10 best-selling true crime books like Pretty Evil New England: True Stories of Violent Vixens and Murderous Matriarchs by Sue Coletta

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Pretty Evil New England: True Stories of Violent Vixens and Murderous Matriarchs

By: Sue Coletta

3.73

Format: 288 pages, ebook

For four centuries, New England has been a cradle of crime and murder—from the Salem witch trials t…

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1. Song of the Lion (Leaphorn & Chee, #21)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.08

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC a… read more

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  • crime
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2. Double Sin and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In one of London's most elegant shops, a decorative doll in green velvet adopts some rather human, … read more

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  • crime
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3. The Divine Comedy

By: Dante Alighieri , Eugenio Montale , Allen Mandelbaum

4.29

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The Divine Comedy, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in th… read more

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4. Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.40

Format: 96 pages,

Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiance died in the manner prescr… read more

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5. Night Walk

By: Bob Shaw

3.80

Format: 281 pages, Mass Market Paperback

For 'refusing to co-operate' the Emm Luther Special Police took out Earth agent Sam Tallon's eyes a… read more

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6. 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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  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • history
  • true crime
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7. Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“Anne Hillerman is a star.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bes… read more

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  • crime
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8. Just Stay Away

By: Tony Wirt

3.82

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

When a mysterious neighborhood boy befriends his young daughter, stay-at-home dad Craig considers h… read more

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  • crime
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9. 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
  • crime
  • history
  • true crime
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10. 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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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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11. 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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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • true crime
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12. Cave of Bones (Leaphorn & Chee, #22)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.01

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC a… read more

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  • crime
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13. Stargazer (Leaphorn & Chee, #24)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.19

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder, deception, Navajo tradition, and the stars collide in this enthralling entry in New York Ti… read more

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  • crime
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14. Unnatural Death (Kay Scarpetta, #27)

By: Patricia Cornwell

3.99

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Cornwell’s #1 bestselling Scarpetta series, chief med… read more

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  • crime
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15. The Sacred Bridge (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito, #25)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.21

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"A fine legacy series . . . in the spirit of her late father, Tony."--Booklist An ancient myste… read more

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  • crime
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16. Dracul

By: Dacre Stoker

4.14

Format: 497 pages, Hardcover

The prequel to Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel,… read more

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  • historical
"Like life, there is much we do not understand about death."

-Dacre Stoker, Dracul

"I have known politicians with more skeletons in their closet than an undertaker's wife."

-Dacre Stoker, Dracul

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17. 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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  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • crime
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18. Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men

By: Harold Schechter

3.46

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

In the pantheon of serial killers, Belle Gunness stands alone. She was the rarest of female psychop… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • crime
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19. The Ceely Rose Murders at Malabar Farm

By: Mark Sebastian Jordan

3.74

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

This chilling true crime history reveals the story of a young woman in nineteenth century rural Ohi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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20. The Tale Teller (Leaphorn & Chee, #23)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary Navajo policeman Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn takes center stage in this riveting atmospheric … read more

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  • crime
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21. A Beggar’s Bargain

By: Jan Sikes

4.89

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

A shocking proposal that changes everything.Desperate to honor his father’s dying wish, Layken Mart… read more

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  • historical
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22. The Soul Whisperer’s Decision

By: Gwen M. Plano

4.50

Format: 149 pages, Kindle Edition

Sarah Jameson, a nurse at County Central Hospital, survives an accident that kills her two young ch… read more

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23. The Keeping Place

By: Mae Clair

4.88

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

In the town of Hornwood, the past is always present . . .Nicole Seabrooke has been wracked with gui… read more

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24. The Room at the End: Harbor Pointe Series Book 8

By: Harmony Kent

4.80

Format: 95 pages, Kindle Edition

When guilt-ridden Mia checks in to a suicide hotel, but can’t go through with the final act, vengef… read more

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25. The Gift: Harbor Pointe Series Book 2

By: Gwen M. Plano

4.83

Format: 85 pages, Kindle Edition

The Harbor Pointe Inn has loomed on California’s cliffs for generations of Hawthornes. For some, it… read more

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26. Traveling with People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Barefoot Passengers, Armrest Hoggers, and Other Traveling Troublemakers

By: Jen Mann

4.28

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

If you've ever been shoved into a middle seat between a crying baby and a chronic cougher, then you… read more

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  • nonfiction
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27. The Last Drive

By: John Howell

4.69

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

In the sequel to Eternal Road - The final stop, Sam and James are reunited to look for two souls, R… read more

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28. The "Supreme Gentleman" Killer: The True Story Of An Incel Mass Murderer

By: Brian Whitney

3.42

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

True Crime Garage Podcast Recommended Reading. "The bizarre story of Elliot Rodger . . . prepare to… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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29. 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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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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30. Pretty Evil New England: True Stories of Violent Vixens and Murderous Matriarchs

By: Sue Coletta

3.73

Format: 288 pages, ebook

For four centuries, New England has been a cradle of crime and murder—from the Salem witch trials t… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • crime
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31. Born for Revenge

By: Staci Troilo

5.00

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

Who once was lost now is found. But grace didn’t lead her home. For the last year, the sinister sh… read more

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