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726 books · 608 voters · list created August 14th, 2008 by Robin (votes) .
Tags: crime, mystery, true
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message 2: by John (new)

John Burns So no-one else voted for the awesome Homicide by david simon?


message 3: by Julie (new)

Julie Apparently some people don't realize that true crime means NONFICTION!!! Water for Elephants, The Stand etc. are not true crime books.


message 4: by Julie (new)

Julie Removed the entire fantasy series by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear from this list. It has nothing to do with true crime.


message 5: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Removed five novels.


message 6: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Steven King and Anne Rice are not True Crime.


message 7: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Deleted those.


message 8: by Dina (new)

Dina Di Mambro True Hollywood Noir: Filmland Mysteries and Murders

Please don't delete from list. Definitely nonfiction. Recent interview with Mickey Cohen's right hand man. Bugsy Siegel and mob stories. True Hollywood crime from the 20s to Robert Blake in 2001.

True Hollywood Noir: Filmland Mysteries and Murders


message 9: by Tony (new)

Tony "The Great Train Robbery" by Michael Crichton is a novel.


message 10: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Tony wrote: ""The Great Train Robbery" by Michael Crichton is a novel."

Deleted.


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) @David
Don't promote your own book like that, as it is not nice! (Besides, there are other ways to promote a book.)


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) @David
I flagged your comment, as self-promotion is not allowed!


message 13: by Bill (new)

Bill reilly John wrote: "So no-one else voted for the awesome Homicide by david simon?"

I loved that book.


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