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100 True Crime Books That Prove Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction - Page 2

Do you think "true crime" refers just to the work of serial killers? Think again. Whether you're fascinated by robbers, kidnappers, gunslingers, fugitives, outlaws, white-collar criminals, gang members, Mafia dons, assassins, or cold-blooded murders, true crime covers it all. We've rounded up some of the best true crime books of all time — including memoirs, journalistic investigations, and real-life stories so crazy, they read like fiction — and we bet even the biggest true crime fans haven't heard of them all. Check out the gallery to see the wildest tales of deception, corruption, and destruction that have ever been published.
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Little Shoes (Pamela Everett)
Little Shoes
41
Pamela Everett
Sex Money Murder (Jonathan Green)
Sex Money Murder
42
Jonathan Green
You All Grow Up and Leave Me (Piper Weiss)
You All Grow Up and Leave Me
43
Piper Weiss
A False Report (T.Christian Miller)
A False Report
44
T.Christian Miller
In Plain Sight (Kathryn Casey)
In Plain Sight
45
Kathryn Casey
The Trigger (Daniel J. Patinkin)
The Trigger
46
Daniel J. Patinkin
The Prisoner's Wife (Asha Bandele)
The Prisoner's Wife
47
Asha Bandele
Dead Girls (Alice Bolin)
Dead Girls
48
Alice Bolin
Fatal Vision (Joe McGinnis)
Fatal Vision
49
Joe McGinnis
The Road to Jonestown (Jeff Guinn)
The Road to Jonestown
50
Jeff Guinn
The Real Lolita (Sarah Weinman)
The Real Lolita
51
Sarah Weinman
The Onion Field (Joseph Wambaugh)
The Onion Field
52
Joseph Wambaugh
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed (Patricia Cornwell)
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed
53
Patricia Cornwell
Assata (Assata Shakur)
Assata
54
Assata Shakur
Bad Blood (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood
55
John Carreyrou
Midnight in Peking (Paul French)
Midnight in Peking
56
Paul French
Whoever Fights Monsters (Robert H. Ressler)
Whoever Fights Monsters
57
Robert H. Ressler
The Mastermind (Evan Ratliff)
The Mastermind
58
Evan Ratliff
The Feather Thief (Kirk W. Johnson)
The Feather Thief
59
Kirk W. Johnson
American Heiress (Toobin)
American Heiress
60
Toobin
American Kingpin (Nick Bilton)
American Kingpin
61
Nick Bilton
The Last Victim (Jason Moss)
The Last Victim
62
Jason Moss
The Michigan Murders (Edward Keyes)
The Michigan Murders
63
Edward Keyes
I Heard You Paint Houses (Charles Brandt)
I Heard You Paint Houses
64
Charles Brandt
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing
65
Patrick Radden Keefe
A Wilderness of Error
A Wilderness of Error
66
Adnan's Story (Rabia Chaudry)
Adnan's Story
67
Rabia Chaudry
Above Suspicion (Joe Sharkey)
Above Suspicion
68
Joe Sharkey
The Spy and the Traitor (Ben Macintyre)
The Spy and the Traitor
69
Ben Macintyre
The Dark Heart (Joakim Palmkvist)
The Dark Heart
70
Joakim Palmkvist
One Day She'll Darken (Fauna Hodel)
One Day She'll Darken
71
Fauna Hodel
Under the Trestle (Ron Peterson, Jr.)
Under the Trestle
72
Ron Peterson, Jr.
Written in Blood (Diane Fanning)
Written in Blood
73
Diane Fanning
Torture Mom: A Chilling True Story of Confinement, Mutilation and Murder (Ryan Green)
Torture Mom: A Chilling True Story of Confinement, Mutilation and Murder
74
Ryan Green
The Skies Belong to Us
The Skies Belong to Us
75
Killer on the Road (Ginger Strand)
Killer on the Road
76
Ginger Strand
Vulgar Favors (Maureen Orth)
Vulgar Favors
77
Maureen Orth
Hellhound on His Trail (Hampton Sides)
Hellhound on His Trail
78
Hampton Sides
Zodiac (Robert Graysmith)
Zodiac
79
Robert Graysmith
Echoes in the Darkness (Joseph Wambaugh)
Echoes in the Darkness
80
Joseph Wambaugh
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