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No Ann Rule and other obvious true crime books. I read A LOT of true crime and here are the best.

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1	Cruel Death by M. William Phelps (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 1,930 ratings score: 200, 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	Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs by John Bloom 4.08 avg rating — 7,688 ratings score: 198, 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	Love Me To Death by Steve Jackson (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 734 ratings score: 194, 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	Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story by Shanna Hogan 3.96 avg rating — 1,973 ratings score: 187, 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
5	I'll Be Watching You by M. William Phelps (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 964 ratings score: 182, 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
6	To Hatred Turned: Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Including the Crimes by Ken Englade (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 1,192 ratings score: 179, 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
7	Monster by Steve Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 3,242 ratings score: 175, 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
8	Bogeyman - He Was Every Parent's Nightmare by Steve Jackson (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,134 ratings score: 172, 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
9	Never See Them Again by M. William Phelps (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,564 ratings score: 170, 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
10	Season of Madness by Robert Scott 3.58 avg rating — 266 ratings score: 163, 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
11	Kidnapped Dutch People: Freddy Heineken, Arjan Erkel, Claudia Melchers, Tiede Herrema, Gerrit Jan Heijn, Hans Van de Kimmenade by Books LLC (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
11	The Whiskey Au Go Go Massacre: Murder, Arson and the Crime of the Century by Geoff Plunkett (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 94 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
11	Slippery When Wet's Classic Fairy Tales of Murder and Mayhem by Linda Vanek (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 71 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
11	Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 1,881 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
11	Sun Gone Down: The Story of the Richmond Spree Murders by Chris Orlet (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 5 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
11	Ma, Your Son Is Crazy, Do Something!: Two Cousins, Bound by Blood, Divided by Choices. A Story of True Crime and Personal Growth by JC Fabio (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
11	Nether Land: High School Temptation, Insurance Haze, Stolen Resolution, and Murder by Kem Hinton 4.48 avg rating — 27 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
18	Shark Arm by Phillip Roope 3.65 avg rating — 135 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
19	Closing Time: The True Story of the "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" Murder by Lacey Fosburgh 3.93 avg rating — 1,091 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
19	Murder at Dusk: How US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne by Ian W. Shaw 3.85 avg rating — 68 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
21	Runaway Devil: How Forbidden Love Drove a 12-Year-Old to Murder Her Family by Robert Remington 3.72 avg rating — 1,189 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
22	Die, My Love: a True Story of Revenge, Murder, and Two Texas Sisters by Kathryn Casey (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,653 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
23	Suddenly Gone: The Terrifying True Story of a Serial Killer's Grisly Kidnapping-Murders of Three Young Women by Dan Mitrione 3.85 avg rating — 206 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
24	The Girl in the Leaves by Robert Scott 3.43 avg rating — 4,052 ratings score: 93, 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	To Kill and Kill Again: The Terrifying True Story of Montana's Baby-Faced Serial Sex Murderer by John Coston 3.96 avg rating — 2,329 ratings score: 92, 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	Stalking Mary by Eileen Bridgeman Biernat (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 134 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
27	Murder of Innocence: The Tragic Life and Final Rampage of Laurie Dann by Joel Kaplan 4.12 avg rating — 812 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
28	Unfinished Murder: The Capture of a Serial Rapist by James Neff 4.07 avg rating — 86 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
29	Eat the Evidence: A Journey Through the Dark Boroughs of a Pedophilic Cannibal's Mind by John C. Espy 3.88 avg rating — 51 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
30	Too Pretty to Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee by Dennis Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 1,929 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
31	Scream at the Sky: Five Texas Murders and One Man's Crusade for Justice by Carlton Stowers 4.20 avg rating — 690 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
32	Obeying Evil: The Mockingbird Hill Massacre Through the Eyes of a Killer by Ryan Green (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 1,264 ratings score: 82, 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
33	Innocent Blood: A true story of obsession and serial murder by Terry Ganey 3.74 avg rating — 434 ratings score: 80, 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
34	IT'S ME, Edward Wayne Edwards, the Serial Killer You Never Heard Of by John A. Cameron 3.17 avg rating — 290 ratings score: 77, 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
35	A Need to Kill: The True-Crime Account of John Joubert, Nebraska's Most Notorious Serial Child Killer by Mark Pettit (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 363 ratings score: 76, 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
36	You Think You Know Me: The True Story of Herb Baumeister and the Horror at Fox Hollow Farm by Ryan Green (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 2,245 ratings score: 75, 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
37	Careless Whispers by Carlton Stowers 4.20 avg rating — 1,168 ratings score: 74, 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
38	Bike Path Rapist by Jeff Schober (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 188 ratings score: 73, 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
39	Freed to Kill: The True Story of Serial Murderer Larry Eyler by Gera-Lind Kolarik 3.74 avg rating — 138 ratings score: 71, 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