Obsessed with True Crime discussion

As of late I have been enjoying true crime books. However unlike most people I've seen I do not care for murder, mob or any violent crime books. I prefer books written by the person who did the crime (i.e. catch me if you can) but not limited to it. I have read in the last month or so: Catch Me if You Can, The Man in the Rockerfeller Suit, Sex on the moon and Provenance. I enjoyed all of these books and would like to get a few more page turners like these. I would rather the crimes be resent but again not restricted to just that. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
-Blake

.....Really you've named most of the "non violent" crime books I can think of man.

Hmmm.....Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B Cooper was a good book with little to no violence. You might like that one :) Aside from that I really don't know. Crime and violence are usually intricately linked ya know?

I saw this at the library. I don't know if its any good since I haven't read it, but the title is intriguing. Winged Obsession: The Pursuit of the World's Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler by Jessica Speart

Thank you both for your comments and suggestions. Sky Jacked, The Hunt for D.B. Cooper is on my to read list. However it is on the bottom because he was never arrested. I guess I'm just high maintenance, Haha.. As for Winged Obsession I will take a look at it and see if it seems to be of interest to me. I know you said you have not read it but you picked it up and that most likely means it may have interested you to some extent, on that basis, one of the books on my to read list is called The Man Who Loved Books to Much. Although I have only read the prologue and the authors notes, it's about a man who steals rare and famous books not to sell them but to have in is own collection if that kind of thing interest you it maybe worth a read.

The book I'm currently reading is Flawless it is about the biggest diamond heist in history. So heist books are also what I'm looking for as well. Any crime that is not solely based on violence. For example, The Man in the Rockerfeller Suit had a hint of murder in it and I didn't mind it. Like many odd things I really enjoy watching documentaries of serial killers for the psychology of it. I view books as more of an intimate venture so therefore I do not think I would enjoy reading it nearly as much as viewing it.

Again thank you for taking the time to comment and I very much look forward to hearing from you both again. -Blake

Hello Brian, I visited the web address you gave and the book does seem interesting. I would be interested in adding it to my "to read" list how or where can I obtain a copy? I prefer ePub but anything will do I do most of my read with my iPad so digital is preferred but hard copy is not out of the question. Thank you very much the suggestion.

Blake wrote: "one of the books on my to read list is called The Man Who Loved Books to Much. Although I have only read the prologue and the authors notes, it's about a man who steals rare and famous books not to sell them but to have in is own collection if that kind of thing interest you it maybe worth a read."

I knew about this book but could not remember the title.

Yeah you may need to stick with stuff like art theft.
Try this:
The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime
I don't believe this one was very violent. You def. get some psychology aspect. I love that side of the story.

That
The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Impostor did not give any type of insight into the psychology of the subject it caused me not to really like the book much.

You might like Fly,Colton,Fly: The True Story Of The Barefoot Bandit by Jackson Holtz

Fly, Colton, Fly: The True Story of the Barefoot Bandit by Jackson Holtz



Colton Harris-Moore. A teenage outlaw wanted in nine states for more than eighty crimes. For two years he outran authorities—often times barefoot. And every step of the way, a frenzied public cheered him on…

"The Barefoot Bandit" looked like a typical American teenage boy. But Colton Harris-Moore was something else: a disturbing neighborhood nuisance at the age of ten, a troubled felon at twelve, wanted at fifteen, and the subject of a cross-country and international fugitive manhunt by the time he could register to vote. He stole boats, luxury cars, laptops, credit cards, and planes, despite no formal flight training, then embarked on an astonishing two-year crime spree that crossed international borders, fueled a titillated media, and eluded law enforcement. A twenty-first century Billy the Kid, Harris-Moore hid in the woods and lived on candy bars, snack food, and at least one stolen organic blueberry pie. As his crime spree continued and his notoriety grew, he was celebrated online, on t-shirts, and on Web sites and a Facebook Fan Club. Only one thing was increasingly clear. Harris-Moore wasn’t going to give himself up easily. His fans wouldn’t have it any other way.

Derek wrote: "Today was a good day"

Certainly needed a good day today.

If you are interested in financial crimes, there are dozens of great books. In 2008 and 2009 major financial institutions like Chase Manhattan, AIG, Freddy Mae, Fannie Mac, Bank of America, Lehman Brothers, Goldman-Sachs, etc went under, costing over a trillion dollars. There is also Bernie Madoff, Enron, and other major corporate crimes. These bankers swindled literally over a trillion dollars from taxpayers, and there have been dozens of books about the financial crisis. To name a few: Den of Thieves, It Takes A Pilliage, House of Cards, Conspiracy of Fools, Tower of Thieves, Devil's Casino, etc. There are also several great books on Bernie Madoff arguably the greatest thief in the history of the world. A few more reccomendations: Perkins' Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, about international businesses and their unethical and criminal activities, such as lying about the effects of loans on third world countries so that these countries are forced into mass debt. The Art of Deception by Mitnick is a the confessions of a computer hacker who has a government order against him preventing him from using a computer. My favorite true crime non-violent book was a biography of Bernie Madoff, who stole $65 billion. I'm not reading another book about him. There are also some good books on drug smuggling but they always involve murder and violence. I had to write a paper on the 2009 financial crisis and I must have used 30 to 40 books as references, there are a ton of them out there. There's also The Trillion Dollar Conspiracy by Jim Marrs about the same thing, a lot of people discount his theories because he also believes in aliens, JFK assassination conspiracy theories, and 9/11 conspiracy theories, which has made him controversial- but he does his research. A last suggestion: Bush Family Fortunes- read about the Bush family's ties to Nazis and other assorted maniacs.

Just thought of The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Clifford Stoll

I haven't read this but there are some great books out there by 'retired' computer hackers, who had a period of total freedom before people started to monitor the internet. I'd like to check that one out, thanks for the suggestion.

Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground

David wrote: "I haven't read this but there are some great books out there by 'retired' computer hackers, who had a period of total freedom before people started to monitor the internet. I'd like to check that o..."

My best friend's husband is a computer, well, nerd in the ultimate sense. He told me about it. He might even have a copy.