Best Of Investigative Journalism - Nonfiction

Looking to grow this list and gather your opinions of great nonfiction, investigative reporting-books. Mostly interested in keeping the list as current as possible: say from 1950 on, however, this list is open to all opinions of great titles if you believe they belong. Thank you!
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message 2: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer I added American Fire and I'll be gone in the dark. There is a good book by Nellie Bly called "10 days in a Madhouse" where she investigates the conditions of women's mental institutions, but it's over 100 years old. It's still very good, but not sure if you want it on the list since it was published way before 1950.


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