True Crime Books

1.
The Whiskey Au Go Go Massacre: Murder, Arson and the Crime of the Century
The Whiskey Au Go Go Massacre: Murder, Arson and the Crime of the Century 4.39 avg rating — 66 ratings
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At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice
At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice 4.15 avg rating — 1,295 ratings
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The Doomsday Mother: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of an American Family
The Doomsday Mother: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of an American Family 3.78 avg rating — 3,446 ratings
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The Killers Among Us: Motives Behind Their Madness
The Killers Among Us: Motives Behind Their Madness 3.80 avg rating — 89 ratings
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Ramraiders
Ramraiders 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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For the Love of My Son
For the Love of My Son 4.17 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Assassin: A Terrifying True Story
Assassin: A Terrifying True Story 3.22 avg rating — 69 ratings
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The Scarlet Thread
The Scarlet Thread 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Nameless Indignities: Unraveling the Mystery of One of Illinois's Most Infamous Crimes
Nameless Indignities: Unraveling the Mystery of One of Illinois's Most Infamous Crimes 3.88 avg rating — 94 ratings
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Madmen’s Manifestos: Chris Dorner, Charles Manson, Timothy McVeigh and others
Madmen’s Manifestos: Chris Dorner, Charles Manson, Timothy McVeigh and others 2.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh's Notorious Burke and Hare and of the Man of Science Who Abetted Them in the Commission of Their Most Heinous Crimes
The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh's Notorious Burke and Hare and of the Man of Science Who Abetted Them in the Commission of Their Most Heinous Crimes 3.66 avg rating — 188 ratings
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The New York Ripper: The True Story of Serial Killer Richard Cottingham
The New York Ripper: The True Story of Serial Killer Richard Cottingham 3.23 avg rating — 66 ratings
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The Best New True Crime Stories: Crimes of Passion, Obsession & Revenge
The Best New True Crime Stories: Crimes of Passion, Obsession & Revenge 3.70 avg rating — 46 ratings
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The Killers Among Us: Examination of Serial Murder and Its Investigations (2nd Edition)
The Killers Among Us: Examination of Serial Murder and Its Investigations (2nd Edition) 3.77 avg rating — 30 ratings
14.
Crime Through Time
Crime Through Time 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
14.
Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler
Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler 3.97 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters
Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters 4.13 avg rating — 5,911 ratings
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Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite
Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite 3.75 avg rating — 2,730 ratings
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The Best New True Crime Stories: Well-Mannered Crooks, Rogues & Criminals:
The Best New True Crime Stories: Well-Mannered Crooks, Rogues & Criminals: 3.58 avg rating — 38 ratings
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A Cold Treachery (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #7)
A Cold Treachery (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #7) 4.20 avg rating — 6,205 ratings
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Legends
Legends 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Detective Piggott's Casebook Famous True Crime Cases
Detective Piggott's Casebook Famous True Crime Cases 3.44 avg rating — 48 ratings
20.
Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters
Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters 3.83 avg rating — 2,029 ratings
20.
The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers
The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers 3.41 avg rating — 548 ratings
25.
Borkmann's Point (Inspector Van Veeteren, #2)
Borkmann's Point (Inspector Van Veeteren, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 9,718 ratings
25.
Viv (Graham) Simply The Best
Viv (Graham) Simply The Best 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
25.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Or The Murder at Road Hill House
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Or The Murder at Road Hill House 3.51 avg rating — 24,681 ratings
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The Best New True Crime Stories: Partners in Crime
The Best New True Crime Stories: Partners in Crime 3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders
Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders 3.93 avg rating — 3,494 ratings
30.
The Misbegotten Son: The True Story of Arthur J. Shawcross
The Misbegotten Son: The True Story of Arthur J. Shawcross 4.13 avg rating — 1,731 ratings
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Viv and the Geordie Mafia: Vol 2
Viv and the Geordie Mafia: Vol 2 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
30.
Devil's Knot
Devil's Knot 4.16 avg rating — 12,418 ratings
33.
