18 Top crime books like The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park by John Leake

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The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

By: John Leake

3.99

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

Sandra Bridewell was a beautiful socialite in the affluent Dallas suburb of Highland Park in 1978-8…

If you liked the crime plot in The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park by John Leake , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of In the Name of Love and Other True Cases (Crime Files, #4) by Ann Rule

1. In the Name of Love and Other True Cases (Crime Files, #4)

By: Ann Rule

4.17

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

Inside a circle of trusted friends...one was a killer. Jerry Harris was a self-made California mil… read more

Similar categories in Ann Rule's In the Name of Love and Other True Cases (Crime Files, #4) book and John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases (Crime Files, # 2) by Julie Rubenstein, Ann Rule

2. You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases (Crime Files, # 2)

By: Julie Rubenstein , Ann Rule

3.63

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

In "You Belong to Me, " Rule fixes her unsparing professional gaze on one of Florida's most shockin… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Della's Web: The Many Husbands of a Suburban Black Widow by Aphrodite Jones

3. Della's Web: The Many Husbands of a Suburban Black Widow

By: Aphrodite Jones

3.84

Format: 179 pages,

NEW EPUB FILE UPLOADED APRIL 9, 2015 Cincinnati heart surgeon Darryl Sutorious was spellbound, conv… read more

Similar categories in Aphrodite Jones's Della's Web: The Many Husbands of a Suburban Black Widow book and John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Before He Wakes: A True Story of Money, Marriage, Sex and Murder by Jerry Bledsoe

4. 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

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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5. Red Zone: The San Francisco Dog Mauling Case

By: Aphrodite Jones

4.00

Format: 371 pages,

It was the story that shocked the nation and captured headlines for more than a year. In January 20… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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6. Dead By Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?

By: Ann Rule

4.11

Format: 98 pages, Paperback

The author of eight New York Timesbestsellers, Ann Rule first won nationwide acclaim with The Stran… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime

7. Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder

By: Jerry Bledsoe

3.37

Format: 200 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In this powerful and riveting tale of three families connected by marriage and murder, of obsessive… 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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Cover of LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal by Aphrodite Jones

9. LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal

By: Aphrodite Jones

4.32

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

LEVI’S EYES delves into the unspeakable murders of Christina and Levi Karlsen, as told by the kille… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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
Cover of The Murder of Kelsey Berreth: A Shocking True Crime Story by Rod Kackley

11. 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
Cover of Deadly Goals: The True Story of an All-American Football Hero Who Stalked and Murdered by Wilt Browning

12. Deadly Goals: The True Story of an All-American Football Hero Who Stalked and Murdered

By: Wilt Browning

4.18

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping true story of a small town football hero and the murder he almost got away with. A st… read more

Similar categories in Wilt Browning's Deadly Goals: The True Story of an All-American Football Hero Who Stalked and Murdered book and John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park by John Leake

13. The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

By: John Leake

3.99

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

Sandra Bridewell was a beautiful socialite in the affluent Dallas suburb of Highland Park in 1978-8… read more

Similar categories in John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park book and John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

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

14. 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 John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • true crime
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15. 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 John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Edge of Innocence: The Trial of Casper Bennett (The Edge Of: Crime, Innocence, and Justice) by David Miraldi

16. The Edge of Innocence: The Trial of Casper Bennett (The Edge Of: Crime, Innocence, and Justice)

By: David Miraldi

4.28

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Rubery Prize-winning author David Miraldi, A Chilling Crime That Shocked Lorain, Ohio, and… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The Edge of Malice: The Marie Grossman Story (The Edge Of: Crime, Innocence, and Justice) by David Miraldi

17. The Edge of Malice: The Marie Grossman Story (The Edge Of: Crime, Innocence, and Justice)

By: David Miraldi

4.33

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Marie Grossman seems to have it all: a devoted husband, two wonderful children, and a professional … read more

Similar categories in David Miraldi's The Edge of Malice: The Marie Grossman Story (The Edge Of: Crime, Innocence, and Justice) book and John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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18. The Murder of Katherine Brown: A Shocking True Crime Story

