20 must-read true crime books like Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles

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Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

By: Kathryn Miles

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

​Trailed is a beautifully written account of a great American tragedy--the unsolved murders of an u…

If you liked the true crime plot in Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles , here is a list of 20 books like this:

1. Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks

By: Andrea Lankford

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The realstories behind the scenery of America's national parks For twelve years, Andrea Lankford li… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Lankford's Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

Cover of Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles

2. Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

By: Kathryn Miles

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

​Trailed is a beautifully written account of a great American tragedy--the unsolved murders of an u… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • mystery thriller
  • history
  • true crime
  • lgbt
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • nature
  • audiobook
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3. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

By: Andrea Lankford

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Lankford's Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • nature
  • audiobook
"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"

-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

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4. We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America

By: Roxanna Asgarian

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children—and … read more

Similar categories in Roxanna Asgarian's We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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5. Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence

By: James Renner

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Ann Rule and Gregg Olsen, a riveting new true crime book from the acclaimed author o… read more

Similar categories in James Renner's Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls by Kathleen  Hale

6. Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls

By: Kathleen Hale

3.94

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

The first full account of the Slenderman stabbing, a true crime narrative of mental illness, the Am… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Hale's Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. The Forever Witness: How Genetic Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder

By: Edward Humes

4.27

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

After 30 years, Detective Jim Scharf arrested a teenage couple's murderer—and exposed a looming bat… read more

Similar categories in Edward Humes's The Forever Witness: How Genetic Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers

By: Frank Figliuzzi

3.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the FBI’s former assistant director, a shocking journey to the dark side of America’s highways… read more

Similar categories in Frank Figliuzzi's Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas by Harley Rustad

9. Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas

By: Harley Rustad

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, a riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on t… read more

Similar categories in Harley Rustad's Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • audiobook
Cover of While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students by J. Reuben Appelman

10. While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students

By: J. Reuben Appelman

3.62

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “Univers… read more

Similar categories in J. Reuben Appelman's While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • mystery thriller
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands by Jon Billman

11. The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands

By: Jon Billman

3.69

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

The critically acclaimed author and journalist Jon Billman's fascinating, in-depth look at people w… read more

Similar categories in Jon Billman's The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • nature
  • audiobook
Cover of We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle

12. We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys

By: Erin Kimmerle

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle investigates of the notorious Dozier Boys School--the true st… read more

Similar categories in Erin Kimmerle's We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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

Similar categories in John E. Douglas's When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2) book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless by Laurah Norton

14. Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless

By: Laurah Norton

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating deep dive into the dark world of forensic science as experts team up to solve the ide… read more

Similar categories in Laurah Norton's Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes

15. Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases

By: Paul Holes

4.10

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the detective who found The Golden State Killer, a memoir of investigating America’s toughest … read more

Similar categories in Paul Holes's Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family by Susan Jonusas

16. Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family

By: Susan Jonusas

3.45

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

A suspense filled tale of murder on the American frontier—shedding new light on a family of serial … read more

Similar categories in Susan Jonusas's Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Evidence of Things Seen by Sarah Weinman

17. Evidence of Things Seen

By: Sarah Weinman

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From Sarah Weinman, the award-winning editor of Unspeakable Acts, a groundbreaking new anthology sh… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Weinman's Evidence of Things Seen book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child by Kim Cross

18. In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child

By: Kim Cross

4.30

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Paced like a thriller and full of insider information on the history and science of Crime Scene Inv… read more

Similar categories in Kim Cross's In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • mystery thriller
  • history
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator by Barbara  Butcher

19. What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

By: Barbara Butcher

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected a job at th… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Butcher's What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
"People can handle the truth, but not uncertainty. The things they imagine are almost always more painful than the facts."

-Barbara Butcher, What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

Cover of The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice by Benjamin Gilmer

20. The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice

By: Benjamin Gilmer

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A rural physician learns that a former doctor at his clinic committed a shocking crime, leading him… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Gilmer's The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Berman Murders: Unraveling the Mojave Desert's Most Mysterious Unsolved Crime by Doug Kari

21. The Berman Murders: Unraveling the Mojave Desert's Most Mysterious Unsolved Crime

By: Doug Kari

3.85

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

At daybreak on January 6, 1986, a couple on a camping trip in the Mojave Desert set out for a strol… read more

Similar categories in Doug Kari's The Berman Murders: Unraveling the Mojave Desert's Most Mysterious Unsolved Crime book and Kathryn Miles's Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime

14 Best adult books like Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles

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Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

Kathryn Miles

3.94

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We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America

Roxanna Asgarian

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence

James Renner

3.74

Transform Your Habits

Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls

Kathleen Hale

3.94

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7 best-selling adult books like Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence by James Renner

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

Jillian Lauren

3.38

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The Amish Wife

Gregg Olsen

3.49

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Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi

Susan Hendricks

3.62

Transform Your Habits

Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence

James Renner

3.74

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