21 Best true crime books like Gone Forever by Diane Fanning

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Gone Forever

By: Diane Fanning

3.54

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Susan McFarland was a vivacious, successful mother of three young sons. On November 25, 2002, she d…

If you liked the true crime plot in Gone Forever by Diane Fanning , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Blind Faith

By: Joe McGinniss

4.10

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The Marshalls were the model family of Toms River New Jersey, living the American dream of all that… read more

Similar categories in Joe McGinniss's Blind Faith book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • true story
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2. Bitter Harvest

By: Ann Rule

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

On the night of October 23/24, 1995 in Prairie Village, Kansas, a fierce, wind-driven fire devastat… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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3. Marked for Death

By: Brian J. Karem

4.01

Format: 205 pages,

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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4. Cruel Doubt

By: Joe McGinniss

3.91

Format: 69 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 bestselling author of Fatal Vision and Blind Faith comes a rivetingr on a harrowing jou… read more

Similar categories in Joe McGinniss's Cruel Doubt book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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5. Too Pretty To Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee

By: Dennis Brooks

4.48

Format: 448 pages,

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Similar categories in Dennis Brooks's Too Pretty To Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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6. Before He Wakes: A True Story of Money, Marriage, Sex and Murder

By: Jerry Bledsoe

3.54

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Barbara Stager appeared to be a devoted mother, loving wife, and dedicated church leader in her Nor… read more

Similar categories in Jerry Bledsoe's Before He Wakes: A True Story of Money, Marriage, Sex and Murder book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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7. Never Enough

By: Joe McGinniss

3.78

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

At thirty-nine, Nancy Kissel had it all: glamour, gusto, garishly flaunted wealth, and the royal li… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • true story
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8. Gone Forever

By: Diane Fanning

3.54

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Susan McFarland was a vivacious, successful mother of three young sons. On November 25, 2002, she d… read more

Similar categories in Diane Fanning's Gone Forever book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • true story

9. Shattered

By: Kathryn Casey

3.45

Format: 105 pages, Paperback

"Kathryn Casey is one of the best true crime writers today." --Ann Rule With true crime classics li… read more

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10. Breaking Point

By: Suzy Spencer

4.10

Format: 9 pages, Paperback

One day, Andrea Yates was a loving mother. The next, the nation was shocked by the death of her fiv… read more

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11. Murder in Little Egypt

By: Darcy O'Brien

3.99

Format: 32 pages,

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12. A Descent Into Hell

By: Kathryn Casey

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Bright, attractive, and both from good families, University of Texas college student Colton Pitonya… read more

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13. I'll Take Care of You

By: Caitlin Rother

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Nanette Johnston Packard, a sexy divorcee, liked to meet men at the gym and through personal ads. S… read more

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14. The Ultimate Evil: The Truth about the Cult Murders: Son of Sam and Beyond

By: Maury Terry

3.75

Format: None pages,

On August 10, 1977, the NYPD arrested David Berkowitz for the "Son of Sam" murders that had terrori… read more

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15. Seduced by Madness: The True Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case

By: Carol Pogash

0.00

Format: 400 pages,

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16. A Warrant to Kill

By: Kathryn Casey

0.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

She tried to tell her friends. She even went to the police. No one would believe her--and now she w… read more

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17. Deadly Little Secrets: The Minister, His Mistress, and a Heartless Texas Murder

By: Kathryn Casey

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Ann Rule says, "Kathryn Casey is one of the best true crime writers today"--high praise indeed from… read more

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18. 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

Similar categories in Gregg Olsen's American Black Widow book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • true story
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19. Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe

By: John Glatt

3.94

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

He Had A Successful Career, A Selfless Wife, And Three Loving Children. When high school sweetheart… read more

Similar categories in John Glatt's Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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20. We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

By: M. William Phelps

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author, television personality, and host of the #1 podcast "Paper Ghosts… read more

Similar categories in M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • true story
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21. The Murder of Kelsey Berreth: A Shocking True Crime Story

By: Rod Kackley

3.79

Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition

A successful young mother, Kelsey Berreth, vanishes on Thanksgiving Day 2018. The FBI is afraid the… read more

Similar categories in Rod Kackley's The Murder of Kelsey Berreth: A Shocking True Crime Story book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Everybody's Best Friend: The True Story of a Marriage That Ended In Murder by Ken Englade

22. Everybody's Best Friend: The True Story of a Marriage That Ended In Murder

By: Ken Englade

3.90

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

The shocking murder that exposed a devoted husband as a cold-hearted killer To Love, Honor-And Mur… read more

Similar categories in Ken Englade's Everybody's Best Friend: The True Story of a Marriage That Ended In Murder book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Murder in the Family: Inside story of the Jersey murders by Jeremy Josephs

23. Murder in the Family: Inside story of the Jersey murders

By: Jeremy Josephs

3.93

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

As this true crime tale of murder shows, even the most successful families can hide terrible secret… read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Josephs's Murder in the Family: Inside story of the Jersey murders book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

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

24. 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

Similar categories in John E. Douglas's When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2) book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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25. American Monster: The Search for the Sunset Killer (Monsters of True Crime)

By: JT Hunter

4.15

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Summertime in Florida. Tourists flock to the subtropical paradise for its beautiful beaches, abunda… read more

Similar categories in JT Hunter's American Monster: The Search for the Sunset Killer (Monsters of True Crime) book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • true crime
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26. A Dark and Bloody Ground: A True Story of Lust, Greed, and Murder in the Bluegrass State

By: Darcy O'Brien

3.99

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

An Edgar Award–winning author’s true crime account of a grisly string of killings in Kentucky—and t… read more

Similar categories in Darcy O'Brien's A Dark and Bloody Ground: A True Story of Lust, Greed, and Murder in the Bluegrass State book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

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

27. 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

Similar categories in Anna Akbari's There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult by Faith Jones

28. Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult

By: Faith Jones

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Named a Best Book of 2021 by Newsweek and a Most Anticipated by People , TIME , USA Today , Real Si… read more

Similar categories in Faith Jones's Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Love Me To Death: The Chilling True Story of WIlliam “Wild Bill Cody” Neal—The Vicious Denver Lady-Killer by Steve Jackson

29. Love Me To Death: The Chilling True Story of WIlliam “Wild Bill Cody” Neal—The Vicious Denver Lady-Killer

By: Steve Jackson

4.03

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Classic true crime about one of the most monstrous serial killers in American history from the New … read more

Similar categories in Steve Jackson's Love Me To Death: The Chilling True Story of WIlliam “Wild Bill Cody” Neal—The Vicious Denver Lady-Killer book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

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30. Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom

By: McCracken Poston Jr.

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Like a nonfiction John Grisham thriller with echoes of Rainman, Just Mercy, and a captivating small… read more

Similar categories in McCracken Poston Jr.'s Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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31. The Teacher's Pet

By: Hedley Thomas

4.14

Format: 619 pages, Kindle Edition

If you thought you knew the story of The Teacher's Pet, get ready to be shocked. Hedley Thomas take… read more

Similar categories in Hedley Thomas's The Teacher's Pet book and Diane Fanning's Gone Forever

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime

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Transform Your Habits

Blind Faith

Joe McGinniss

4.10

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Bitter Harvest

Ann Rule

4.35

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Marked for Death

Brian J. Karem

4.01

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Joe McGinniss

3.91

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High on Arrival

Mackenzie Phillips

3.82

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The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me

Alex Tresniowski , Paul Joseph Fronczak

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Dead By Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?

Ann Rule

4.11

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Susan J. Eischeid

4.21

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