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          Investigative Reporting Books
          
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             Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
                Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.41 — 279,118 ratings — published 2018
 Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators (Hardcover)
                Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.40 — 101,769 ratings — published 2019
 I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (ebook)
                I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.11 — 261,057 ratings — published 2018
 Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (Hardcover)
                Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.12 — 58,279 ratings — published 2015
 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
                The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.13 — 795,714 ratings — published 2010
 Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover)
                Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.37 — 62,961 ratings — published 2019
 Fear: Trump in the White House (Hardcover)
                Fear: Trump in the White House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.87 — 65,122 ratings — published 2018
 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
                Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.14 — 436,095 ratings — published 2017
 Columbine (Paperback)
                Columbine (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.29 — 101,205 ratings — published 2009
 Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
                Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,178,612 ratings — published 1996
 Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks (Hardcover)
                Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.02 — 19,694 ratings — published 2022
 American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road (Hardcover)
                American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.41 — 52,215 ratings — published 2017
 The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Hardcover)
                The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.90 — 108,817 ratings — published 2009
 Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (Hardcover)
                Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.04 — 44,784 ratings — published 2013
 The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Paperback)
                The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.95 — 156,569 ratings — published 2011
 All the President’s Men (Mass Market Paperback)
                All the President’s Men (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.18 — 57,488 ratings — published 1974
 Green River, Running Red (Mass Market Paperback)
                Green River, Running Red (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.00 — 20,053 ratings — published 2004
 The King of Diamonds: The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief (Hardcover)
                The King of Diamonds: The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,385 ratings — published 2024
 Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Hardcover)
                Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.54 — 131,599 ratings — published 2021
 While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence (Hardcover)
                While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.27 — 16,711 ratings — published 2023
 Drift
                Drift
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.07 — 20,926 ratings — published 2012
 Night Film (Paperback)
                Night Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.78 — 95,199 ratings — published 2013
 King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
                King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.19 — 67,635 ratings — published 1998
 Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America (Hardcover)
                Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.07 — 44,842 ratings — published 2018
 Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump (Hardcover)
                Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,681 ratings — published 2018
 Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (Hardcover)
                Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.44 — 77,125 ratings — published 2018
 Ape House (Hardcover)
                Ape House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.51 — 30,329 ratings — published 2010
 Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Paperback)
                Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.01 — 222,920 ratings — published 2003
 Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx (Paperback)
                Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.26 — 13,563 ratings — published 2003
 Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
                Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.46 — 98,020 ratings — published 2009
 In Cold Blood (Paperback)
                In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.09 — 719,813 ratings — published 1966
 Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation (Hardcover)
                Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,656 ratings — published 2013
 The Jungle (Paperback)
                The Jungle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.78 — 153,500 ratings — published 1906
 The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery (Hardcover)
                The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.39 — 332 ratings — published 2025
 The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill (Hardcover)
                The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.15 — 9,766 ratings — published 2023
 Jeffrey Epstein And Donald Trump 2025 Saga: The Secrets. The Files. The True Story Behind Epstein's List. One Powerful Nation Under Systemic Blackmail (Kindle Edition)
                Jeffrey Epstein And Donald Trump 2025 Saga: The Secrets. The Files. The True Story Behind Epstein's List. One Powerful Nation Under Systemic Blackmail (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.83 — 29 ratings — published
 The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective (Hardcover)
                The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.51 — 24,907 ratings — published 2008
 Dexter's Final Cut (Dexter, #7)
                Dexter's Final Cut (Dexter, #7)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.62 — 11,710 ratings — published 2013
 The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (Hardcover)
                The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.02 — 6,916 ratings — published 2008
 The Children's Blizzard (Paperback)
                The Children's Blizzard (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.89 — 12,982 ratings — published 2004
 Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class (Paperback)
                Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,991 ratings — published 1999
 The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket (Hardcover)
                The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.94 — 14,774 ratings — published 2020
 A Man Called Intrepid (Paperback)
                A Man Called Intrepid (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,989 ratings — published 1976
 Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy (Hardcover)
                Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,338 ratings — published
 Moneyball (Paperback)
                Moneyball (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.27 — 142,996 ratings — published 2003
 We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America (Hardcover)
                We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.30 — 8,774 ratings — published 2023
 Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History (Hardcover)
                Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 3.80 — 16,803 ratings — published 2015
 Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America (Hardcover)
                Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,356 ratings — published
 The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
                The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.48 — 115,135 ratings — published 2010
 The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story (Mass Market Paperback)
                The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as investigative-reporting)
avg rating 4.14 — 110,646 ratings — published 1980
      “We’ve got to go to the police,” Alec repeated. He wondered if somebody was actually dead or if the vicar had imagined it. But then there was the bloody cassock.
“Come with me,” Father Joe pleaded. “It’s just down the road in my vestry. And then we can decide what we should do about the police.”
Alec thought he might as well. There might be a story in it if it was something to do with Charlotte de Tournet. Would people remember her disappearance? It was so long ago. But then there was the connection to Baroness Freya Saumures …”
― The Wasp Trap
  “Come with me,” Father Joe pleaded. “It’s just down the road in my vestry. And then we can decide what we should do about the police.”
Alec thought he might as well. There might be a story in it if it was something to do with Charlotte de Tournet. Would people remember her disappearance? It was so long ago. But then there was the connection to Baroness Freya Saumures …”
― The Wasp Trap

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