5 best-selling true crime books like The San Francisco Doodler Murders (True Crime) by Kate Zaliznock

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The San Francisco Doodler Murders (True Crime)

By: Kate Zaliznock

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In 1974, one of San Francisco's most horrific unsolved serial murder cases began. In less than two …

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1. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

By: Caitlin Doughty

4.22

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty—a twenty-something with a degre… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Your relationship to mortality is your own."

-Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

"In spite of my fear of living, I chose not to die."

-Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

"A girl always remembers the first corpse she shaves."

-Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

"The fear of death is why we build cathedrals, have children, declare war, and watch cat videos online at three a.m."

-Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

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2. Election

By: Tom Perrotta

4.18

Format: None pages,

A suburban New Jersey high school teacher confronts a student-body election gone haywire in this da… read more

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3. Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights

By: Ann Bausum

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

That's the Stonewall. The Stonewall Inn. Pay attention. History walks through that door. In 1969 be… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)

By: Matt Ruff

4.02

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The critically acclaimed cult novelist makes visceral the terrors of life in Jim Crow America and i… read more

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"Then he heard it. Out in the Wood, straight ahead and much closer than before: The beast."

-Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)

"I’m sick of belonging to an Order that wants to change the world but can’t even change itself. I’m tired of the bullshit."

-Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)

"Atticus tried not to care, telling himself paperbacks were meant to be abused, but it was hard, like watching friends get knocked around."

-Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)

"The tea and the cookie were remarkably bland - flavourless, to be honest - but when swallowed, they produced a mild intoxication, a torpor of reason that allowed him to embrace a parley with a dead m…"

-Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)

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5. Devil in Ohio

By: Daria Polatin

4.20

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

A strange, damaged girl lives with a family after escaping a cult in this debut YA suspense/thrille… read more

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6. Young, Queer, and Dead: A Biography of San Francisco's Most Overlooked Serial Killer, The Doodler

By: None

4.48

Format: 334 pages,

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7. Tipping the Velvet

By: Sarah Waters

4.05

Format: 472 pages, Paperback

Nan King, an oyster girl, is captivated by the music hall phenomenon Kitty Butler, a male impersona… read more

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"clad not exactly as a boy but, rather confusingly, as the boy I would have been, had I been more of a girl"

-Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet

"I knew that Kitty and I felt just the same- only, of course, about different things. I should have remembered this, later."

-Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet

"Tricky was a plain-faced man with a very handsome voice - a voice like the sound of a clarinet, at once liquid and penetrating, and lovely to listen to."

-Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet

"With every step I took away from her, the movement at my heart and between my legs grew more defined: I felt like a ventriloquist, locking his protesting dolls in to a trunk."

-Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet

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8. Camp Damascus

By: Chuck Tingle

3.94

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

A searing and earnest horror debut about the demons the queer community faces in America, the price… read more

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"Then again, does it really matter if you're just evil, as opposed to over-the-top cartoonishly evil?"

-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus

"That acknowledgement could arrive after several decades, or it could happen tonight, but the time will come. Eventually, I'll have to fully contend with this simple fact: the love I was promised was …"

-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus

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9. American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

By: Maureen Callahan

4.09

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Jeffrey Dahmer. The names of notorious serial killers are usually well-… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
"I've got lots more stories to tell."

-Maureen Callahan, American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

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10. Saga, Volume 10

By: Brian K. Vaughan

4.31

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

At long last, Hazel and her star-crossed family are finally back, and they’ve made some new...frien… read more

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11. Cold People

By: Tom Rob Smith

3.52

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

The world has fallen. Without warning, a mysterious and omnipotent force has claimed the planet for… read more

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12. The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books, #1)

By: K.J. Charles

4.13

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

Bridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping LGBTQIA+ Regency romance from award-winning author KJ Cha… read more

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"It didn’t have quite the melancholy feel of lost hopes and the futility of human endeavour that would have suited his mood, but it was still moderately picturesque."

-K.J. Charles, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books, #1)

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13. The Pallbearers Club

By: Paul Tremblay

3.10

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A cleverly voiced psychological thriller about an unforgettable—and unsettling—friendship, with blo… read more

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14. Ring Shout

By: P. Djèlí Clark

3.99

Format: 185 pages, Hardcover

In America, demons wear white hoods. In 1915, The Birth of a Nation cast a spell across America,… read more

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"Who says all the fantasies with sword-wielding heroes and heroines have to be in Middle Earth, Westeros, or even our dreams of Africa past—“copper sun or scarlet sea?"

-P. Djèlí Clark, Ring Shout

"There were two brothers, Truth and Lie. One day they get to playing, throwing cutlasses up into the air. Them cutlasses come down and fast as can be-swish!-chop each of their faces clean off! Truth b…"

-P. Djèlí Clark, Ring Shout

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15. Silver Nitrate

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.61

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic come… read more

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16. Out There Screaming

By: Jordan Peele

3.79

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, c… read more

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"Jesus better keep his little bitch mouth shut"

-Jordan Peele, Out There Screaming

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17. Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes

By: Eric LaRocca

3.22

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

Three dark and disturbing horror stories from an astonishing new voice, including the viral-sensati… read more

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18. All the Living and the Dead

By: Hayley Campbell

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A compelling and compassionate exploration of the death industry and the people—embalmers, detecti… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
"Death shows us what is buried in the living. By shielding ourselves from what happens past the moment of death we deny ourselves a deeper understanding of who we truly are."

