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16 Audiobooks for True Crime Fans
Revealing your passion for true crime can get a little...awkward. Its macabre subjects don’t often make for polite dinner conversation. Not to mention the strange looks you get after launching into your latest theory about a wrongfully convicted suspect.
But macabreness aside, love for the true crime genre is stronger than ever—with a torrent of podcasts, documentaries, and of course, books being consumed at a ravenous rate.
It’s why Truman Capote's true crime novel, In Cold Blood made waves during its 1966 debut and continues to be regarded as a classic. It’s why The Devil in the White City is a perennial favorite on recommendation lists. It’s also why Killers of the Flower Moon was a 2017 National Book Award Finalist.
So go ahead and indulge, true crime aficionados. These 16 true crime audiobooks are guaranteed to give you thrills, chills, and spine-tingling excitement.
But macabreness aside, love for the true crime genre is stronger than ever—with a torrent of podcasts, documentaries, and of course, books being consumed at a ravenous rate.
It’s why Truman Capote's true crime novel, In Cold Blood made waves during its 1966 debut and continues to be regarded as a classic. It’s why The Devil in the White City is a perennial favorite on recommendation lists. It’s also why Killers of the Flower Moon was a 2017 National Book Award Finalist.
So go ahead and indulge, true crime aficionados. These 16 true crime audiobooks are guaranteed to give you thrills, chills, and spine-tingling excitement.
What’s your favorite true crime title? Let us know in the comments!
For more inspiration, check out the Goodreads' audiobooks page, brought to you by Audible.
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For more inspiration, check out the Goodreads' audiobooks page, brought to you by Audible.
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May just add some of these to my to-read list
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I am fascinated by this genre but don't read much of it. This one I read almost a decade ago and it still haunts me. Captivating. Frightening. Final Truth: The Autobiography of Mass Murderer/Serial Killer Pee-Wee Gaskinshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Devil in the White City are two of my favorites.
Helter Skelter! Not only is it a truth-is-stranger-than-fiction story intriguingly told, but it's sort of a creepy travelogue about some non-famous LA neighborhoods. I read it when I returned to the San Fernando Valley after college and was shocked that such diabolical evil existed right in my backyard when I was growing up.
Great collection! For a more comical look at real convicts housed at the Colorado State Penitentiary, try Maximum Insecurity: A Doctor in the Supermax.
Echoes in the Darkeness by Joseph Wambaugh! Diabolical scheme in an upper class educational setting. Haunting and creepy.Also: Dance with the Devil by David Bagby. A thoughtful 1st person narrative of the events presented in the excellent documentary Dear Zachary. In this case I'd recommend seeing the film first as an overview, even though both the book and the movie are excellent.
Deliberate Stranger about Ted Bundy written by his friend. It is thrilling!!
Fatal Vision about the Green Beret Captain and surgeon who killed his entire family just to be rid of them.
Regina wrote: "Helter Skelter! Not only is it a truth-is-stranger-than-fiction story intriguingly told, but it's sort of a creepy travelogue about some non-famous LA neighborhoods. I read it when I returned to th..."
I LOVED Helter Skelter! One of my all time favorites
I LOVED Helter Skelter! One of my all time favorites
