True Crime

The Case of the Vanishing Blonde: And Other True Crime Stories
by Mark Bowden

The former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter and author of the best-selling Black Hawk Down presents a collection of six career-spanning true-crime stories that reflect on the impact of modern technology on the journalistic process.
American Predator: The Hunt For the Most Meticulous Serial Killer Of the 21st Century
by Maureen Callahan

An investigative journalist documents the story of enigmatic serial killer Israel Keyes and the efforts of the Anchorage PD and the FBI to capture him, discussing what his case reveals about twenty-first-century law enforcement.
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing
by Sonia Faleiro

The book investigates the mysterious 2014 deaths of two teenage girls in a tiny Indian village and how it led to a national conversation about sex, violence, and honor codes.
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and  Conspiracy to Protect Predators
by Ronan Farrow

Farrow investigates accusations of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and rape against Harvey Weinstein and Matt Lauer and the many obstacles he faced from Weinstein and his employer, NBC.
Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite
by John Glatt

An investigative journalist and New York Times best-selling author describes the true-crime tale of Thomas Gilbert Jr., a handsome, wealthy Manhattan socialite who burned down a friend’s Hamptons home and murdered his wealthy hedge-fund founding father. 
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage murders and the Birth Of the FBI
by David Grann

The best-selling author of The Lost City of Z presents a true account of the early 20th-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
Murder By the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's London
by Claire Harman

Traces the story of a Victorian-era murder that rocked literary London, revealing how the killer organized his defense by blaming his behavior on a popular crime novel.
The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt For a Victorian Era Serial Killer
by Dean Jobb

Framed around one salacious trial in 1891 London, a fascinating and vividly told true-crime narrative about the hunt for one of the first known serial killers, whose poisoning spree in the US, Canada, and England coincided with the birth of forensic science as well as the public's growing appetite for crime fiction 
The Phantom Prince: My Life With Ted Bundy
by Elizabeth Kendall

An updated, expanded edition of the author’s 1981 memoir detailing her six-year relationship with serial killer Ted Bundy. The book includes a new introduction and a new afterword by the author, never-before-seen photos, and a startling new chapter from the author’s daughter.
I'll Be Gone In the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search For the Golden State Killer
by Michelle McNamara

An account of the Golden State Killer case, written by the late author of the TrueCrimeDiary.com website and featuring an afterword by her husband and comedian Patton Oswalt. The book traces the rapes and murders of dozens of victims and the author's determination to help identify the killer and bring him to justice. 
Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases Of the Civil Rights Era
by Jerry Mitchell

Mitchell, an award-winning investigative reporter, shares the real-life detective story of how Klansmen came to justice in notorious unsolved civil rights cold cases--decades after they had gotten away with murder.
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, And the Unbreakable Bond Of Sisterhood
by Gregg Olsen

In the gripping true crime story, three courageous and strong sisters band together to escape their sadistic mother’s unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors, which resulted in multiple murders.
Where Monsters Hide: Sex, Murder, And Madness In the Midwest
by M. William Phelps

Recounts the investigation into Chris Regan's murder by the Iron River police department, which determined that his lover, a married woman, killed Regan and framed her husband for the crime.
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