12 Best true crime books like Of Mobsters and Movie Stars: The Bloody “Golden Age” of Hollywood by Joan Renner

Cover of Of Mobsters and Movie Stars: The Bloody “Golden Age” of Hollywood by Joan Renner

Of Mobsters and Movie Stars: The Bloody “Golden Age” of Hollywood

By: Joan Renner

4.00

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

No Hollywood script can compare to the terror of the 37 true tales in OF MOBSTERS AND MOVIE STARS: …

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1. Little Women / Little Men / Jo's Boys

By: Louisa May Alcott , Elaine Showalter

4.36

Format: 1064 pages, Hardcover

The beloved March family trilogy—presented in one “single, beautifully crafted volume” featuring or… read more

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2. Hank & Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart

By: Scott Eyman

3.78

Format: 479 pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author Scott Eyman tells the story of the remarkable friendship of two Ho… read more

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  • nonfiction
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3. Bad Girls from History: Wicked or Misunderstood?

By: Dee Gordon

3.50

Format: 92 pages, Paperback

You won't be familiar with every one of the huge array of women featured in these pages, but all, f… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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4. Tragic Hollywood, Beautiful, Glamorous And Dead

By: Jackie Ganiy

4.61

Format: 192 pages,

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  • nonfiction
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5. Wife in the North

By: Judith O'Reilly

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Judith O'Reilly, a successful journalist and mother of three, agreed to leave London for a rem… read more

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  • nonfiction

6. Doctors from Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans

By: Vivien Spitz

3.79

Format: 249 pages, Hardcover

A chilling story of human depravity and ultimate justice, told for the first time by an eyewitness … read more

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7. Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde

By: Jeff Guinn

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Forget everything you think you know about Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Previous books and films… read more

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8. At Home with the Queen

By: Brian Hoey

3.87

Format: None pages,

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9. The Southern Trial (The Southern Lawyer Series Book 4)

By: Peter O'Mahoney

4.50

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

The trial of the century has arrived. After twenty years of anguish, after twenty years of pain, de… read more

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10. 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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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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11. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

By: Griffin Dunne

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"

-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

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12. Mom, Dad, Me, and Classic TV - Growing Up with Classic Television's Harry Ackerman and Elinor Donahue

By: Peter Ackerman

3.85

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Mom, Dad, Me, and Classic TV is an insider’s view into the world of Classic Television as seen thro… read more

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13. Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls

By: Marlene Wagman-Geller

3.44

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

People are riveted by royals, captivated by celebrities, mesmerized by the monied and enthralled by… read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. More Forgotten Movie Stars of the 30s, 40s, and 50s: Motion Picture Stars of The Golden Age of Hollywood Who Are Virtually Unknown Today by Anyone under 50

By: Gary Koca

3.44

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

My first book, entitled Forgotten Movie Stars of the 30s, 40s, and 50s, highlighted the careers of … read more

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15. 8 Miraculous Months in the Malayan Jungle: A WWII Pilot's True Story of Faith, Courage, and Survival

By: Donald J. "DJ" Humphrey II

4.46

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

A Grueling Survival Story About a WWII Hero’s Fight for Freedom On January 11, 1945, Major Donald … read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel

By: Julie Satow

3.79

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

Journalist Julie Satow's thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of New Castle's Kadunce Murders: Mystery and the Devil in Northwest Pennsylvania (True Crime) by Dale Richard Perelman

17. New Castle's Kadunce Murders: Mystery and the Devil in Northwest Pennsylvania (True Crime)

By: Dale Richard Perelman

3.49

Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition

Author Dale Richard Perelman tells the tragic story of the 1978 murders and the mystery surrounding… read more

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  • true crime
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18. The Hunt: The True Story of Alaska's Most Notorious Serial Killer, Robert Hansen (True Crime)

By: Ryan Green

4.05

Format: 129 pages, Kindle Edition

In the 1970s, a local baker harboured a dark secret that plunged Anchorage into a state of terror. … read more

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  • true crime
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19. The Phillip Island Murder

By: Vikki Petraitis

3.89

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

The discovery of the body of Beth Barnard in her Phillip Island farmhouse in 1986, began a homicide… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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20. The Dark Side Of Hollywood : Unveiling The Horrific Double Lives Of Old Hollywood's Biggest Stars!

By: Keli Noury

3.64

Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition

The Dark Side Of Unveiling The Double Lives Of Old Hollywood 's Biggest Stars Behind the bright li… read more

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21. 122 Surprising Movie Star Stories

By: Paul Kyriazi

3.79

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

Most of these positive, thought-provoking stories would have been lost, if not captured here. I gat… read more

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22. A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24)

By: Daniel Silva

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve… Acclaimed #1 Ne… read more

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23. The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

By: Minu Cash

4.53

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgiveness From her earl… read more

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"What if the real Minu was out there in the world somewhere? And here I was, trapped in this awful life I wasn’t supposed to be living."

-Minu Cash, The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

Cover of Murder Most Vile Volume 48: 18 Shocking True Crime Cases of Murder and Mayhem by Robert Keller

24. Murder Most Vile Volume 48: 18 Shocking True Crime Cases of Murder and Mayhem

By: Robert Keller

4.40

Format: 137 pages, Kindle Edition

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved!18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, in… read more

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Cover of Of Mobsters and Movie Stars: The Bloody “Golden Age” of Hollywood by Joan Renner

25. Of Mobsters and Movie Stars: The Bloody “Golden Age” of Hollywood

By: Joan Renner

4.00

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

No Hollywood script can compare to the terror of the 37 true tales in OF MOBSTERS AND MOVIE STARS: … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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26. Ashes Never Lie (Sharpe & Walker, #2)

By: Lee Goldberg

4.38

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

The secrets hidden in smoldering ashes hold the fate of a city in an explosive thriller by #1 New Y… read more

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27. The Book of Murder: A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death

By: Matt Murphy

4.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Examining murder from an insider’s perspective, Matt Murphy—a former senior deputy district attorne… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Killing the Bordens: Lizzie Borden and the Unsolved 1892 Borden Murders by C. Cree

28. Killing the Bordens: Lizzie Borden and the Unsolved 1892 Borden Murders

By: C. Cree

4.19

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

"Masterfully crafted tale of one of history’s greatest unsolved crimes.” - BookLife Reviews, Editor… read more

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  • true crime
Cover of The ‘Baby Doll’ Serial Killer: The John Eric Armstrong Homicides (Murder in the Motor City Series, #1) by B.R. Bates

29. The ‘Baby Doll’ Serial Killer: The John Eric Armstrong Homicides (Murder in the Motor City Series, #1)

By: B.R. Bates

3.71

Format: 422 pages, Kindle Edition

Considered one of the most prolific serial killers in Michigan's history, John Eric Armstrong is be… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Last Story: The Murder of an Investigative Journalist in Las Vegas by Arthur Kane

30. The Last Story: The Murder of an Investigative Journalist in Las Vegas

By: Arthur Kane

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

"Kane delivers a compelling story... [that] skillfully leads readers through [Jeff German's] homici… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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31. The Accidental Gangster

By: Ori Spado

3.88

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Author Orlando (Ori) Spado honestly recants his humble beginnings from the small town of Rome in up… read more

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  • true crime

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Scott Eyman

3.78

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Dee Gordon

3.50

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Tragic Hollywood, Beautiful, Glamorous And Dead

Jackie Ganiy

4.61

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Judith O'Reilly

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Michael Crichton

3.91

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Harlan Coben

4.34

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David Baldacci

4.53

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