Best True Crime Books You May Not Know (37 books)

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) 4.07 avg rating — 1,633 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 4.07 avg rating — 7,281 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 — 715 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 — 1,929 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 — 952 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) 3.72 avg rating — 1,179 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) 4.07 avg rating — 3,139 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 — 1,113 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) 4.01 avg rating — 1,516 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 3.56 avg rating — 257 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) 4.38 avg rating — 69 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) 3.44 avg rating — 1,114 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 True Story of the Richmond Spree Murders by Chris Orlet (Goodreads Author) 3.50 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
16	Shark Arm by Phillip Roope 3.66 avg rating — 129 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
17	Closing Time: The True Story of the "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" Murder by Lacey Fosburgh 3.89 avg rating — 956 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
17	Murder at Dusk: How US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne by Ian W. Shaw 3.85 avg rating — 67 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	Runaway Devil: How Forbidden Love Drove a 12-Year-Old to Murder Her Family by Robert Remington 3.72 avg rating — 1,159 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
20	Die, My Love: a True Story of Revenge, Murder, and Two Texas Sisters by Kathryn Casey (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,596 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
21	Suddenly Gone: The Terrifying True Story of a Serial Killer's Grisly Kidnapping-Murders of Three Young Women by Dan Mitrione 3.86 avg rating — 195 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
22	The Girl in the Leaves by Robert Scott 3.43 avg rating — 3,792 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
23	To Kill and Kill Again: The Terrifying True Story of Montana's Baby-Faced Serial Sex Murderer by John Coston 3.96 avg rating — 2,191 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
24	Stalking Mary by Eileen Bridgeman Biernat (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 131 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
25	Murder of Innocence: The Tragic Life and Final Rampage of Laurie Dann by Joel Kaplan 4.12 avg rating — 798 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
26	Unfinished Murder: The Capture of a Serial Rapist by James Neff 4.07 avg rating — 84 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
27	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
28	Too Pretty to Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee by Dennis Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 1,825 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
29	Scream at the Sky: Five Texas Murders and One Man's Crusade for Justice by Carlton Stowers 4.20 avg rating — 670 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
30	Obeying Evil: The Mockingbird Hill Massacre Through the Eyes of a Killer by Ryan Green (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,227 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
31	Innocent Blood: A true story of obsession and serial murder by Terry Ganey 3.74 avg rating — 424 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
32	IT'S ME, Edward Wayne Edwards, the Serial Killer You Never Heard Of by John A. Cameron 3.16 avg rating — 283 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
33	A Need to Kill: The True-Crime Account of John Joubert, Nebraska's Most Notorious Serial Child Killer by Mark Pettit (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 335 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
34	You Think You Know Me: The True Story of Herb Baumeister and the Horror at Fox Hollow Farm by Ryan Green (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 2,159 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
35	Careless Whispers by Carlton Stowers 4.20 avg rating — 1,137 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
36	Bike Path Rapist by Jeff Schober (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 181 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
37	Freed to Kill: The True Story of Serial Murderer Larry Eyler by Gera-Lind Kolarik 3.73 avg rating — 133 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