12 Best nonfiction books like The Story Behind "In Broad Daylight" by Harry N. MacLean

Cover of The Story Behind "In Broad Daylight" by Harry N. MacLean

The Story Behind "In Broad Daylight"

By: Harry N. MacLean

4.10

Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition

Standing a few feet from where the killers opened fire on Ken Rex McElroy more than three decade ag…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Story Behind "In Broad Daylight" by Harry N. MacLean , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich

1. One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

By: Janet Evanovich

3.00

Format: 508 pages, Paperback

Pestered by her close New Jersey family, Stephanie Plum offers to catch high-school crush Joe Morel… read more

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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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  • 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

3. 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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4. Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three

By: Mara Leveritt

3.79

Format: 368 pages,

In 2011, one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in American legal history was set right when D… read more

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5. Christine

By: Stephen King , None

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

"This is the story of a lover's triangle...It was bad from the start. And it got worse in a hurry."… read more

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6. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride

By: Daniel James Brown

3.59

Format: 464 pages,

In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Il… read more

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7. Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer

By: Ann Rule

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

In her most personal and provocative book to date, the #1 bestselling master of true crime presents… read more

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8. Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs

By: John Bloom , Jim Atkinson

4.34

Format: 168 pages,

Edgar Award Finalist: The "sensational" true story of two desperate housewives and the killing that… read more

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

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. I Know Where You Live

By: Gregg Olsen

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Revenge, justice, or closure? Family crimes can’t be hidden forever in this provocative novel of su… read more

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Cover of Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders by John Glatt

11. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Murder Thy Neighbor (ID True Crime Book 4) by James  Patterson

12. Murder Thy Neighbor (ID True Crime Book 4)

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

As seen on ID, these two true-crime thrillers follow a neighbors' quarrel that turns violent and cy… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2) by John E. Douglas

13. When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2)

By: John E. Douglas

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town From John Douglas—th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity by Bill O'Reilly

14. Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the latest book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard tell… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Last Lie Told (Finley O’Sullivan, #1) by Debra Webb

15. The Last Lie Told (Finley O’Sullivan, #1)

By: Debra Webb

4.06

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb comes the thrilling first installment in the Finley O’… read more

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Cover of Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson

16. Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries

By: Rick Emerson

3.96

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud. In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvente… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter by John E. Douglas

17. The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

By: John E. Douglas

4.15

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
"I miss my dog,"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

"I familiarize myself with every detail of their crimes and loathe what they did. At the same time, I may feel tremendous empathy and sorrow for what they went through in their young lives that contri…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

"Within just about every serial predator, there are two warring elements: A feeling of grandiosity, specialness, and entitlement, together with deep-seated feelings of inadequacy and powerlessness and…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

Cover of Murder on Birchleaf Drive: The True Story of the Michelle Young Murder Case by Steven B. Epstein

18. Murder on Birchleaf Drive: The True Story of the Michelle Young Murder Case

By: Steven B. Epstein

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Was Jason the monster who bludgeoned his beautiful wife to death, leaving his toddler alone for hou… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of College Girl, Missing: The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight by Shawn Cohen

19. 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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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana (True Crime) by Julie  Young

20. The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana (True Crime)

By: Julie Young

3.68

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The evening of November 17, 1978, should have been like any other for the four young crewmembers cl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena

21. What Have You Done?

By: Shari Lapena

3.84

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

The new binge-worthy novel from the “queen of the one-sit read,” and New York Times bestselling aut… read more

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Cover of The Story Behind "In Broad Daylight" by Harry N. MacLean

22. The Story Behind "In Broad Daylight"

By: Harry N. MacLean

4.10

Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition

Standing a few feet from where the killers opened fire on Ken Rex McElroy more than three decade ag… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime

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Maureen Callahan

4.09

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John Glatt

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3.81

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Jeneva Rose

3.86

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3.79

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