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Historical True Crime List - Page 2

A list of true crime books, obviously non-fiction, with a specific lean towards historical true crime.
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Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
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The Devils Tickets (Gary M Pomerantz)
The Devils Tickets
Gary M Pomerantz
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Dick Turpin (James Sharpe)
Dick Turpin
James Sharpe
44
Did She Kill Him? (Kate Colquhoun)
Did She Kill Him?
Kate Colquhoun
45
A Different Class of Murder (Laura Thompson)
A Different Class of Murder
Laura Thompson
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Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault
Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault
47
The Dublin Railway Murder (Thomas Morris)
The Dublin Railway Murder
Thomas Morris
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Edwardian Murder: Ightham and the Morpeth Train Robbery (Diane Janes)
Edwardian Murder: Ightham and the Morpeth Train Robbery
Diane Janes
49
The Fact of a Body (Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich)
The Fact of a Body
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
50
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Sarah Southon)
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Sarah Southon
51
The First Forensic Hanging (Summer Strevens)
The First Forensic Hanging
Summer Strevens
52
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five
Hallie Rubenhold
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For the Thrill of It (Simon Baatz)
For the Thrill of It
Simon Baatz
54
Furious Hours (Casey Cep)
Furious Hours
Casey Cep
55
The Gaol: The Story of Newgate (Kelly Grovier)
The Gaol: The Story of Newgate
Kelly Grovier
56
The Ghosts of Eden Park (Karen Abbott)
The Ghosts of Eden Park
Karen Abbott
57
The Girl on the Velvet Swing (Simon Baatz)
The Girl on the Velvet Swing
Simon Baatz
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The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago (Douglas Perry)
The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago
Douglas Perry
59
The Good Old Days: Poverty, Crime and Terror in Victorian London (Gilda O'Neill)
The Good Old Days: Poverty, Crime and Terror in Victorian London
Gilda O'Neill
60
The Good-Bye Door (Diana Franklin)
The Good-Bye Door
Diana Franklin
61
Great and Horrible News (Blessin Adams)
Great and Horrible News
Blessin Adams
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Handsome Brute. the True Story of a Ladykiller (Sean O'Connor)
Handsome Brute. the True Story of a Ladykiller
Sean O'Connor
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Hanged at Crumlin Road Gaol (Steven Moore)
Hanged at Crumlin Road Gaol
Steven Moore
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Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America (Kali Nicole Gross)
Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America
Kali Nicole Gross
65
Happy Like Murderers (Gordon Burn)
Happy Like Murderers
Gordon Burn
66
Hawkhurst (Joseph Dragovich)
Hawkhurst
Joseph Dragovich
67
Hellhound on His Trail (Hampton Sides)
Hellhound on His Trail
Hampton Sides
68
Hell's Half-Acre (Susan Jonusas)
Hell's Half-Acre
Susan Jonusas
69
Hell's Princess (Harold Schecter)
Hell's Princess
Harold Schecter
70
Highway of Tears (Jessica Mcdiarmid)
Highway of Tears
Jessica Mcdiarmid
71
History of London's Prisons (Geoffrey Howse)
History of London's Prisons
Geoffrey Howse
72
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
73
The Icepick Surgeon (Sam Kean)
The Icepick Surgeon
Sam Kean
74
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
75
In the Pines (Grace Elizabeth Hale)
In the Pines
Grace Elizabeth Hale
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Inside 10 Rillington Place (Peter Thorley)
Inside 10 Rillington Place
Peter Thorley
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The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime (Judith Flanders)
The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime
Judith Flanders
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The Italian Boy (Sarah Wise)
The Italian Boy
Sarah Wise
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Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
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John George Haigh (Jonathan Oates)
John George Haigh
Jonathan Oates
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