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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 6587 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.11 — 265,003 ratings — published 2018
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 5814 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 732,506 ratings — published 1966
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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 4453 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.14 — 112,356 ratings — published 1980
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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 4122 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.00 — 761,645 ratings — published 2003
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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 3926 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.06 — 154,336 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 3608 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.14 — 449,241 ratings — published 2017
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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 2749 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 83,001 ratings — published 1995
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
by (shelved 2529 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.29 — 102,833 ratings — published 2009
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American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2339 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.08 — 49,090 ratings — published 2019
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 2167 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.92 — 296,151 ratings — published 1994
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If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1926 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.98 — 356,165 ratings — published 2019
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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 1829 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.01 — 226,042 ratings — published 2003
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Green River, Running Red Green River, Running Red (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1550 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.00 — 20,467 ratings — published 2004
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Small Sacrifices Small Sacrifices (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1542 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.26 — 32,476 ratings — published 1987
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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 1503 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 68,119 ratings — published 2019
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1459 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.47 — 169,257 ratings — published 2018
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Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1435 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.61 — 26,936 ratings — published 2013
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1375 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.40 — 282,688 ratings — published 2018
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Zodiac Zodiac (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1367 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.91 — 27,617 ratings — published 1986
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People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo—and the Evil That Swallowed Her Up People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo—and the Evil That Swallowed Her Up (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1329 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.79 — 23,424 ratings — published 2010
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The Monster of Florence The Monster of Florence (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1260 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.76 — 36,856 ratings — published 2008
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Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three (Justice Knot, #1) Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three (Justice Knot, #1)
by (shelved 1135 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.16 — 12,806 ratings — published 2002
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Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1132 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.09 — 29,741 ratings — published 2022
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Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1095 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.07 — 17,045 ratings — published 2019
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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 1086 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.40 — 102,790 ratings — published 2019
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The Cases That Haunt Us The Cases That Haunt Us (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1066 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,839 ratings — published 2000
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The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1026 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.17 — 19,760 ratings — published 2017
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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 994 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.79 — 22,259 ratings — published 2017
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Fatal Vision Fatal Vision (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 941 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.12 — 24,782 ratings — published 1983
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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 931 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.77 — 26,507 ratings — published 2019
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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 928 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.87 — 84,845 ratings — published 2006
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The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder (Paperback)
by (shelved 896 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.86 — 27,853 ratings — published 2013
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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 895 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.02 — 14,983 ratings — published
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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 891 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.06 — 12,993 ratings — published 1992
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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 851 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.12 — 59,054 ratings — published 2015
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We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 830 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.72 — 13,151 ratings — published 2020
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession (Hardcover)
by (shelved 828 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.92 — 98,012 ratings — published 2023
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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 811 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.51 — 25,139 ratings — published 2008
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The I-5 Killer The I-5 Killer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 811 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.99 — 12,293 ratings — published 1984
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Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 807 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.06 — 76,367 ratings — published 2019
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A Stolen Life A Stolen Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 800 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.97 — 147,112 ratings — published 2011
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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 786 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.02 — 37,308 ratings — published 2010
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If You Really Loved Me If You Really Loved Me (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 758 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.13 — 12,769 ratings — published 1991
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Bitter Harvest Bitter Harvest (Paperback)
by (shelved 744 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.10 — 11,085 ratings — published 1997
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 738 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.01 — 35,547 ratings — published 2018
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The Executioner's Song The Executioner's Song (Paperback)
by (shelved 720 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.05 — 23,410 ratings — published 1979
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Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho" Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho" (Paperback)
by (shelved 702 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.93 — 10,108 ratings — published 1989
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (Paperback)
by (shelved 700 times as true-crime)
avg rating 4.36 — 20,294 ratings — published 1991
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The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 696 times as true-crime)
avg rating 3.47 — 9,620 ratings — published 2017
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Alan Sakowitz
“Unless today is well lived, tomorrow is not important.”
Alan Sakowitz, Miles Away... Worlds Apart

Jeannie Walker
“If I wasn't sure before, I'm sure now that she poisoned him to death. I'm also fairly sure she had help killing him, and by God, I'm going to prove it, if it's the last thing I ever do.”
Jeannie Walker, Fighting the Devil: A True Story of Consuming Passion, Deadly Poison, and Murder

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