Dangerous Dozen

Notorious USA

by Gregg Olsen

A true crime collection culled from the crime files of the New York Times bestselling series, Notorious USA.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction, Audiobook, Crime, Mystery

Audible Audio

First published February 1, 2017

About the author

Throughout his career, Gregg Olsen has demonstrated an ability to create a detailed narrative that offers readers fascinating insights into the lives of people caught in extraordinary circumstances.

A #1 New York Times bestselling author, Olsen has written ten nonfiction books, ten novels, and contributed a short story to a collection edited by Lee Child.

The award-winning author has been a guest on dozens of national and local television shows, including educational programs for the History Channel, Learning Channel, and Discovery Channel. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, The Early Show, The Today Show, FOX News; CNN, Anderson Cooper 360, MSNBC, Entertainment Tonight, CBS 48 Hours, Oxygen’s Snapped, Court TV’s Crier Live, Inside Edition, Extra, Access Hollywood, and A&E’s Biography.

In addition to television and radio appearances, the award-winning author has been featured in Redbook, USA Today, People, Salon magazine, Seattle Times, Los Angeles Times and the New York Post.

The Deep Dark was named Idaho Book of the Year by the ILA and Starvation Heights was honored by Washington’s Secretary of State for the book’s contribution to Washington state history and culture.

Olsen, a Seattle native, lives in Olalla, Washington with his wife and Suri (a mini dachshund so spoiled she wears a sweater).

Reviews

[Aimee Brandt · Rating 4 out of 5]

For true crime junkies like myself this is a must read (or listen)! However, I am now checking my door locks every few seconds, looking in the car before I get in, and am constantly looking for someone lurking around me! 🤣

[Tanya Landis · Rating 5 out of 5]

The BEST. Excellent synopsis of each case mentioned. A mini explanatory introduction and conclusion to a series of famous and not so famous true crime.

[Gerri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good listen for any true crime buffs. However, it's not for the faint of heart. The crimes committed are heinous, to say the least, so if you are at all queasy...be warned.

[Leila Rae Bush · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is full of shortened versions of many stories. Some are of really famous serial killers and many are of ones that never made huge headlines. All in all it's a great read/listen. I listened to it on Audible.

[Veronica Perdomo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unenthused. I love true crime stuff but this felt rushed and one story blended into the next. I’d rather read something in-depth about one of these especially interesting crimes than a litany of summaries.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like real life true crime this is an excellent read. There are famous and infamous murder in this book. Made me want to google the names and get more information or see if there other books about the person I could read.

[LeaG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great collection of true crime events!

[Andrea T · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very long but interesting collection of true crime stories by some well-known authors in the genre.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I included a few of these books individually as read - but went ahead and added this one to my read list to cover the notorious crime volumes I also read but were not available on GRs as something I could tag as read.

But I digress, if you are into true crime, this omnibus is an excellent way to sample various true-crime stories that have transpired throughout the US. Obviously, many of the case details are very descriptive so I wouldn't recommend reading/listening (audible) this for anyone underage. This is graphic content about murder/serial killers/spree shootings/spree murders, etc.

[Brian Baughman · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a long listen - often extremely graphic, but a good true crime overview. They copy of ton of material. I think it was like 20 hours... Be careful.