By: Rod Kackley

3.44

Format: 69 pages, Kindle Edition

Step into the heart-pounding world of The Murder of Katherine A Shocking True Crime Story, where f… read more

Similar categories in Rod Kackley's The Murder of Katherine Brown: A Shocking True Crime Story book and John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • true crime
Cover of The Napa Murder of Anita Fagiani: A Cold Case that Caught a Serial Killer (True Crime) by Raymond A. Guadagani

19. The Napa Murder of Anita Fagiani: A Cold Case that Caught a Serial Killer (True Crime)

By: Raymond A. Guadagani

3.92

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1974, the brutal murder of Anita Fagiani Andrews, a fifty-one-year-old former beauty queen and m… read more

Similar categories in Raymond A. Guadagani's The Napa Murder of Anita Fagiani: A Cold Case that Caught a Serial Killer (True Crime) book and John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Blood Games by Jerry Bledsoe

20. Blood Games

By: Jerry Bledsoe

4.03

Format: 607 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestselling author of Bitter Blood comes the story of a greed so powerful i… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of I Will Ruin You: The Twisted Truth Behind The Kit Martin Murder Trial by Emilio Corsetti III

21. I Will Ruin You: The Twisted Truth Behind The Kit Martin Murder Trial

By: Emilio Corsetti III

4.30

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

Lb>Did the State of Kentucky convict an innocent man? Moments before boarding a passenger flight… read more

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  • 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

22. 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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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of "My Husband's Trying to Kill Me!": A True Story of Money, Marriage, and Murderous Intent by Jim Schutze

23. "My Husband's Trying to Kill Me!": A True Story of Money, Marriage, and Murderous Intent

By: Jim Schutze

4.05

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

From an award-winning journalist, this “grippingly suspenseful true-crime tale details the foiling … read more

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

24. 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 John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom by McCracken Poston Jr.

25. 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 John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of The King of Diamonds: The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief by Rena Pederson

26. The King of Diamonds: The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief

By: Rena Pederson

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story of a brazen, uncatchable jewel thief who roamed the homes of Dallas high societ… read more

Similar categories in Rena Pederson's The King of Diamonds: The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief book and John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of No One Is Perfect: The True Story Of Candace Mossler And America's Strangest Murder Trial by Ron                  Smith

27. No One Is Perfect: The True Story Of Candace Mossler And America's Strangest Murder Trial

By: Ron Smith

4.01

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

Thirty years before the O.J. Simpson case, America was fascinated by another "trial of the century"… read more

Similar categories in Ron Smith's No One Is Perfect: The True Story Of Candace Mossler And America's Strangest Murder Trial book and John Leake's The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Dark Secret: The Complete Story: The True Account of What Happened to Little Alex Suleski by Nyssa Rebecca Corbin

28. Dark Secret: The Complete Story: The True Account of What Happened to Little Alex Suleski

By: Nyssa Rebecca Corbin

4.31

Format: 668 pages, Kindle Edition

When a young girl goes missing in Kentucky, thousands join the search for her. From military statio… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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29. Stolen

By: Rebecca Petty

4.48

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

“Andi’s missing,” said the frantic caller. A call that changed the trajectory of many lives.May 15,… read more

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Cover of Out of the Night that Covers Me: A Family Memoir by Kandace DeLain Davis

30. Out of the Night that Covers Me: A Family Memoir

By: Kandace DeLain Davis

4.20

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

A mother’s violent death. A daughter’s search for answers in small town America.Left an orphan at s… read more

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Cover of The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth by Minu Cash

31. The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

By: Minu Cash

4.53

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgiveness From her earl… read more

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  • nonfiction
"What if the real Minu was out there in the world somewhere? And here I was, trapped in this awful life I wasn’t supposed to be living."

-Minu Cash, The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

25 must-read nonfiction books like The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park by John Leake

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Ann Rule

4.17

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Julie Rubenstein , Ann Rule

3.63

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Della's Web: The Many Husbands of a Suburban Black Widow

Aphrodite Jones

3.84

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Before He Wakes: A True Story of Money, Marriage, Sex and Murder

Jerry Bledsoe

3.54

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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

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Dead By Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?

Ann Rule

4.11

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Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau

Susan J. Eischeid

4.21

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