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27 True Crime Books Fans of "Serial" Should Read

Buzfeed made a list of 27 books about true crimes that fans of the podcast Serial will enjoy. On their list, they included 2 articles that aren´t books (original title mentions 29 books). However, for this list, I only considered the books.
The original list was posted on Dec. 8, 2014.
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Murder in Mississippi (John Safran)
Murder in Mississippi
1
John Safran
Night Games (Anne)
Night Games
2
Anne
The Innocent Man (John Grisham)
The Innocent Man
3
John Grisham
The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me
4
Ann Rule
Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence (Bill James)
Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence
5
Bill James
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed (Patricia Cornwell)
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed
6
Patricia Cornwell
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
7
Vincent Bugliosi
Orchid Thief (Susan Orlean)
Orchid Thief
8
Susan Orlean
People Who Eat Darkness
People Who Eat Darkness
9
Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime (Val Mcdermid)
Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime
10
Val Mcdermid
A Death in Belmont (Sebastian Junger)
A Death in Belmont
11
Sebastian Junger
THE JOURNALIST AND THE MURDERER by Janet Malcolm
THE JOURNALIST AND THE MURDERER by Janet Malcolm
12
A Wilderness of Error
A Wilderness of Error
13
How to Get Away With Murder in America (Evan Wright)
How to Get Away With Murder in America
14
Evan Wright
Lost Girls (Robert Kolker)
Lost Girls
15
Robert Kolker
Coronado High (Joshuah Bearman)
Coronado High
16
Joshuah Bearman
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
17
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
18
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
19
Truman Capote
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
20
Norman Mailer
A Long Walk Home (Judith Tebbutt)
A Long Walk Home
21
Judith Tebbutt
The Trials of White Boy Rick (Evan Hughes)
The Trials of White Boy Rick
22
Evan Hughes
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
23
Erik Larson
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (Kate Summerscale)
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
24
Kate Summerscale
Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven
25
Jon Krakauer
Mind Hunter (John Douglas and Mark Olshaker)
Mind Hunter
26
John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession (David Grann)
The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession
27
David Grann
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