22 best-selling crime books like The Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate by Robert Graysmith

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The Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate

By: Robert Graysmith

3.68

Format: 452 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of Zodiac, Auto Focus, and Black Fire. Not since the …

If you liked the crime plot in The Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate by Robert Graysmith , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

By: Raymond Chandler

3.95

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troubleso… read more

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  • crime
"Parecía más muerto que muchos cadáveres"

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"Dead men are heavier than broken hearts."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"I was as empty of life as a scarecrow's pockets."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Cover of Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry

2. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

By: Vincent Bugliosi , Curt Gentry

4.06

Format: 687 pages, Paperback

Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial, Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one … read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
"Deciding that his own life expectancy was directly proportional to his usefulness to Manson, Crockett made himself very useful, volunteering his truck to haul in supplies, and so forth."

-Vincent Bugliosi, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

"Noting that it would be a long trial, with many witnesses, I recall the old Chinese proverb, "The palest ink is better than the best memory," urging the jury to take detailed notes to aid them in the…"

-Vincent Bugliosi, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

"For a lawyer to do less than his utmost is, I strongly feel, a betrayal of his client. Though in criminal trials one tends to focus on the defense attorney and his client the accused, the prosecutor …"

-Vincent Bugliosi, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

"One day Manson tried with me. I stared right back, holding his gaze until his hands started shaking. During the recess, I slid my chair over next to his and asked, "What are you trembling about, Char…"

-Vincent Bugliosi, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Cover of Die, My Love: a True Story of Revenge, Murder, and Two Texas Sisters by Kathryn Casey

3. Die, My Love: a True Story of Revenge, Murder, and Two Texas Sisters

By: Kathryn Casey

3.32

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

The day before Halloween 2004 was the last day on Earth for respected, well-liked college professor… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by Hillel Levin, James Keene

4. 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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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime

5. Bitter Remains: A Custody Battle, A Gruesome Crime, and the Mother Who Paid the Ultimate Price

By: Diane Fanning

4.08

Format: 234 pages,

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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6. Lethal Intent

By: Sue Russell

4.44

Format: None pages, ebook

In Lethal Intent: The Shocking True Story of One of America's Most Notorious Serial Killers, Sue Ru… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime

7. 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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8. Fatal: The Poisonous Life of a Female Serial Killer

By: Harold Schechter

3.67

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

In an era that produced some of the most vicious female sociopaths in American history, Jane Toppan… read more

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9. Richie: A Father, His Son, and the Ultimate American Tragedy

By: Thomas Thompson

4.03

Format: None pages,

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10. The Embrace: A True Vampire Story

By: Aphrodite Jones

3.68

Format: 208 pages,

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11. The Vacation Rental

By: Katie Sise

4.03

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

A summer getaway triggers a psychological game of cat and mouse in a novel about the frightening da… read more

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12. 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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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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13. 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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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal by Aphrodite Jones

14. 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
Cover of Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence by James Renner

15. Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence

By: James Renner

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Ann Rule and Gregg Olsen, a riveting new true crime book from the acclaimed author o… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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16. Under the Bridge

By: Rebecca Godfrey

3.86

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

*Now a Hulu limited series starring Lily Gladstone, Riley Keough, and Archie Panjabi!* “A swift,… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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17. The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

By: John Leake

3.99

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

Sandra Bridewell was a beautiful socialite in the affluent Dallas suburb of Highland Park in 1978-8… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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18. Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders

By: John Glatt

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Tangled Vines , bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigiou… read more

Similar categories in John Glatt's Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders book and Robert Graysmith's The Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students by J. Reuben Appelman

19. While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students

By: J. Reuben Appelman

3.62

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “Univers… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Sleep, My Child, Forever: The Riveting True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Her Own Children by John Coston

20. Sleep, My Child, Forever: The Riveting True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Her Own Children

By: John Coston

3.67

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

The dark double life of Ellen Boehm, the mother who murdered her two sons—and nearly killed her dau… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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21. Beyond Reason: The True Story of a Shocking Double Murder

By: Ken Englade

4.09

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

The She was a beautiful, gifted descendant of Lady Astor. But Elizabeth Haysom was also a spoiled,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Ceely Rose Murders at Malabar Farm by Mark Sebastian Jordan

22. 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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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Seattle's Forgotten Serial Killer: Gary Gene Grant (True Crime) by Cloyd Steiger

23. Seattle's Forgotten Serial Killer: Gary Gene Grant (True Crime)

By: Cloyd Steiger

3.76

Format: 175 pages, Kindle Edition

“An in-depth look at the 1971 trial of a serial killer who’s been mostly forgotten—except to those … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Love Me To Death: The Chilling True Story of WIlliam “Wild Bill Cody” Neal—The Vicious Denver Lady-Killer by Steve Jackson

24. Love Me To Death: The Chilling True Story of WIlliam “Wild Bill Cody” Neal—The Vicious Denver Lady-Killer

By: Steve Jackson

4.03

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Classic true crime about one of the most monstrous serial killers in American history from the New … read more

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25. College Girl, Missing: The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight

By: Shawn Cohen

3.69

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A gripping true crime book about a college girl who disappeared in plain sight When Lauren Spierer―… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Teach Me to Kill: The Shocking True Story of the Pamela Smart Murder Case by Stephen Sawicki

26. Teach Me to Kill: The Shocking True Story of the Pamela Smart Murder Case

By: Stephen Sawicki

4.06

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

With a new introduction by the author On the evening of May 1, 1990, in Derry, New Hampshire, two t… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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27. Murderous Minds Volume 1: Stories of Real Life Murderers That Escaped the Headlines

By: Ryan Becker

3.87

Format: 121 pages, Kindle Edition

Your neighbor might be a murderer. The mailman might wake up one day and go on a killing spree. … read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Garden State Parkway Murders by Christian Barth

28. The Garden State Parkway Murders

By: Christian Barth

3.56

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

“I know that the way the bodies were left, the person who killed those girls had an excellent knowl… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate by Robert Graysmith

29. The Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate

By: Robert Graysmith

3.68

Format: 452 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of Zodiac, Auto Focus, and Black Fire. Not since the … read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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30. Dead In The Water

By: Penny Farmer

4.05

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

True Crime: The book behind the major NEW Amazon Prime three-part TV documentary. It contains the s… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Menendez Murders, Updated Edition: The Shocking Untold Story of the Menendez Family and the Killings that Stunned the Nation by Robert Rand

31. The Menendez Murders, Updated Edition: The Shocking Untold Story of the Menendez Family and the Killings that Stunned the Nation

By: Robert Rand

4.41

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the definitive book on the Menendez case—and the disquieting true story behind Netflix’s … read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime

24 Best nonfiction books like The Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate by Robert Graysmith

Transform Your Habits

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Vincent Bugliosi , Curt Gentry

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Die, My Love: a True Story of Revenge, Murder, and Two Texas Sisters

Kathryn Casey

3.32

Transform Your Habits

In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption

Hillel Levin , James Keene

4.04

Bitter Remains: A Custody Battle, A Gruesome Crime, and the Mother Who Paid the Ultimate Price

Diane Fanning

4.08

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7 best-selling adult books like Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence by James Renner

Transform Your Habits

Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer

Jillian Lauren

3.38

Transform Your Habits

The Amish Wife

Gregg Olsen

3.49

Transform Your Habits

Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi

Susan Hendricks

3.62

Transform Your Habits

Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence

James Renner

3.74

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