18 best-selling nonfiction books like The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders by Stella Sands

Cover of The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders by Stella Sands

The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders

By: Stella Sands

3.82

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

In 1978, Rodney Alcala was a contestant on the "The Dating Game," one of America's most popular tel…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders by Stella Sands , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door

By: Roy Wenzl , L. Kelly , Tim Potter , Hurst Laviana

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For thirty-one years, a monster terrorized the residents of Wichita, Kansas. A bloodthirsty serial … read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook

2. 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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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders by Stella Sands

3. The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders

By: Stella Sands

3.82

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

In 1978, Rodney Alcala was a contestant on the "The Dating Game," one of America's most popular tel… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder in St. Augustine: The Mysterious Death of Athalia Ponsell Lindsley by Elizabeth Randall

4. Murder in St. Augustine: The Mysterious Death of Athalia Ponsell Lindsley

By: Elizabeth Randall

4.43

Format: 230 pages,

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, #19) by Patricia Cornwell

5. Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, #19)

By: Patricia Cornwell

3.98

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The new Kay Scarpetta novel from the world's #1 bestselling crime writer. Determined to find out wh… read more

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  • crime
  • audiobook

6. House Of Secrets

By: Lowell Cauffiel

4.54

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Offers a disturbing look at the life of Eddie Lee Sexton, who convinced his daughter to suffocate h… read more

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7. Dancing with Death: The True Story of a Glamorous Showgirl, her Wealthy Husband, and a Horrifying Murder

By: Shanna Hogan

3.67

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

Phoenix, Arizona, 2004. Former stripper turned suburban housewife Marjorie Orbin filed a missing pe… read more

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8. Last Dance, Last Chance and Other True Cases (Crime Files, #8)

By: Ann Rule

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

America's best true-crime writer and her new collection of crime stories drawn from her private fil… read more

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9. The Crime of the Century

By: Dennis L. Breo

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Paperback

On July 14, 1966, Richard Franklin Speck murdered eight student nurses in their quiet Chicago town … read more

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10. Abandoned Prayers: The Incredible True Story of Murder, Obsession and Amish Secrets

By: Gregg Olsen

4.33

Format: 57 pages, Paperback

On Christmas Eve in 1985, a hunter found a young boy's body along an icy corn field in Nebraska. Th… read more

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11. Dr. Feelgood: The Story of the Doctor Who Influenced History by Treating and Drugging Prominent Figures Including President Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley

By: William J. Birnes , Richard A. Lertzman

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Doctor Max Jacobson, whom the Secret Service under President John F. Kennedy code-named "Dr. Feelgo… read more

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12. In the Still of the Night: The Strange Death of Ronda Reynolds and Her Mother's Unceasing Quest for the Truth

By: Blair Brown , Ann Rule

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Audio CD

Ann Rule has followed a lovely young woman who had realized her childhood dream of being a police o… read more

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13. A Killing in Amish Country: Sex, Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Murder

By: Gregg Olsen , Linda Castillo , Rebecca Morris

4.31

Format: 66 pages, Hardcover

At just 30 years old, with dark-blonde hair and freckles, Barbara Weaver was as pretty as the women… read more

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14. Don't Look Behind You and Other True Cases (Crime Files, #15)

By: Ann Rule

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

I'll be watching you. Walking home on a dark night, you hear footsteps coming up behind you. As the… read more

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15. 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 Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer by Jillian Lauren

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

By: Jillian Lauren

3.38

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

He was sitting right across the table...and he would have killed her if he could. Jillian Lauren ha… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
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17. Bone Deep: Untangling the Betsy Faria Murder Case

By: Charles Bosworth Jr.

4.30

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

The explosive, first-ever insider’s account of the case that’s captivated millions--the murder of B… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood and the Cyanide Poisonings That Shook the World by Gregg Olsen

18. American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood and the Cyanide Poisonings That Shook the World

By: Gregg Olsen

3.55

Format: 497 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 bestselling author comes the shocking true-crime story of a mother and wife, her distur… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders by John Glatt

19. 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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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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Cover of Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite by John Glatt

20. Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite

By: John Glatt

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Golden Boy, New York Times bestselling author John Glatt tells the true story of Thomas Gilbert … read more

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Cover of The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder by John Glatt

21. The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder

By: John Glatt

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In The Perfect Father, New York Times bestselling author John Glatt reveals the true story of a Col… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung

22. Daughters of Shandong

By: Eve J. Chung

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An instant USA Today Bestseller! A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daught… read more

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Cover of The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters by Susan  Page

23. The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters

By: Susan Page

3.90

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time—Barbara Walters—a wo… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of A Death in Door County (Monster Hunter Mystery, #1) by Annelise Ryan

24. A Death in Door County (Monster Hunter Mystery, #1)

By: Annelise Ryan

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A Wisconsin bookstore owner and cryptozoologist is asked to investigate a series of deaths that jus… read more

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Cover of The Doomsday Mother: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of an American Family by John Glatt

25. The Doomsday Mother: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of an American Family

By: John Glatt

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In The Doomsday Mother , bestselling true crime author John Glatt tells the twisted tale of Lori Va… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice by Rebecca  Rosenberg

26. At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice

By: Rebecca Rosenberg

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

At Any Cost unravels the twisted story of Rod Covlin, whose unrepentant greed drove him to an unspe… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Alice & Gerald: A Homicidal Love Story by Ron Franscell

27. Alice & Gerald: A Homicidal Love Story

By: Ron Franscell

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

True-crime master Ron Franscell tells the grisly story of a cold case involving multiple murders co… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Liza Rodman

28. The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer

By: Liza Rodman

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Growing up on Cape Cod in the 1960s, Liza Rodman was a lonely little girl. During the summers, whil… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish by Anna Akbari

29. There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

By: Anna Akbari

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of th… read more

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  • nonfiction
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Cover of The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel by Julie Satow

30. 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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  • audiobook
Cover of Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship by Charles Casillo

31. Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship

By: Charles Casillo

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Violet-eyed siren Elizabeth Taylor and classically handsome Montgomery Clift were the most gorgeous… read more

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  • audiobook

20 Best audiobook books like The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders by Stella Sands

Transform Your Habits

Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door

Roy Wenzl , L. Kelly , Tim Potter , Hurst Laviana

4.04

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

Diane Fanning

4.08

Transform Your Habits

The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders

Stella Sands

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, #19)

Patricia Cornwell

3.98

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If I Can't Have You: Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children

Gregg Olsen , Rebecca Morris

4.25

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Written in Blood

Diane Fanning

4.10

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We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

M. William Phelps

4.10

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A Tangled Web

Leslie Rule

4.01

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