The Return of the Dancing Master
The Return of the Dancing Master 3.91 avg rating — 9,602 ratings
33.
Viv Graham and Lee Duffy's Parallel Lives
Viv Graham and Lee Duffy's Parallel Lives 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
33.
Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man Mystery
Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man Mystery 3.21 avg rating — 327 ratings
36.
Goldfish
Goldfish 3.52 avg rating — 744 ratings
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Looking at Life
Looking at Life 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Black Dahlia, Red Rose
Black Dahlia, Red Rose 3.74 avg rating — 2,079 ratings
39.
Five Shots and a Funeral
Five Shots and a Funeral 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Viv (Graham): Final Chapter v. 3
Viv (Graham): Final Chapter v. 3 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The Secret Art of Poisoning: The True Crimes of Martha Needle, the Richmond Poisoner
The Secret Art of Poisoning: The True Crimes of Martha Needle, the Richmond Poisoner 3.58 avg rating — 36 ratings
42.
Jinx
Jinx 3.70 avg rating — 957 ratings
42.
Insanity: My Mad Life
Insanity: My Mad Life 4.06 avg rating — 262 ratings
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Shark Arm: A Shark, A Tattooed Arm and Two Unsolved Murders
Shark Arm: A Shark, A Tattooed Arm and Two Unsolved Murders 3.68 avg rating — 122 ratings
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Terminal City
Terminal City 3.59 avg rating — 209 ratings
45.
The Krays and Me
The Krays and Me 3.94 avg rating — 166 ratings
47.
Silent Scream
Silent Scream 4.14 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Murder at Dusk: How US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne
Murder at Dusk: How US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne 3.89 avg rating — 62 ratings
49.
Psycho Steve
Psycho Steve 1.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan
A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan 3.33 avg rating — 571 ratings
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Fight to the Death: Viv Graham and Lee Duffy: Too Hard to Live, Too Young to Die: A True Story
Fight to the Death: Viv Graham and Lee Duffy: Too Hard to Live, Too Young to Die: A True Story 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Gang Wars of the North: The Inside Story of the Deadly Battle Between Viv Graham and Lee Duffy
Gang Wars of the North: The Inside Story of the Deadly Battle Between Viv Graham and Lee Duffy 3.64 avg rating — 84 ratings
53.
Hailey's Story
Hailey's Story 2.93 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Heart of Darkness: How I Triumphed Over a Childhood of Abuse
Heart of Darkness: How I Triumphed Over a Childhood of Abuse 3.26 avg rating — 31 ratings
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It's Criminal: The True Confessions of a Jet Set Master Criminal
It's Criminal: The True Confessions of a Jet Set Master Criminal 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Tax Man
The Tax Man 3.58 avg rating — 100 ratings
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Lost in Care: The True Story of a Forgotten Child
Lost in Care: The True Story of a Forgotten Child 3.79 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Viv Graham: The Dangerous Life And Violent Death Of Britain's Most Legendary Gangster
Viv Graham: The Dangerous Life And Violent Death Of Britain's Most Legendary Gangster 3.89 avg rating — 37 ratings
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The Good Prison Guide
The Good Prison Guide 3.75 avg rating — 106 ratings
60.
Crash n Carry: The True Story of Britain's Ramraiders
Crash n Carry: The True Story of Britain's Ramraiders liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
61.
Born to Fight: The True Story of Richy Crazy Horse Horsley
Born to Fight: The True Story of Richy Crazy Horse Horsley 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Street Warrior: The True Story of the Legendary Malcolm Price, Britain's Hardest Man
Street Warrior: The True Story of the Legendary Malcolm Price, Britain's Hardest Man 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings
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The Hell of Allegiance
The Hell of Allegiance 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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The One That Got Away: My Life Living With Fred and Rose West
The One That Got Away: My Life Living With Fred and Rose West 3.66 avg rating — 435 ratings
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Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Scottish Hard Bastards
Scottish Hard Bastards 3.13 avg rating — 23 ratings