-Hayley Campbell, All the Living and the Dead

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19. Call Us What We Carry

By: Amanda Gorman

4.28

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, Amanda Gorman’s remarkable new collection reveal… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Loss is the cost of loving"

-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry

"We write Because you might listen."

-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry

"And the norms and notions of what “just is"

-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry

"We've learned that quiet isn't always peace."

-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry

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20. The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

By: Ram V.

4.30

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality, which means the avatar of Death is out of a jo… read more

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"Perhaps it is enough to remember at story's end the miracle that it was simply to have lived."

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

"If life's an exercise in making memories...no one really goes away as long as they are remembered."

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

"It’s what happens when things die. They go away, but you don’t realize all the parts of you that they were holding up until after."

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

"And in the days that follow, the possibilities of what could've been begin to fall away. Leaving you with less, each time-- more precious, to be savored. Like a cigarette. The point of life, my frien…"

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

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21. Part of Your World

By: Liz Braswell

3.74

Format: 475 pages, Hardcover

What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? Five years after the (twisted) events of the film, Ari… read more

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"... such a mess of wants and desires."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"Sometimes being a good parent means knowing when to let go."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"Games take a long time, and a lot of moves, before someone wins."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"There is magic," she said softly. "There is always magic. Even if you can't see it."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

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22. We Sold Our Souls

By: Grady Hendrix

3.73

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

In the 1990s, heavy metal band Dürt Würk was poised for breakout success -- but then lead singer Te… read more

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"Fight," she finally said. Just fight. Never stop."

-Grady Hendrix, We Sold Our Souls

"— "Do you see where I'm going?" [ROB] — "Yeah, the sparrow kicks the mountain's ass." [KRIS]"

-Grady Hendrix, We Sold Our Souls

"— Do you see where I'm going with this? [ROB] — Yeah, the sparrow kicks the mountain's ass. [KRIS]"

-Grady Hendrix, We Sold Our Souls

"I can't believe that after a lifetime of playing metal, it turns out the world is a shitty country song."

-Grady Hendrix, We Sold Our Souls

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23. Clementine: Book Two

By: Tillie Walden

3.99

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Clementine and her new friends are rescued by an island community led by an enigmatic doctor called… read more

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24. Patricia Wants to Cuddle

By: Samantha Allen

3.56

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The contestants of a reality television dating show compete for love—and their lives—in this pulse-… read more

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25. Indian Burial Ground

By: Nick Medina

3.63

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

All Noemi Broussard wanted was a fresh start. With a new boyfriend who actually treats her right an… read more

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"What happened in the cemetery causes us pain, not her. You understand that, don’t you?"

-Nick Medina, Indian Burial Ground

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26. Natural Beauty

By: Ling Ling Huang

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Sly, surprising, and razor-sharp, Natural Beauty follows a young musician into an elite, beauty-obs… read more

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"it is still more permitted for women to be mediocre than for them to be fat"

-Ling Ling Huang, Natural Beauty

"It’s unfortunate that I can undermine months of parental reassurance in just a few seconds, but it’s probably better for kids to learn early on that yes, monsters are real."

-Ling Ling Huang, Natural Beauty

"I had always assumed love carried itself easily through various permutations and disintegrations. Now I find myself disassociating them from the people I had known my parents to be. I can't decide wh…"

-Ling Ling Huang, Natural Beauty

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27. When the Sky Fell on Splendor

By: Emily Henry

3.29

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Almost everyone in the small town of Splendor, Ohio, was affected when the local steel mill explode… read more

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28. All of Our Demise (All of Us Villains, #2)

By: Amanda Foody

3.87

Format: 474 pages, Kindle Edition

The epic conclusion to Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman’s New York Times bestselling All of U… read more

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"And no tale was ever heard of him again."

-Amanda Foody, All of Our Demise (All of Us Villains, #2)

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29. Madman in the Woods: Life Next Door to the Unabomber

By: Jamie Gehring

3.91

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

A haunting account of the sixteen years when a young Jamie Gehring and her family lived closer than… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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30. Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession

By: Alice Bolin

3.03

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

A collection of poignant, perceptive essays that expertly blends the personal and political in an e… read more

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  • true crime
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31. The San Francisco Doodler Murders (True Crime)

By: Kate Zaliznock

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In 1974, one of San Francisco's most horrific unsolved serial murder cases began. In less than two … read more

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Transform Your Habits

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

Caitlin Doughty

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights

Ann Bausum

3.50

Transform Your Habits

American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

Maureen Callahan

4.09

Transform Your Habits

All the Living and the Dead

Hayley Campbell

4.25

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Transform Your Habits

Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Lights (Sheets, #3)

Brenna Thummler

4.27

Transform Your Habits

The Closet

James Tynion IV

3.56

Transform Your Habits

Where the Body Was

Ed Brubaker

4.14

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