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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (ebook)
by (shelved 11 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.11 — 264,202 ratings — published 2018
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.06 — 154,078 ratings — published 1974
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.14 — 446,449 ratings — published 2017
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.00 — 759,171 ratings — published 2003
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 729,666 ratings — published 1966
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Zodiac Zodiac (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.91 — 27,499 ratings — published 1986
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Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 82,537 ratings — published 1995
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The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.14 — 112,007 ratings — published 1980
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Small Sacrifices Small Sacrifices (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.26 — 32,380 ratings — published 1987
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.87 — 84,535 ratings — published 2006
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Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.48 — 35,903 ratings — published 2002
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Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,384 ratings — published 2019
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.12 — 58,849 ratings — published 2015
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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.40 — 102,543 ratings — published 2019
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Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.02 — 14,944 ratings — published
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.01 — 225,373 ratings — published 2003
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The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.78 — 96,456 ratings — published 1987
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.92 — 295,336 ratings — published 1994
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The Monster of Florence The Monster of Florence (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.76 — 36,749 ratings — published 2008
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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.55 — 44,518 ratings — published 2025
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The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.18 — 22,956 ratings — published 2025
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Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth About My Father Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth About My Father (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.79 — 7,342 ratings — published 2024
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Alias Grace Alias Grace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.04 — 156,873 ratings — published 1996
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.81 — 117,664 ratings — published 2021
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Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 29,617 ratings — published 2022
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.68 — 257,940 ratings — published 2019
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Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,763 ratings — published 2021
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Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.25 — 21,865 ratings — published 1985
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Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.81 — 14,861 ratings — published 2017
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Member of the Family: My Story of Charles Manson, Life Inside His Cult, and the Darkness That Ended the Sixties Member of the Family: My Story of Charles Manson, Life Inside His Cult, and the Darkness That Ended the Sixties (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.19 — 7,886 ratings — published 2017
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Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,464 ratings — published 2014
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Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.04 — 36,629 ratings — published 2019
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Killing for Company: The Case of Dennis Nilsen Killing for Company: The Case of Dennis Nilsen (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.77 — 4,269 ratings — published 1985
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Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.85 — 238,249 ratings — published 1979
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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 67,408 ratings — published 2019
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The Cases That Haunt Us The Cases That Haunt Us (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,804 ratings — published 2000
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The Executioner's Song The Executioner's Song (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.05 — 23,311 ratings — published 1979
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The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,067 ratings — published 2018
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.51 — 25,084 ratings — published 2008
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The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father...and Finding the Zodiac Killer The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father...and Finding the Zodiac Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.63 — 5,666 ratings — published 2014
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Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.31 — 30,818 ratings — published 2003
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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.01 — 37,191 ratings — published 2010
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.29 — 102,492 ratings — published 2009
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The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.22 — 9,420 ratings — published 1996
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On the Farm On the Farm (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,026 ratings — published 2010
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Who Killed My Daughter?: The True Story of a Mother's Search for Her Daughter's Murderer Who Killed My Daughter?: The True Story of a Mother's Search for Her Daughter's Murderer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,770 ratings — published 1992
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Rose West: The Making of a Monster Rose West: The Making of a Monster (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,067 ratings — published 2010
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This House of Grief This House of Grief (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.01 — 12,108 ratings — published 2014
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Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as real-crime)
avg rating 4.06 — 12,918 ratings — published 1992
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