25 Top nonfiction books like TERROR TOWN, USA: The Untold Story of Joliet's Notorious Serial Killer by John Ferak

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TERROR TOWN, USA: The Untold Story of Joliet's Notorious Serial Killer

By: John Ferak

3.81

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

New From The Bestselling Author Of WRECKING CREW! During the early morning hours of July 17, 1983,…

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Cover of Innocent Victims: The True Story of the Eastburn Family Murders by Scott Whisnant

1. Innocent Victims: The True Story of the Eastburn Family Murders

By: Scott Whisnant

4.15

Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition

The riveting true account of a grisly crime and the unprecedented three murder trials faced by Fort… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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2. 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

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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  • crime
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4. The Michigan Murders

By: Edward Keyes

4.50

Format: 168 pages,

Between July 1967 and July 1969, seven sexual murders were committed in Michigan with horrifying fu… read more

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  • nonfiction
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5. Fatal Romance

By: Lisa Pulitzer

4.47

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Nancy Richards was a young, beautiful speechwriter when she met Jeremy Akers, a decorated war hero … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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6. Gone Forever

By: Diane Fanning

3.54

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Susan McFarland was a vivacious, successful mother of three young sons. On November 25, 2002, she d… read more

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  • nonfiction
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7. Bogeyman - He Was Every Parent's Nightmare

By: Steve Jackson

3.40

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A WildBlue Press original true crime story from the New York Times bestselling author of MONSTER an… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
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8. Cold Kill: The True Story of a Murderous Love

By: Jack Olsen

3.33

Format: None pages,

David loved Cindy and was loved in return. Or so he thought. The troubled young man clung to his ne… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of When Evil Rules: Vengeance and Murder on Cape Cod by Michele R. McPhee

9. When Evil Rules: Vengeance and Murder on Cape Cod

By: Michele R. McPhee

3.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Cape Cod beach town of Falmouth seemed like a lovely place to visit. But those who lived there … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime

10. Heart Full of Lies: A True Story of Desire and Death

By: Ann Rule

3.80

Format: 8 pages,

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11. Love Me to Death

By: Steve Jackson

3.49

Format: 320 pages,

"Welcome To My Mortuary!"Those were the words of William Lee "Cody" Neal, 43, to Angela Fite on Jul… read more

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12. Ice and Bone: Tracking an Alaskan Serial Killer

By: Monte Francis

3.59

Format: 32 pages,

On a clear, brisk night in September of 2000, 33-year-old Della Brown was found sexually assaulted … read more

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13. 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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14. Fatal Vision

By: Joe McGinniss

4.11

Format: 14 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Fatal Visionis the electrifying true story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educat… read more

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Cover of Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles

15. Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

By: Kathryn Miles

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

​Trailed is a beautifully written account of a great American tragedy--the unsolved murders of an u… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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16. The Amish Wife

By: Gregg Olsen

3.49

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

The #1 New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author Gregg Olsen solves a murder among the Am… read more

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  • nonfiction
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17. 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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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer by Harold Schechter

18. Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer

By: Harold Schechter

3.76

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

Harold Schechter, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Hell’s Princess, unearths a nearly forgotten … read more

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Cover of American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood and the Cyanide Poisonings That Shook the World by Gregg Olsen

19. American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood and the Cyanide Poisonings That Shook the World

By: Gregg Olsen

3.55

Format: 497 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 bestselling author comes the shocking true-crime story of a mother and wife, her distur… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Murder in the Family: Inside story of the Jersey murders by Jeremy Josephs

20. Murder in the Family: Inside story of the Jersey murders

By: Jeremy Josephs

3.93

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

As this true crime tale of murder shows, even the most successful families can hide terrible secret… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers by Frank Figliuzzi

21. Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers

By: Frank Figliuzzi

3.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the FBI’s former assistant director, a shocking journey to the dark side of America’s highways… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2) by John E. Douglas

22. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Poison Tree: A True Story of Family Terror by Alan Prendergast

24. 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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  • nonfiction
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Cover of A Dark and Bloody Ground: A True Story of Lust, Greed, and Murder in the Bluegrass State by Darcy O'Brien

25. 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 The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Liza Rodman

26. The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer

By: Liza Rodman

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Growing up on Cape Cod in the 1960s, Liza Rodman was a lonely little girl. During the summers, whil… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Tragedy in the North Woods: The Murders of James Hicks (True Crime) by Trudy Scee

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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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The 'Peyton Place' Murder: The True Crime Story Behind The Novel That Shocked The Nation by Renee Mallett

29. The 'Peyton Place' Murder: The True Crime Story Behind The Novel That Shocked The Nation

By: Renee Mallett

3.61

Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition

Grace Metalious, born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, came from humble beginnings. A forme… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of TERROR TOWN, USA: The Untold Story of Joliet's Notorious Serial Killer by John Ferak

30. TERROR TOWN, USA: The Untold Story of Joliet's Notorious Serial Killer

By: John Ferak

3.81

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

New From The Bestselling Author Of WRECKING CREW! During the early morning hours of July 17, 1983,… read more

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  • true crime
Cover of Race To Justice by Larry Sells

31. Race To Justice

By: Larry Sells

3.85

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Cynthia Albrecht, the executive chef of the Penske-Marlboro racing team and darling of the IndyCar … read more

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  • true crime

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3.62

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Caroline Graham

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Gregg Olsen

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James Renner

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