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Looking for some true crime books to read.

Looking for some true crime books to read…any suggestions??

Jen #recommend #crime

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Autumn

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

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Katie

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara. Best true crime I’ve ever read.
In Cold Blood is also a classic.

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Desiree

Love’s Blood by Clark Howard is my favorite. It leaves questions. Who Killed My Daughter by Lois Duncan (yes, the fiction author) is very sad, but a good read. Born Evil by Adrian Havill isn’t bad but it’s an awful story. Also Are You There Alone: The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates by Suzanne O’Malley is very good. It really shines a light on how screwed up the mental health system is. Her doctor was actually my psychiatrist as well, but I realized what a quack she was and left before I got into trouble. Andrea didn’t. Very sad story.

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Kimberly

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. Mindhunter by John Douglas

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Kimberly

If you have audible there’s a podcast that’s great, West Cork.

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Alexander

one of your own by carol anne lee is one of the best iv ever read, cant reccomend it high enough

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Vanessa

Anything by Ann Rule!

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Bianca

A False Report by T. Christian Miller is about a serial rapist, and talks about the treatment of rape victims.

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Elizabeth

And The Sea Will Tell by Vincent Bugliosi

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Jodi

Ohhh. Loved Helter Skelter and Outrage. What’s this about?

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Elizabeth

@Jodi Two couples on a remote tropical island, only one couple comes back. Mr. Bugliosi does a fantastic job methodically painting a picture of evil, greed and thwarted hopes of an idyllic life.

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Dianna

The Lost Girls.

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Thora

The year in review 2018 politics

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Elizabeth

Serpentine.

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Janet

In Cold Blood Truman Capote; Devil In The White City by Erik Larsen

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Mindy

Stranger in My Bed

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Anne

The Good Nurse

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Margaret

Devil in the White City

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Becky

I avoid talking about my own work but am pleased that In Cold Blood is still remembered. My fourth book goes there.

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Elvia

Helter Skelter. MindHunter.

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Steve

For some lesser-known (but awful) killers, check out any of the books written by Harold Schechter. There isn’t one of his that I didn’t like.

I also agree with the suggestions for Devil in the White City, although I found myself completely captivated by the concurrent story of the World’s Fair and wouldn’t have minded if the true crime part was left out! LoL

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Diana

Me too-,about The Devil in the White City. The things I learned from that book keep popping up.

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Carol

Killers of the Flower Moon, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, In Cold Blood.

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Nicole

The People Who Eat Darkness

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Auntie

The Stranger Beside Me Ann Rule

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Rozanne

Green River Running Red by Anne Rule.

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Leigh

The Burning Bed and The Baby Thief

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Lynn

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara, about the Golden State Killer. Especially interesting since she died before the book was published and before she knew the guy would be caught.

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Lynn

Oh, just saw this was already recommended 🙂

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Bethany

I just finished this! So good! There was an interview with Paul Holes on the My Favorite Murder podcast which was why I picked it up in the first place. I can’t wait to see what happens with the guy they arrested. It is such a shame she didn’t live to see this. I liked how the 2 guys she was working with pieced together the ending for her and she was still credited for all her hard work. It was very well done considering the circumstances.

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Lynn

@Bethany Agreed! Everyone who worked on this case must be doing high-fives in Michelle’s (and all the victim’s, of course) honor.

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Dustin

Check out the podcast call sword and scale. Hours of true crime stories.

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Carol

Also Casefile, another great podcast.

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Karen

The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer.

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Grahame

Totally forgot ever reading this book. Fantastic read now that you reminded me

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Linda

Helter

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Linda

Let’s try again: Helter Skelter is a classic

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Farheen

The witness by nora robets

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Leslie

“Heart Full of Lies” by Ann Rule . This murder happened just up the canyon from where I live.

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Carolyn

In Cold Blood, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Devil in White City…

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Lois

Not sure if they are considered true crime but, A Child called It by Dave Pelzer, and A Stolen Life by JC Dugard.

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Ousman

Jen Shell, try “Zero Day” authored by DAVID BALDACCI

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Leslie

Dave Pelzer and his brother did some if you like that sort no crime kind of but abusive childhood.

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Sonja

Devil in the White City, In Cold Blood.

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Stacey

Half truth, half fiction. Amy Cross’ The ripper House books, things there’s 9 altogether. Half the story is in modern day, the rest in whitechapel when Jack is on the loose

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Felmar

Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss

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Jodi

Sooooo good. What a story! Such a tragedy!

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Carre

For the Thrill of It about Leopold and Loeb and the kidnap/murder of Bobby Franks

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Jeani

Anything by Ann Rule.

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Brooke

Depends on what stuff you want to read and can handle, anything in particular that interests you?

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Thora

Whoever on here recommended Thomas Lynch’s ‘The Undertaking, notes from the dismal trade’ THANK YOU… Great book.

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Stacey

Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi (the movie Goodfellas was based on it)

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Debbie

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara, Blood and Money by Thomas Thompson, To the Bridge by Nancy Rommelmann.

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Randi

The Innocent Man by John Grisham. A non-fiction book he wrote on a true crime. Sooooo good

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Shalia

1) In Cold Blood. 2) Helter Skelter by Vincent Bulgliosi 3) Justice: Crimes, Trials, and Punishment by Dominick Dunne – it’s more of a compilation of several crimes but I loved it.

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