True Crime

True crime is a non-fiction literary genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people. The crimes most commonly include murder, but true crime works have also touched on other legal cases. Still others revisit historic crimes (or alleged crimes) and propose solutions, such as books examining political assassinations, well-known unsolved murders, or the deaths of celebrities.

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The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men
The Vampire's Cult: The Untold Story of Obsession, Control, and a Shocking Small-Town Murder
Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire
The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist
Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
50 True Stories That Will Scare You to Death: True Crime, Hauntings, Aliens, and More
An Expert Witness: The Story of Forensic Science in the Courtroom
Blizzard of Lies: Karen Read, John O'Keefe, and the Shocking Unsolved Murder in Cop Town, USA
American Alt: A True Story of Madness and Friendship in a Fractured Country
  • The Burden of Justice by Paul Stern
    The Burden of Justice: A DOJ Lawyer's Testimonial on Truth, Love, and the Human Toll of Mass Shootings

    Release date: Sep 22, 2026
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  • In the Killer's Sight by Mike Omer
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    Release date: Sep 01, 2026
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  • Discovering the Club by Cynthia Clack
    Discovering the Club: Piecing Together the Puzzling Network of Parental Pimping, Ritualistic Abuse, and Sex Trafficking

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  • London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
    The Back Bedroom: A True Story of Exorcism and Murder
    The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
    Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
    The Black Orchid
    The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing
    The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
    The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
    Such Quiet Girls
    A Hymn to Life
    The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men
    All Good People Here
    The Butcher and the Wren (Dr. Wren Muller, #1)
    Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
    Bright Young Women
    The Whiskey Au Go Go Massacre by Geoff PlunkettDeath Row at Truro by Geoff PlunkettThe Burning Desire by Geoff PlunkettSnowtown by Jeremy PudneyBlood Stain by Peter Lalor
    Australian True Crime
    139 books — 55 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
    407 books — 421 voters

    I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraStay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered by Karen KilgariffIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
    Murderino Reading List!
    203 books — 95 voters
    Perfume by Patrick SüskindFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate SummerscaleCries Unheard by Gitta SerenyThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
    Bizarre Murders
    233 books — 93 voters

    The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyThe Immigrant by Nery McMahonCommon Sense Ain’t So Common by Scott  L. NelsonOur Matrix Decoded by Ramzi Najjar
    That's So True
    34 books — 58 voters
    Every 9 Minutes by Christina VitaglianoThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
    Modern Science Nonfiction
    485 books — 394 voters

    I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
    In Cold Blood
    The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
    The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
    Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
    Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
    Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
    Columbine
    American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
    If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
    Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
    Green River, Running Red
    Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
    The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

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