9 must-read true crime books like Cops, Drugs, Lawyer X and Me by Paul Dale

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Cops, Drugs, Lawyer X and Me

By: Paul Dale

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

'How did a kid from the country who dreamed of joining the Victoria Police, end up on the wrong sid…

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1. The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)

By: Jane Harper

4.32

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for t… read more

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2. Force of Nature (Aaron Falk, #2)

By: Jane Harper

3.24

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover

Five women go on a hike. Only four return. Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of Th… read more

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3. The Job: Fighting Crime From the Frontline

By: Ben Collins , Charlie Bezzina

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

Charlie Bezzina was one of Victoria's top homicide detectives.In his 17 years in the Homicide Squad… read more

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4. The Good People

By: Hannah Kent

3.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the author of Burial Rites, "a literary novel with the pace and tension of a thriller [that] t… read more

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5. Once Upon a Time in Melbourne

By: Liam Houlihan

4.19

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Dirty Cops, Lying Politicians, Vampire Gigolos . . . An Unbelievable True Story Once upon a time in… read more

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6. Court in the Middle

By: Andrew Fraser

3.87

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

From 1975 to 2001, Andrew Fraser was a leading criminal solicitor with a successful national practi… read more

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7. Boy Swallows Universe

By: Trent Dalton

4.34

Format: 474 pages, Paperback

A novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age, set in Brisbane's violent working class subu… read more

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"Don't fuckin' swear."

-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe

"Stay sweet, Eli Bell."

-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe

"Most things people say don't need to be said."

-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe

"To burn this house down or set the world on fire. Up to you, Eli."

-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe

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8. Dirt Creek

By: Hayley Scrivenor

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in rural Austral… read more

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9. Unbreakable

By: Jelena Dokic

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

This is a story of Jelena Dokic's survival. How she survived as a refugee, twice. How she survived … read more

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10. My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork

By: Ash Barty

4.23

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

I'm only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that's young to write a memoir. Who does that, ri… read more

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11. I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective

By: Gary Jubelin

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Serial killings, child abductions, organised crime hits and domestic murders. This is the memoir of… read more

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  • true crime
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12. Crows Nest

By: Nikki Mottram

3.47

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Fleeing problems in her own marriage, child protection worker Dana Gibson leaves Sydney for a job i… read more

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13. Drugs, Guns & Lies: My life as an undercover cop

By: Keith Banks

4.22

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

A story from the inside when Queensland had the most corrupt police force in the country. This is w… read more

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  • true crime
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14. The Frankston Murders: 25 Years On

By: Vikki Petraitis

4.38

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty-five years ago, serial killer Paul Denyer terrorised the bayside suburb of Frankston.Twenty-… read more

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15. The Summer Party

By: Rebecca Heath

3.53

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A glamorous, atmospheric psychological thriller about a glamorous family dynasty living on the coas… read more

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16. The Lost Girls

By: Ava Benny-Morrison

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The chilling true story of the heinous murder of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and daughter Khandalyce a… read more

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17. Gun To The Head: My life as a tactical cop. The impact. The aftermath.

By: Keith Banks

4.58

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

My life as a tactical cop. The impact. The aftermath. From the bestselling author of Drugs, Guns… read more

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18. Police Stories: Compelling True Stories from the Frontline of Australia's Police

By: Vikki Petraitis

3.86

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bizarre to the brutal to the unbelievable, truth is often stranger than fiction, as these … read more

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19. Filthy Rat: One Man’s Stand Against Police Corruption And Melbourne’s Gangland War

By: Simon Illingworth

3.97

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

"Criminals began killing each other on the streets in broad daylight and police were being ferried … read more

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20. Once a Copper: The Life and Times of Brian ‘The Skull’ Murphy

By: Vikki Petraitis

4.27

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Once a copper, always a copper. At least that’s how it seems for Brian ‘The Skull’ Murphy, long-ret… read more

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21. Cops, Drugs, Lawyer X and Me

By: Paul Dale

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

'How did a kid from the country who dreamed of joining the Victoria Police, end up on the wrong sid… read more

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22. Lawyer X

By: Anthony Dowsley

3.67

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Underbelly meets Molly's Game - the true crime investigation that rewrote the story of Melbourne's … read more

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6 must-read memoir books like I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective by Gary Jubelin

Transform Your Habits

Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse

Paul Carter

3.86

Transform Your Habits

A Mother's Story

Bryce Corbett , Rosie Batty

3.86

Transform Your Habits

I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective

Gary Jubelin

4.15

Transform Your Habits

You Called an Ambulance for What?

Tim Booth

3.98

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