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True crime books featuring animals in some significant way.

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1	The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird by Joshua Hammer (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 3,464 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession, and Greed Along Coastal South Africa by Matthew Gavin Frank (Goodreads Author) 3.12 avg rating — 417 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Black Market: Inside The Endangered Species Trade In Asia by Ben Davies 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Extinction Market: Wildlife Trafficking and How to Counter It by Vanda Felbab-Brown 3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Grand Theft Horse by G. Neri (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 891 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Wildlife Detective by Alan Stewart 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Game Wars: The Undercover Pursuit of Wildlife Poachers by Marc Reisner 4.19 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Broken: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing’s Golden Age by Fred M. Kray (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 500 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Winged Obsession: The Pursuit of the World's Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler – An Extraordinary True Crime Story of Illegal Insect Trade and Greed by Jessica Speart (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 572 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 8,427 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels, and the Borderland Dream by Joe Tone (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 464 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts by Kathryn Harkup 3.92 avg rating — 867 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption by Jim Gorant 4.38 avg rating — 6,446 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World's Most Coveted Fish by Emily Voigt (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 2,183 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Agnes Bowker's Cat: Travesties and Transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England by David Cressy 3.86 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove 4.20 avg rating — 7,639 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 38,444 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity by David Kirby (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 3,744 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: The Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher by Joel Achenbach 3.85 avg rating — 158 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Pirates and the Mouse: Disney's War Against the Underground by Bob Levin 3.89 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Hunter's Game: Poachers and Conservationists in Twentieth-Century America (Yale Historical Publications Series) by Louis S. Warren 3.71 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking by Rachel Love Nuwer (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 718 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Ivory: Power and Poaching in Africa by Keith Somerville 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	When I Wear My Alligator Boots: Narco-Culture in the US-Mexico Borderlands by Shaylih Muehlmann (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 250 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Sorting the Beef from the Bull: The Science of Food Fraud Forensics by Richard Evershed 3.89 avg rating — 160 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West by Mark Lee Gardner (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,827 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur by Brian Steidle 3.82 avg rating — 854 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Strange Case of the Mad Professor: A True Tale Of Endangered Species, Illegal Drugs, And Attempted Murder by Peter Kobel (Goodreads Author) 3.29 avg rating — 93 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars