British True Crime Books

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The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse: An Extraordinary Edwardian Case of Deception and Intrigue
The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse: An Extraordinary Edwardian Case of Deception and Intrigue 3.31 avg rating — 1,665 ratings
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Bye Mam, I Love You
Bye Mam, I Love You 4.39 avg rating — 939 ratings
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Madeleine: Our Daughter's Disappearance and the Continuing Search for Her
Madeleine: Our Daughter's Disappearance and the Continuing Search for Her 3.67 avg rating — 2,504 ratings
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Justice for Colette: My daughter was murdered - I never gave up hope of her killer being found. He was finally caught after 26 years: My Daughter Was Murdered ... He Was Finally Caught After 26 Years.
Justice for Colette: My daughter was murdered - I never gave up hope of her killer being found. He was finally caught after 26 years: My Daughter Was Murdered ... He Was Finally Caught After 26 Years. 4.27 avg rating — 208 ratings
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The Thieves of Threadneedle Street: The Incredible True Story of the American Forgers Who Nearly Broke the Bank of England
The Thieves of Threadneedle Street: The Incredible True Story of the American Forgers Who Nearly Broke the Bank of England 2.65 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Killing for Company: The Case of Dennis Nilsen
Killing for Company: The Case of Dennis Nilsen 3.77 avg rating — 4,151 ratings
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Manhunt: How I Brought Serial Killer Levi Bellfield to Justice
Manhunt: How I Brought Serial Killer Levi Bellfield to Justice 4.22 avg rating — 1,511 ratings
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The Case of Mary Bell
The Case of Mary Bell 3.91 avg rating — 1,231 ratings
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Agnes Bowker's Cat: Travesties and Transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England
Agnes Bowker's Cat: Travesties and Transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England 3.88 avg rating — 50 ratings
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I Let Him Go
I Let Him Go 4.53 avg rating — 3,553 ratings
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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper 4.09 avg rating — 64,220 ratings
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Survivors
Survivors 4.30 avg rating — 516 ratings
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The King's Revenge
The King's Revenge 3.71 avg rating — 247 ratings
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Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City
Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City 3.95 avg rating — 663 ratings
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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 — 24,676 ratings
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The Pottery Cottage Murders: The terrifying true story of an escaped prisoner and the family he held hostage
The Pottery Cottage Murders: The terrifying true story of an escaped prisoner and the family he held hostage 4.37 avg rating — 255 ratings
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Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer
Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer 3.70 avg rating — 2,294 ratings
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As If
As If 3.84 avg rating — 521 ratings
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Did She Kill Him?: A Victorian tale of deception, adultery and arsenic
Did She Kill Him?: A Victorian tale of deception, adultery and arsenic 3.56 avg rating — 505 ratings
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When the Dogs Don't Bark: A Forensic Scientist’s Search for the Truth
When the Dogs Don't Bark: A Forensic Scientist’s Search for the Truth 3.58 avg rating — 1,607 ratings
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The Blooding
The Blooding 3.98 avg rating — 2,125 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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How to Solve a Crime: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Forensics
How to Solve a Crime: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Forensics 3.62 avg rating — 258 ratings
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Every Mother's Nightmare: The Killing of James Bulger
Every Mother's Nightmare: The Killing of James Bulger 4.23 avg rating — 186 ratings
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Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist
Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist 4.32 avg rating — 46,085 ratings
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Fred & Rose
Fred & Rose 4.04 avg rating — 3,813 ratings
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In Search of the Rainbow's End: Inside the White House Farm Murders
In Search of the Rainbow's End: Inside the White House Farm Murders 3.95 avg rating — 274 ratings
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Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases
Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases
by: Ray Fysh
4.29 avg rating — 2,113 ratings
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Finding Suzy: The Hunt for Missing Estate Agent Suzy Lamplugh and 'Mr Kipper'
Finding Suzy: The Hunt for Missing Estate Agent Suzy Lamplugh and 'Mr Kipper' 4.35 avg rating — 319 ratings
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Deadly Affair
Deadly Affair 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Beyond Evil: Inside the Twisted Mind of Ian Huntley
Beyond Evil: Inside the Twisted Mind of Ian Huntley 4.08 avg rating — 1,522 ratings
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An Evil Love
An Evil Love 4.06 avg rating — 272 ratings
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My James: The Heartrending Story of James Bulger by His Father
My James: The Heartrending Story of James Bulger by His Father 4.52 avg rating — 1,776 ratings
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The Pembrokeshire Murders
The Pembrokeshire Murders 4.09 avg rating — 951 ratings
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My Sister Milly
My Sister Milly 4.56 avg rating — 1,832 ratings
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The Lost Boy
The Lost Boy 4.07 avg rating — 374 ratings
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Through a Mother's Tears: The tragic true story of a mother who lost one daughter to a brutal murderer and another to a broken heart
Through a Mother's Tears: The tragic true story of a mother who lost one daughter to a brutal murderer and another to a broken heart 4.15 avg rating — 2,077 ratings
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Sara Payne: A Mother's Story
Sara Payne: A Mother's Story 4.40 avg rating — 483 ratings
39.
Goodbye, Dearest Holly: Ten Years On
Goodbye, Dearest Holly: Ten Years On 4.45 avg rating — 1,590 ratings
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The Dark Side of the Mind: True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist
The Dark Side of the Mind: True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist 4.03 avg rating — 7,273 ratings
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Love as Always, Mum xxx
Love as Always, Mum xxx
by: Mae West
4.15 avg rating — 7,014 ratings
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Dunblane: Never Forget
Dunblane: Never Forget 4.20 avg rating — 81 ratings
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Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain
Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain 4.06 avg rating — 707 ratings