15 Top true crime books like We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder by M. William Phelps

Cover of We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder by M. William Phelps

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…

If you liked the true crime plot in We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder by M. William Phelps , here is a list of 15 books like this:

1. 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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2. 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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3. To Have and To Kill

By: John Glatt

3.87

Format: 252 pages,

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4. 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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5. Monster

By: Steve Jackson

3.97

Format: 12 pages,

On February 13, 1982, 21-year-old Mary Brown's battered, bloodied body was treated by emergency roo… read more

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6. Blind Rage: A True Story of Sin, Sex, and Murder in a Small Arkansas Town

By: Anita Paddock

4.07

Format: 71 pages,

A true story of sin, sex, and murder in a small Arkansas town. When Ruie Ann Park--a pillar of the … read more

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7. 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 M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

  • biography
  • true crime
  • true story
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe by John Glatt

8. 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 M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder by M. William Phelps

9. 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 M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

  • biography
  • true crime
  • adult
  • true story
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. 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

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
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11. A Tangled Web

By: Leslie Rule

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of her acclaimed mother, Ann Rule, author of The Stranger Beside Me, bestselling a… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Rule's A Tangled Web book and M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

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

12. 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 M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Extreme Punishment: The Chilling True Story of Acclaimed Law Professor Dan Markel’s Murder by Steven B. Epstein

13. Extreme Punishment: The Chilling True Story of Acclaimed Law Professor Dan Markel’s Murder

By: Steven B. Epstein

4.18

Format: 608 pages, Kindle Edition

At just 41 years of age, Florida State law professor Dan Markel was among the most well-known and a… read more

Similar categories in Steven B. Epstein's Extreme Punishment: The Chilling True Story of Acclaimed Law Professor Dan Markel’s Murder book and M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs by Amanda Lamb

14. Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs

By: Amanda Lamb

4.01

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

A perfect life. A perfect lie. When Nancy Cooper moved from Canada to Cary, North Carolina with he… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lamb's Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs book and M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder on Elm Street: A True-Life Crime Story by Jeremy L Luberts

15. Murder on Elm Street: A True-Life Crime Story

By: Jeremy L Luberts

3.96

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

Little Falls, MinnesotaThanksgiving 2012 When two teenage cousins break into a residence on Elm St… read more

Similar categories in Jeremy L Luberts's Murder on Elm Street: A True-Life Crime Story book and M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

  • true crime
Cover of Beyond Reason: The True Story of a Shocking Double Murder by Ken Englade

16. Beyond Reason: The True Story of a Shocking Double Murder

By: Ken Englade

4.09

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

The She was a beautiful, gifted descendant of Lady Astor. But Elizabeth Haysom was also a spoiled,… read more

Similar categories in Ken Englade's Beyond Reason: The True Story of a Shocking Double Murder book and M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Prince of Paradise: The True Story of a Hotel Heir, His Seductive Wife, and a Ruthless Murder by John Glatt

17. The Prince of Paradise: The True Story of a Hotel Heir, His Seductive Wife, and a Ruthless Murder

By: John Glatt

4.01

Format: 447 pages, Kindle Edition

Ben Novack, Jr. was born into a life of luxury and opulence. Heir to the legendary Fontainebleau ho… read more

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  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Irreparable: Three Lives. Two Deaths. One Story that Has to be Told. by Mark Gerardot

18. Irreparable: Three Lives. Two Deaths. One Story that Has to be Told.

By: Mark Gerardot

4.03

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Mark and Jennair Gerardot had been married nearly 25 years when Mark met someone who changed everyt… read more

Similar categories in Mark Gerardot's Irreparable: Three Lives. Two Deaths. One Story that Has to be Told. book and M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Poisoned Blood: A True Story of Murder, Passion, and an Astonishing Hoax by Philip E. Ginsburg

19. Poisoned Blood: A True Story of Murder, Passion, and an Astonishing Hoax

By: Philip E. Ginsburg

3.93

Format: 555 pages, Kindle Edition

Pretty, smart, and pampered, Audrey Marie Hilley grew up in a small Alabama town believing she was … read more

Similar categories in Philip E. Ginsburg's Poisoned Blood: A True Story of Murder, Passion, and an Astonishing Hoax book and M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

  • biography
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder on Birchleaf Drive: The True Story of the Michelle Young Murder Case by Steven B. Epstein

20. 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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  • mystery
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Wilder Intentions: Love, Lies and Murder in North Dakota by C.J. Wynn

21. Wilder Intentions: Love, Lies and Murder in North Dakota

By: C.J. Wynn

4.23

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

ANGILA WAS STABBED 44 TIMES. THIS WAS PERSONAL. On a November morning in 2015, Christopher Jack… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Wynn's Wilder Intentions: Love, Lies and Murder in North Dakota book and M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

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

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Gregg Olsen

3.75

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3.94

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M. William Phelps

4.10

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3.79

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Scott Whisnant

4.15

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M. William Phelps

4.10

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Bone Deep: Untangling the Betsy Faria Murder Case

Charles Bosworth Jr.

4.30

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Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite

John Glatt

3.78

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