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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)
by (shelved 6561 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.11 — 261,074 ratings — published 2018
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 5773 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 719,871 ratings — published 1966
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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)
by (shelved 4409 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.14 — 110,656 ratings — published 1980
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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)
by (shelved 4094 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.00 — 749,260 ratings — published 2003
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders (Paperback)
by (shelved 3897 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.06 — 153,111 ratings — published 1974
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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)
by (shelved 3560 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.14 — 436,137 ratings — published 2017
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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)
by (shelved 2712 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 80,425 ratings — published 1995
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
by (shelved 2518 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.29 — 101,208 ratings — published 2009
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American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2297 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.08 — 47,377 ratings — published 2019
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 2139 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.92 — 292,541 ratings — published 1994
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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)
by (shelved 1897 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.98 — 346,365 ratings — published 2019
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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)
by (shelved 1805 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.01 — 222,935 ratings — published 2003
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Green River, Running Red Green River, Running Red (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1540 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.00 — 20,058 ratings — published 2004
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Small Sacrifices Small Sacrifices (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1537 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.25 — 32,074 ratings — published 1987
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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1480 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 65,805 ratings — published 2019
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Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1431 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.61 — 26,518 ratings — published 2013
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1427 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.47 — 158,160 ratings — published 2018
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1366 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.41 — 279,130 ratings — published 2018
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Zodiac Zodiac (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1360 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.91 — 27,149 ratings — published 1986
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People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo—and the Evil That Swallowed Her Up People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo—and the Evil That Swallowed Her Up (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1320 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.79 — 23,135 ratings — published 2010
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The Monster of Florence The Monster of Florence (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1251 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.76 — 36,374 ratings — published 2008
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Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three (Justice Knot, #1) Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three (Justice Knot, #1)
by (shelved 1138 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.16 — 12,578 ratings — published 2002
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Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1115 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 29,142 ratings — published 2022
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Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1093 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.07 — 16,856 ratings — published 2019
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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1078 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.40 — 101,772 ratings — published 2019
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The Cases That Haunt Us The Cases That Haunt Us (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1047 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,677 ratings — published 2000
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The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1012 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.16 — 19,231 ratings — published 2017
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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 996 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.79 — 22,027 ratings — published 2017
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Fatal Vision Fatal Vision (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 933 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.12 — 24,653 ratings — published 1983
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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 926 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.77 — 26,083 ratings — published 2019
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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)
by (shelved 920 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.86 — 83,629 ratings — published 2006
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Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 900 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.02 — 14,812 ratings — published
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Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 884 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.06 — 12,717 ratings — published 1992
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The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder (Paperback)
by (shelved 881 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.86 — 27,367 ratings — published 2013
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (Hardcover)
by (shelved 847 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.12 — 58,280 ratings — published 2015
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We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 824 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.73 — 12,993 ratings — published 2020
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Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 810 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.06 — 75,736 ratings — published 2019
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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)
by (shelved 806 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.51 — 24,909 ratings — published 2008
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The I-5 Killer The I-5 Killer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 800 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.99 — 12,100 ratings — published 1984
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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 780 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.01 — 36,820 ratings — published 2010
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A Stolen Life A Stolen Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 776 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.97 — 144,028 ratings — published 2011
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If You Really Loved Me If You Really Loved Me (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 760 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,547 ratings — published 1991
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession (Hardcover)
by (shelved 747 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.92 — 84,393 ratings — published 2023
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Bitter Harvest Bitter Harvest (Paperback)
by (shelved 732 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,899 ratings — published 1997
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 724 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.01 — 34,477 ratings — published 2018
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The Executioner's Song The Executioner's Song (Paperback)
by (shelved 717 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.05 — 23,084 ratings — published 1979
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Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho" Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho" (Paperback)
by (shelved 695 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.93 — 9,631 ratings — published 1989
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The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 691 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.47 — 9,403 ratings — published 2017
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (Paperback)
by (shelved 691 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.36 — 20,040 ratings — published 1991
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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
832 books — 511 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
388 books — 388 voters

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"Machine Gun" Jack McGurn, Deadly Valentines: The Story of Capone's Henchman "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn and Louise Rolfe, His Blonde Alibi

Михаил Кривич
“Местная печать пишет о процессе постоянно. Казалось бы, публика должна ломиться в двери. Нет, не ломится. Те же газеты сообщили о прибытии в Ростов «единственного и мире русско-канадского театра ужасов „Вампир“. В большом шоу-представлении: оборотни, химеры, монстры, зомби, упыри и прочая нечисть в супертриллере „Кошмары в преисподней“. Кино- и фотосъемки запрещены». И можно не сомневаться, сей супертриллер собрал свою публику. А тут реальный, невыдуманный вампир. Какое канадское шоу с этим сравнится!
Может быть, людям, пережившим столько социальных и экономических потрясений, не до чужих трагедий? Может быть. Вот уж воистину бессмертный лозунг – хлеба и зрелищ! Колбасы и триллеров!
И к черту все остальное.”
Михаил Кривич, Товарищ Чикатило

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