15 must-read nonfiction books like My Daddy Is a Hero: How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer by Lena Derhally

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My Daddy Is a Hero: How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer

By: Lena Derhally

3.89

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

A husband. A father. A killer. Chris Watts was a family man. Everybody, including his family, belie…

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Cover of My Sweet Angel: The True Story of Lacey Spears, the Seemingly Perfect Mother Who Murdered Her Son in Cold Blood by John Glatt

1. My Sweet Angel: The True Story of Lacey Spears, the Seemingly Perfect Mother Who Murdered Her Son in Cold Blood

By: John Glatt

3.96

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Lacey Spears made international headlines in January 2015 when she was charged with the “depraved m… read more

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  • true crime
  • adult
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of For Laci: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice by Sharon Rocha

2. For Laci: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice

By: Sharon Rocha

4.29

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

Laci Rocha Peterson, 8 months pregnant, was last seen by her sister, Amy, in the late afternoon of … read more

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  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story by Shanna Hogan

3. Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story

By: Shanna Hogan

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

Mormon motivational speaker Travis Alexander, was involved in a relationship with a beautiful photo… read more

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  • biography
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Angel of Darkness: The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree by Dennis McDougal

4. Angel of Darkness: The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree

By: Dennis McDougal

3.64

Format: None pages,

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook

5. 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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6. Such Good Boys: The True Story of a Mother, Two Sons and a Horrifying Murder

By: Tina Dirmann

4.18

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

AN ABUSIVE MOTHER Raised in the suburb of Riverside, California, twenty-year-old college student Ja… read more

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7. Pretty Little Killers: The Truth Behind the Savage Murder of Skylar Neese

By: Daleen Berry , Geoffrey C. Fuller

4.32

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

In Pretty Little Killers, journalist Daleen Berry and investigator Geoffrey Fuller expand upon thei… read more

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8. The Lost Girls: The True Story of the Cleveland Abductions and the Incredible Rescue of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus

By: John Glatt

2.83

Format: 288 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling crime writer John Glatt tells the true story behind the kidnappings and … read more

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9. Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony

By: Jeff Ashton

3.83

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

Filled with explosive new information, this is the definitive inside story of the case that captiva… read more

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Cover of Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe by John Glatt

10. 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

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of My Daddy Is a Hero: How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer by Lena Derhally

11. My Daddy Is a Hero: How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer

By: Lena Derhally

3.89

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

A husband. A father. A killer. Chris Watts was a family man. Everybody, including his family, belie… read more

Similar categories in Lena Derhally's My Daddy Is a Hero: How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer book and Lena Derhally's My Daddy Is a Hero: How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer

  • audiobook
  • biography
  • true crime
  • adult
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • thriller
  • crime
  • science
Cover of Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders by John Glatt

12. 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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  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder by John Glatt

13. 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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  • biography
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm: Unraveling the History & Hauntings of a Serial Killer's Home by Richard Estep

14. The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm: Unraveling the History & Hauntings of a Serial Killer's Home

By: Richard Estep

3.42

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Fox Hollow Farm, the infamous Indiana property where Herb Baumeister allegedly murdered at least el… read more

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  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the Thirteen Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue by John Glatt

15. The Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the Thirteen Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue

By: John Glatt

3.60

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling true crime author John Glatt comes the devastating story of the Tur… read more

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  • biography
  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Murders of Christopher Watts by Cheryln Cadle

16. The Murders of Christopher Watts

By: Cheryln Cadle

3.35

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

On August 13, 2018 Christopher Watts murdered his pregnant wife and two toddler daughters. Cheryln … read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Blood & Marriage: Chris Watts: With These Hands by Kathleen McKenna Hewtson

17. Blood & Marriage: Chris Watts: With These Hands

By: Kathleen McKenna Hewtson

3.83

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of 'Murdaugh, She Wrote' and 'The Night My Husband Killed Me' ...In August of 2018,… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Murdaugh, She Wrote: After the Trial by Kathleen McKenna Hewtson

18. Murdaugh, She Wrote: After the Trial

By: Kathleen McKenna Hewtson

4.00

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

From the best-selling author of ‘Murdaugh, She High Crimes in the Lowcountry’ and ‘Blood & Marriag… read more

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Cover of In Cold Blood: Discovering Chris Watts - Part One - The Facts by Netta Newbound

19. In Cold Blood: Discovering Chris Watts - Part One - The Facts

By: Netta Newbound

3.88

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

We guess it’s safe to say most people will have heard of the Watts case. Christopher Lee (Chris)… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of A Deal With the Devil: Discovering Chris Watts: - Part Two - The Facts by Netta Newbound

20. A Deal With the Devil: Discovering Chris Watts: - Part Two - The Facts

By: Netta Newbound

4.02

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

During this series we will look at the facts, the police investigation, the evidence, hear Chris Wa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Truth Within the Lies: Discovering Chris Watts: - Part Three - The Theories by Netta Newbound

21. The Truth Within the Lies: Discovering Chris Watts: - Part Three - The Theories

By: Netta Newbound

3.81

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

So, some of you have no doubt been following this case since the first news item aired, some of you… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime

6 must-read adult books like My Daddy Is a Hero: How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer by Lena Derhally

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John Glatt

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3.89

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John Glatt

3.91

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Ken Englade

3.77

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Peter Seymour , Jason K. Foster

3.63

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Steve Lehto

3.94

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John Glatt

4.16

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