True Crime Stories: Shocking Tales of Real-Life Murderers, Thieves, Con Artists and Gangsters

by Jamie King

A chilling compilation of crimes that really happened, covering incredible incidents from long ago to the present day. Filled with terrifying tales of gruesome murders, grand theft and kidnappings, this compendium of the worst side of humanity is guaranteed to chill the blood Did you hear about the doctor who murdered his patients? What about the Port Arthur massacre conspiracy? Do you know the story of the Axeman of New Orleans? Prepare yourself for the urge to sleep with the light on and to double-check you’ve locked the door, because this collection of true crime stories is not for the faint-hearted. Spanning criminal activity from across the world, this book will take you on a journey to the darkest reaches of human nature. Ranging from white-collar criminals and con artists to kidnappers and killers, there’s plenty to shred your nerves. Whether you’re a true crime junkie or just morbidly curious, let these stories of charismatic criminals and their sinister deeds ensnare your interest and send a shiver down your spine.

Genres: True Crime, Crime, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

Published April 30, 2024

Reviews

[Imogen Hodges · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has gone for quanity over quality, with close to 100 tales in it. With most stories being a couple pages, you get limited details and left wanting more.

[jimmyjams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some really interesting admissions spanning a wide range of places, times and crimes. From murder to fraud to kidnapping to false convictions, this book tells us the main facts and overview of each. However this does appear to be a book that has the label quantity over quality with each crimes only being 2/3 pages long. This means it’s very easy to forget many of these acts as not only is there not enough information for it to be remembered, but is quickly replaced by another.

Despite that I still did find it incredibly interesting and enjoyable I just felt it needed more depth.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

In my opinion this was a really good, fascinating and mind blowing book! There was parts when I got a bit bored but for the most part it was pretty good.

[Shannon Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found each story interesting. Some of them I was familiar with but there were so many that I'd never heard of before reading this.

[Connlou Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

(c)2023 Horrifying crimes recorded and some you may have read or heard about.

[Pamela Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book to be very enjoyable. The stories are short enough to keep your attention and a lot of them are ones I hadn't heard before.

[Stephen Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very fascinating a well written book
The small chapters help this become a can’t put down holiday book

[Emily Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was really good and informative. Wonder if it might have been better to go for more shocking cases though and have fewer of them so we could delve into them in a bit more detail.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good read.

[Kevin O Farrell · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short little book and even shorter chapters
Some were very interesting

[Joan Osborne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just a dip in true crimes