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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 730,849 ratings — published 1966
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 760,210 ratings — published 2003
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 84,638 ratings — published 2006
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,199,602 ratings — published 1947
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 225,622 ratings — published 2003
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Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 62,413 ratings — published 1980
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
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avg rating 4.14 — 461,129 ratings — published 1995
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.51 — 25,107 ratings — published 2008
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,194,284 ratings — published 1996
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 154,187 ratings — published 1974
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 569,522 ratings — published 1997
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If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.98 — 354,704 ratings — published 2019
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 447,604 ratings — published 2017
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True (. . . Sort Of) True (. . . Sort Of)
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avg rating 4.15 — 4,977 ratings — published 2011
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Sleepers Sleepers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 17,216 ratings — published 1995
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 102,632 ratings — published 2009
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,365,107 ratings — published 2005
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 998,982 ratings — published 2010
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Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 206,116 ratings — published 2010
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Tishomingo Blues Tishomingo Blues (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 9,838 ratings — published 2002
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,366,255 ratings — published 1956
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The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 112,140 ratings — published 1980
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 295,642 ratings — published 1994
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Thunderstruck Thunderstruck (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 56,664 ratings — published 2006
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Hell's Angels Hell's Angels (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 54,927 ratings — published 1966
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The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
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avg rating 4.40 — 465,190 ratings — published 1969
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The Monster of Florence The Monster of Florence (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.76 — 36,785 ratings — published 2008
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The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4) The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
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avg rating 3.86 — 184,926 ratings — published 2000
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.48 — 357,356 ratings — published 1971
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Small Sacrifices Small Sacrifices (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 32,418 ratings — published 1987
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The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2) The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2)
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avg rating 4.12 — 72,152 ratings — published 1997
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (ebook)
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avg rating 4.11 — 264,525 ratings — published 2018
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 805,977 ratings — published 2010
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Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.48 — 35,925 ratings — published 2002
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 1,845,427 ratings — published 2006
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 1,866,101 ratings — published 2018
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Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 108,372 ratings — published 2015
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 220,352 ratings — published 2011
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A Stolen Life A Stolen Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 146,628 ratings — published 2011
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Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 21,921 ratings — published 1985
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Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.39 — 6,122 ratings — published 2004
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Shantaram Shantaram (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 240,000 ratings — published 2003
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 808,794 ratings — published 2016
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 560,931 ratings — published 2001
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The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,404 ratings — published 2009
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The Devil's Dozen: How Cutting-Edge Forensics Took Down 12 Notorious Serial Killers The Devil's Dozen: How Cutting-Edge Forensics Took Down 12 Notorious Serial Killers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.47 — 726 ratings — published 2009
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Lucky Lucky (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 101,860 ratings — published 1999
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 20,254 ratings — published 1991
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Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 82,736 ratings — published 1995
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