Buzzfeed's "29 True Crime Books Every Armchair Detective Should Read"

1.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,359 ratings
2.
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders 4.06 avg rating — 152,013 ratings
3.
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 739,792 ratings
4.
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
by: Ann Rule
4.14 avg rating — 109,004 ratings
5.
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song 4.05 avg rating — 22,787 ratings
6.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith 4.01 avg rating — 220,440 ratings
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer 4.12 avg rating — 257,774 ratings
8.
Murder in Mississippi
Murder in Mississippi 3.63 avg rating — 3,878 ratings
9.
People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman
People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman 3.79 avg rating — 22,904 ratings
10.
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town 3.86 avg rating — 82,843 ratings
11.
Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence
Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence 3.71 avg rating — 2,996 ratings
12.
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three (Justice Knot, #1)
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three (Justice Knot, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 12,417 ratings
13.
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective 3.51 avg rating — 24,676 ratings
14.
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets 4.36 avg rating — 19,839 ratings
15.
The Orchid Thief
The Orchid Thief 3.67 avg rating — 21,222 ratings
16.
Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport
Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport 3.87 avg rating — 1,516 ratings
17.
The Journalist and the Murderer
The Journalist and the Murderer 3.80 avg rating — 5,579 ratings
18.
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed 3.48 avg rating — 35,583 ratings
19.
A Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald
A Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald 3.64 avg rating — 1,668 ratings
20.
Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime
Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime 4.10 avg rating — 12,180 ratings
21.
Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit 4.09 avg rating — 78,654 ratings
22.
A Death in Belmont
A Death in Belmont 3.62 avg rating — 6,028 ratings
23.
How to Get Away With Murder in America
How to Get Away With Murder in America 3.71 avg rating — 504 ratings
24.
Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery
Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery 3.61 avg rating — 26,198 ratings
25.
Coronado High
Coronado High 3.74 avg rating — 186 ratings
26.
A Long Walk Home: One Woman's Story of Kidnap, Hostage, Loss - and Survival
A Long Walk Home: One Woman's Story of Kidnap, Hostage, Loss - and Survival really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 982 ratings
27.
The Trials of White Boy Rick
The Trials of White Boy Rick 3.73 avg rating — 282 ratings
28.
The Devil & Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness & Obsession
The Devil & Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness & Obsession 3.79 avg rating — 9,865 ratings