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The 25 Best True Crime Books Every Person Should Read

"For every suspense novel that shocks and awes readers, there are real life stories that make fiction seem tame and predictable. True crime is a loaded genre: The best authors do not sensationalize violence and human suffering, but they provide context and depth to the crimes they study. In these excellent books we see how all lives—from the perpetrators and the investigators, to the victims and their families—are profoundly changed by the destruction detailed within."
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Party Monster (James St. James)
Party Monster (James St. James)
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American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land (Monica Hesse)
American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land (Monica Hesse)
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Jon Krakauer)
4
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
5
Shot in the Heart (Mikal Gilmore)
Shot in the Heart (Mikal Gilmore)
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Suspicions of Mr. Whicher (Kate Somerscale)
Suspicions of Mr. Whicher (Kate Somerscale)
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Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
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Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade (Walter Kirn)
Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade (Walter Kirn)
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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir (Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich)
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir (Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich)
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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Deborah Blum)
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Deborah Blum)
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Justice: Crimes, Trials and Punishments (Dominick Dunne)
Justice: Crimes, Trials and Punishments (Dominick Dunne)
12
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
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My Dark Places: An L.A. Crime Memoir (James Ellroy)
My Dark Places: An L.A. Crime Memoir (James Ellroy)
14
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
15
Killers of the Flower Moon (David Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon (David Grann)
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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 Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy (Masha Gessen)
The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy (Masha Gessen)
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Blood of Emmett Till (Tyson)
Blood of Emmett Till (Tyson)
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The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
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People Who Eat Darkness
People Who Eat Darkness
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The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (Maggie Nelson)
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (Maggie Nelson)
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Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
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THE JOURNALIST AND THE MURDERER by Janet Malcolm
THE JOURNALIST AND THE MURDERER by Janet Malcolm
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The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
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