5 best-selling true crime books like Gangland New York: The Places and Faces of Mob History by Anthony M. DeStefano

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Gangland New York: The Places and Faces of Mob History

By: Anthony M. DeStefano

3.25

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Get a taste of New York’s underworld by seeing where mobsters lived, worked, ate, played, and died.…

If you liked the true crime plot in Gangland New York: The Places and Faces of Mob History by Anthony M. DeStefano , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.20

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

In the fifth of his bestselling series Ben Aaronovitch takes Peter Grant out of whatever comfort zo… read more

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"But . . ."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)

"Fuck me,' I said out loud, 'I'm in fairyland."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)

"The night may be dark and full of terrors, I thought, but I've got a big stick."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)

"There's nothing quite like Latin for disguising the fact that you're making it up as you go along."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)

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2. American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America

By: David O. Stewart

3.91

Format: 411 pages, Hardcover

In this vivid and brilliant biography, David Stewart describes Aaron Burr, the third vice president… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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3. City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York

By: Tyler Anbinder

4.33

Format: 768 pages, Hardcover

A defining American story of millions of immigrants, hundreds of languages, and one great city New… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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4. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

By: Ron Chernow

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dy… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption

By: Hillel Levin , James Keene

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Featured on Dateline and CNN, the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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6. The Last Don

By: Mario Puzo

3.79

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The last don is Domenico Clericuzio, a wise and ruthless man who is determined to see his heirs est… read more

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7. Death by Drowning: A Short Story

By: Agatha Christie

4.03

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Previously published in the print anthology The Thirteen Problems. A young girl finds out she's pre… read more

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8. Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal

By: Eugene Soltes

3.44

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the financial fraudsters of Enron, to the embezzlers at Tyco, to the insider traders at McKins… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime

9. The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story

By: Ann Rule

4.67

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Ann Rule was a writer working on the biggest story of her life, tracking down a brutal mass-murdere… read more

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10. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires

By: Selwyn Raab

3.97

Format: 12 pages,

Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York an… read more

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11. God's Wolf: The Life of the Most Notorious of all Crusaders, Scourge of Saladin

By: Jeffrey Lee

4.45

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In a 2010 terrorist plot, Al-Qaeda hid a bomb in a FedEx shipment addressed to Reynald de Chatillon… read more

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12. The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer

By: Anthony Bruno

4.24

Format: None pages, Paperback

A mob contract killer known as "The Iceman" for hiding a body in an ice-cream truck freezer, Richar… read more

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13. A Night to Remember

By: Walter Lord , Nathaniel Philbrick

3.67

Format: 208 pages,

The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition w… read more

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14. Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West

By: Tom Clavin

3.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded w… read more

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15. Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman

By: Lucy Worsley

4.20

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

A new, fascinating account of the life of Agatha Christie from celebrated literary and cultural his… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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16. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

By: Dan Jones

4.41

Format: 636 pages, Hardcover

An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

By: Dan Jones

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel… read more

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"What matters is that you did not know the story. And the reason you did not...is that our ancestor William - through his deeds of arms, his force of personality and his vast conquests - had achieved …"

-Dan Jones, Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

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18. When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

By: Kara Cooney

3.69

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cl… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"It should come as no surprise that women need to work doubly hard to prove their right to power. They have to look to their menfolk around them who can support their claim, rather than detract from i…"

-Kara Cooney, When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

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19. Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)

By: Agatha Christie

3.91

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond... then came the “suicide” that was mu… read more

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"Uncertainty creates panic."

-Agatha Christie, Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)

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20. Blood & Sugar

By: Laura Shepherd-Robinson

3.93

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

June, 1781. An unidentified body hangs upon a hook at Deptford Dock – horribly tortured and branded… read more

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21. The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History

By: Jeremy Bowen

4.38

Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition

A Sunday Times Paperback of the YearA Spectator and New Statesman Book of the Year‘An illuminating … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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22. The Nightmare Man

By: J.H. Markert

3.87

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

T. Kingfisher meets Cassandra Khaw in a chilling horror novel that illustrates the fine line betwee… read more

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"Scarecrow's scare, That's what they do."

-J.H. Markert, The Nightmare Man

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23. Becky Lynch: The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl

By: Rebecca Quin

4.51

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

This compelling and deeply personal memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin—a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. B… read more

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  • nonfiction
"If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will complete you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will destroy you"

-Rebecca Quin, Becky Lynch: The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl

"Then and there, I vowed to lose weight so I might have a chance of actually being like my mom when I grew up. But then I got hungry and sad and just wanted pizza. Beauty was my mom's domain. Pizza wa…"

-Rebecca Quin, Becky Lynch: The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl

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24. Hex

By: Jenni Fagan

3.85

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

IT'S THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 1591. On this, the last night of her life, in a prison cell several floor… read more

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"A witch-pricker's finger can be pointed at any one of us. It chose me."

-Jenni Fagan, Hex

"I’ve got the voice of a siren – it’s not a voice to launch a thousand ships, it’s a voice to sink them."

-Jenni Fagan, Hex

"- You know what really brings the storms, Geillis? - What? - A storm arrives at the exact second when a girl learns she'll never be free"

-Jenni Fagan, Hex

"I have memories to give away before I meet God — so you can have them, Iris from the ether. Are you listening? Nobody else will write them down."

-Jenni Fagan, Hex

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25. Ghost Lover

By: Lisa Taddeo

3.28

Format: 225 pages, Hardcover

“Raw and searching...Taddeo returns with more ruthless explorations of the feminine mystique.” — En… read more

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26. Warriors, Witches, Women: Mythology's Fiercest Females

By: Kate Hodges

3.89

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Warriors, Witches, Women is a guide to awe-inspiring mythical female creatures; from feminist fairi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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27. Trump/Russia: A Definitive History

By: Seth Hettena

3.69

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The only comprehensive and definitive history by an acclaimed investigative journalist of the corru… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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28. Ride the Devil's Herd: Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang

By: John Boessenecker

3.94

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A Pim County Public Library Southwest Books of the Year 2021 A True West Reader’s Choice for Best … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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29. The Grey Goose of Arnhem: The Story of the Most Amazing Mass Escape of World War II (Major Battles of World War Two)

By: Leo Heaps

4.03

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

An account of heroism and courage in one of the Allies’ biggest military catastrophes of the Second… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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30. Gangland New York: The Places and Faces of Mob History

By: Anthony M. DeStefano

3.25

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Get a taste of New York’s underworld by seeing where mobsters lived, worked, ate, played, and died.… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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31. Odyssey (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #4)

By: Stephen Fry

4.42

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The final book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling th… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

13 Best history books like Gangland New York: The Places and Faces of Mob History by Anthony M. DeStefano

Transform Your Habits

American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America

David O. Stewart

3.91

Transform Your Habits

City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York

Tyler Anbinder

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

Ron Chernow

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman

Lucy Worsley

4.20

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13 Best history books like The Grey Goose of Arnhem: The Story of the Most Amazing Mass Escape of World War II (Major Battles of World War Two) by Leo Heaps

Transform Your Habits

Churchill's Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of The Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII

Damien Lewis

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

Anthony Richardson

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat (Pierre Clostermann's Air War Collection Book 1)

Pierre Clostermann

4.57

Transform Your Habits

The Long Road Home: An account of the author's experiences as a prisoner-of-war in the hands of the Germans during the Second World War (Memoirs from World War Two)

Adrian Vincent

4.21

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