEN LIFE... Mike DeBardeleben was known as the Mall Pas… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of To Love and To Kill by M. William Phelps

2. To Love and To Kill

By: M. William Phelps

3.60

Format: 404 pages,

The missing-persons case of Heather Strong, a young, beautiful suburban mother, baffled Florida det… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Killings at Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #1) by Caroline Graham

3. The Killings at Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #1)

By: Caroline Graham

3.97

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

Badger's Drift is an ideal English village, complete with vicar, bumbling local doctor, and kindly … read more

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Cover of Law & Disorder: The Legendary FBI Profiler's Relentless Pursuit of Justice by None, Mark Olshaker

4. Law & Disorder: The Legendary FBI Profiler's Relentless Pursuit of Justice

By: None , Mark Olshaker

4.48

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

From law enforcement legend John Douglas, the FBI's pioneer of criminal profiling and the model for… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Murdered Innocents by Corey Mitchell

5. Murdered Innocents

By: Corey Mitchell

1.00

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Describes how, in 1991, four teenage girls were brutally raped, murdered, and set on fire in a smal… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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6. The Jersey Shore Thrill Killer: Richard Biegenwald

By: John E. O'Rourke

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Explore the true story of the Jersey Shore's "Thrill Killer." read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime

7. The Snake and the Spider

By: Karen Kingsbury

4.26

Format: 112 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It began with a teenager kissing his mother good-bye. It ended with the discovery of human bones in… read more

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8. Lord High Executioner: An Unashamed Look At Hangmen, Headsmen, And Their Kind

By: Howard Engel

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In Lord High Executioner, Howard Engel produces a wonderfully wise and witty social history of the … read more

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9. Lethal Guardian

By: M. William Phelps

3.49

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A real estate lawyer in Connecticut's moneyed seaside communities, Beth Ann Carpenter, 30, had beau… read more

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10. I'll Take Care of You

By: Caitlin Rother

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Nanette Johnston Packard, a sexy divorcee, liked to meet men at the gym and through personal ads. S… read more

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11. Monster

By: Steve Jackson

3.97

Format: 12 pages,

On February 13, 1982, 21-year-old Mary Brown's battered, bloodied body was treated by emergency roo… read more

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12. Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest

By: Gregg Olsen

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1911 two wealthy British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, came to a sanitorium in the fore… read more

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13. Sleep In Heavenly Peace

By: M. William Phelps

3.90

Format: None pages,

The author of "Every Move You Make" reveals the true story of Dianne Odell, who in 2004 was convict… read more

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14. Accused: The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Andes

By: Amber Hunt

3.53

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Now in print for the very first time, full-text transcripts from the leading true-crime podcast! … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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15. Too Young to Kill

By: M. William Phelps

4.03

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

Killing Her Wasn't Enough… Sixteen-year-old Adrianne Reynolds couldn't unravel the twisted tangl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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16. 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
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17. The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold

By: Sam Knight

3.30

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From a rising star New Yorker staff writer, the incredible and gripping true story of John Barker, … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Unfit Heiress: The Tragic Life and Scandalous Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt by Audrey Clare Farley

18. The Unfit Heiress: The Tragic Life and Scandalous Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt

By: Audrey Clare Farley

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

At the turn of the twentieth century, American women began to reject Victorian propriety in favor o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper by Daniel Stashower

19. American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper

By: Daniel Stashower

3.50

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Daniel Stashower returns with American Dem… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Everybody's Best Friend: The True Story of a Marriage That Ended In Murder by Ken Englade

20. Everybody's Best Friend: The True Story of a Marriage That Ended In Murder

By: Ken Englade

3.90

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

The shocking murder that exposed a devoted husband as a cold-hearted killer To Love, Honor-And Mur… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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21. The Murder of Katherine Brown: A Shocking True Crime Story

By: Rod Kackley

3.44

Format: 69 pages, Kindle Edition

Step into the heart-pounding world of The Murder of Katherine A Shocking True Crime Story, where f… read more

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  • true crime
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22. By the Side of the Road: The True Story of the Abduction and Murder of Ann Harrison

By: Marla Bernard

3.57

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

The true crime story of the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a Missouri teen and her family’s journe… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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23. Heart of Steel

By: Kevin D. Miller

4.12

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

In the early morning hours of September 13, 1920, a tragic murder takes place at the Pulchalski far… read more

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24. A Dark and Bloody Ground: A True Story of Lust, Greed, and Murder in the Bluegrass State

By: Darcy O'Brien

3.99

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

An Edgar Award–winning author’s true crime account of a grisly string of killings in Kentucky—and t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Impact Statement: A Family's Fight for Justice against Whitey Bulger, Stephen Flemmi, and the FBI by Bob Halloran

25. Impact Statement: A Family's Fight for Justice against Whitey Bulger, Stephen Flemmi, and the FBI

By: Bob Halloran

3.71

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

As the biggest criminal trial since the Boston Strangler draws nearer, the public’s fascination wit… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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26. The Cage

By: Bonnie Kistler

3.63

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Only One of Them Gets Out Alive On a cold, misty Sunday night, two women are alone in the office… read more

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27. Tragedy in the North Woods: The Murders of James Hicks (True Crime)

By: Trudy Scee

3.78

Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition

A riveting account of one of Maine’s most notorious serial killers—includes a prison interview betw… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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28. The Witch of Delray: Rose Veres & Detroit’s Infamous 1930s Murder Mystery

By: Karen Dybis

3.49

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Detroit was full of stark contrasts in 1931. Political scandals, rumrunners and mobs lurked in the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Not the Faintest Trace (Sergeant Frank Hardy #1) by Wendy M. Wilson

29. Not the Faintest Trace (Sergeant Frank Hardy #1)

By: Wendy M. Wilson

3.92

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

In a New Zealand you never knew existed, the after effects of the brutal Land Wars are still being … read more

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30. The Wrong Man: The Final Verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case

By: James Neff

3.89

Format: 653 pages, Kindle Edition

This Edgar Award finalist—one of Ann Rule’s top five true-crime picks—is a “gripping” definitive ac… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Awful Killing of Sarah Watts: A Story of Confessions, Acquittals and Jailbreaks by Mick  Davis

31. The Awful Killing of Sarah Watts: A Story of Confessions, Acquittals and Jailbreaks

By: Mick Davis

3.39

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

A true crime account of a murdered teen in Victorian-era England, the Scotland Yard sergeant sent t… read more

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  • true crime

19 best-selling true crime books like The Awful Killing of Sarah Watts: A Story of Confessions, Acquittals and Jailbreaks by Mick Davis

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Beyond Cruel: The Chilling True Story of America's Most Sadistic Killer

Stephen G. Michaud

3.93

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To Love and To Kill

M. William Phelps

3.60

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Law & Disorder: The Legendary FBI Profiler's Relentless Pursuit of Justice

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4.48

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Murdered Innocents

Corey Mitchell

1.00

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Ashley Elston

4.05

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Amy Tintera

4.13

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Jessica Knoll

4.02

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Victoria Selman

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