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In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
1,348 books — 1,917 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Most Messed Up
857 books — 523 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
True Crime--Well Written
391 books — 392 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Modern Science Nonfiction
448 books — 303 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate SummerscaleKillers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Best True Crime History Books (nonfiction)
368 books — 238 voters
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer102 Minutes by Jim DwyerThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightThe Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFedeThe Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
9/11 Related
254 books — 228 voters

In the Lonely Hours by Shannon MorganOnly If You're Lucky by Stacy WillinghamOVERBROOK FARMS by Neal GoldsteinThe Body in the Ice House by Kate HardyThe Clique by Rhiannon Barnsley
2024 Mystery Thrillers Crime To Be Excited For
192 books — 210 voters
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleUnsolved Serial Killings by R.J. ParkerSerial Killers by Peter VronskyGreen River, Running Red by Ann RuleNight Stalker by Philip Carlo
True Crime--Serial killers
207 books — 201 voters

The New Husband by D.J. PalmerThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesHome Before Dark by Riley SagerI Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit FrickBlack Ghost by Freddie Villacci Jr.
Can’t Wait Crime, Mystery, & Thrillers 2020
168 books — 198 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldGhost Tamer by Meredith R. LyonsA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
City Life
319 books — 186 voters

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleNight Stalker by Philip CarloGreen River, Running Red by Ann RuleThe Serial Killer Files by Harold SchechterMind Hunter by John E. Douglas
Non-fiction books about Serial Killers
150 books — 160 voters
The Wars of the Roses by Dan JonesIsabella by Kirstin DowneyEveryday Life in Medieval London by Toni MountNapoleon by Andrew RobertsBlood Royal by Eric Jager
History Books 2014
130 books — 142 voters

Mina and the Undead by Amy McCawLast One to Die by Cynthia MurphyDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoSaving Grace by Debbie BabittFirekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Can’t Wait Crime, Mystery, & Thrillers 2021
142 books — 139 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Trigger by Tim ButcherMurder at the Come On Inn by P.M. BerkMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
184 books — 133 voters

Public Enemies by Bryan BurroughShadowed Loyalty by Roseanna M. WhiteJohn Dillinger by Dary MateraSpeak Easy by Melanie HarlowGo Down Together by Jeff Guinn
1920's & 30's Mobster, Mafia, Gangster America (fiction and nonfiction)
202 books — 97 voters
Perfume by Patrick SüskindFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate SummerscaleCries Unheard by Gitta SerenyThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Bizarre Murders
238 books — 89 voters

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraStay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered by Karen KilgariffIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Murderino Reading List!
190 books — 73 voters
Detroit by Charlie LeDuffMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesDetroit by Dan GeorgakasDetroit City Is the Place to Be by Mark BinelliOnce In A Great City by David Maraniss
Detroit (fiction and nonfiction)
165 books — 69 voters

Blacksad by Juan Díaz CanalesFatale, Vol. 1 by Ed BrubakerBatman by Jeph LoebAmerican Vampire, Vol. 1 by Scott SnyderCriminal, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker
Crime Comics & Graphic Novels
231 books — 66 voters
The Nameless Dead by Leta SerafimThe Deep Lake by Vitor M.C. RodriguesThe Blue Horse by Bruce BorgosThis Book Will Bury Me by Ashley WinsteadPride or Die by CL Montblanc
2025 Mystery Thrillers True Crime
67 books — 58 voters

The Trigger by Tim ButcherCase Closed by Gerald PosnerDestiny of the Republic by Candice MillardHellhound on His Trail by Hampton SidesI Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Assassination
171 books — 54 voters
Forgotten Followers from Broken to Bold by Elaine Ricker KellyWalk with Mara on Her Healing Journey by Elaine Ricker KellyCosa Nostra by John DickieMafia Cop by Richard Stanley CaganVendetta by Ed Frederico
True Crime - Organized Crime, Mafia
56 books — 50 voters

Paper Towns by John GreenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellThe Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Missing persons/disappearance/absence
204 books — 50 voters
The Whiskey Au Go Go Massacre by Geoff PlunkettDeath Row at Truro by Geoff PlunkettBlood Stain by Peter LalorSnowtown by Jeremy PudneySaltwater by Cathy McLennan
Australian True Crime
135 books — 46 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyThe Immigrant by Nery McMahonLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyOur Matrix Decoded by Ramzi NajjarThe Art of Pushing Forward by Ramzi Najjar
That's So True
27 books — 44 voters
The Library Book by Susan OrleanPermanent Record by Edward SnowdenThe Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace JohnsonBad Blood by John CarreyrouCatch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale
Task 19 #ReadHarder 2019
95 books — 40 voters

Columbine by Dave CullenCruel Sacrifice by Aphrodite JonesThe Sleep of Reason by David James SmithThe Case of Mary Bell by Gitta SerenyUnder the Bridge by Rebecca Godfrey
Kids/Teens who kill
81 books — 36 voters
Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. AbagnaleThe Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford StollBallad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian RubinsteinBad Blood by John CarreyrouDeath, Taxes, and Turduckens by Jens Kurt Heycke
True-Crime: Lost, Stolen, or Conned
111 books — 36 voters

Founding Mothers by Cokie RobertsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Woman Behind the New Deal by Kirstin DowneyMadam Secretary by Madeleine K. AlbrightFreedom's Daughters by Lynne Olson
Women in the U.S.
251 books — 33 voters
Wrong Place Wrong Time by David P. PerlmutterNo Time for Goodbye by Linwood BarclayBlood Wounds by Susan Beth PfefferAm I Free To Go? by Kathryn CramerEvery Parent's Nightmare by Belinda Hawkins
Wrong Place Wrong Time
35 books — 18 voters

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