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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorWhile They Slept: An Inquiry Into the Murder of a Family
Kathryn Harrison · 290 pages
From the bestselling author of The Kiss comes a riveting account of true crime-- the murder of a family in a small Midwestern town-- and the gripping exploration of its haunting aftermath. The Gilley family murders ended a lifetime of physical and mental abuse suffered by Billy and Jody at the hands of their parents. And it required each of the two survivors-- one a convicted murderer, the other s
Never see them again
M. William Phelps · 359 pages
Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and Its Private Consequences
Catherine Pelonero · 380 pages
Written in a flowing narrative style, Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and Its Private Consequences presents the story of the horrific and infamous murder of Kitty Genovese, a young woman stalked and stabbed on the street where she lived in Queens, New York in 1964. The case sparked national outrage when the New York Times revealed that dozens of witnesses had seen or heard the a
Dead Reckoning
Caitlin Rother · 474 pages
Describes how former child star Skylar Deleon, aided by his pregnant wife and a criminal associate, brutally murdered Tom and Jackie Hawks, a retired couple, for their fifty-five-foot yacht.
The Burning Bed
Faith McNulty · 290 pages
Recounts the tragic story of Francine Hughes, a battered wife who in desperation murdered her abusive husband, detailing their marriage, the deterioration of their relationship, the murder, and the trial that followed.
The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: An American Nightmare
Don Davis · 320 pages
Pretty Little Killers: The Truth Behind the Savage Murder of Skylar Neese
Daleen Berry, Geoffrey C. Fuller · 347 pages
"Including over 100 pages of new material, [this book] shares the latest theories and answers the questions that have left many people baffled [about the Skylar Neese murder]. After killer Shelia Eddy pled guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison and Rachel Shoaf was sentenced to thirty years for second degree murder, family, friends, investigators, and other key sources r
The Misbegotten Son
Jack Olsen · 528 pages
Little Artie Shawcross bullied classmates, insulted teachers, started fires, tortured animals, and roved the woods of New York's hardscrabble North Country with imaginary friends, talking in a high squawk. He also scored top grades, excelled in sports and shared his money and toys with the children who ridiculed him. From the second grade on, he was subjected to psychiatric examination, regularly
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
Gregg Olsen · 405 pages
Lethal Marriage: The Unspeakable Crimes of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka
Nick Pron · 512 pages
The Daughters of Juárez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border
Teresa Rodriguez, Diana Montane, Lisa Pulitzer · 316 pages
For more than twelve years the Mexican border city of Juárez has been the center of an epidemic of horrific crimes against women and girls: kidnappings, rape, mutilation, and murder, with most of the victims conforming to a specific profile--young, slender, and poor. Speculation that the killer or killers are American citizens has led the U.S. government to send in criminal profilers from the FBI
The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder
Claudia Rowe · 288 pages
In Broad Daylight: A Murder in Skidmore, Missouri
Harry N. MacLean · 428 pages
True story of a man who terrorized residents of Skidmore, MO and got away with crimes for years until he was finally shot down "in broad daylight" in the middle of town. Despite numerous witnesses, no one would talk and no one was ever charged with killing him.
Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
Bryan Burrough · 624 pages
In Public Enemies, bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoovers FBI to tell the full storyfor the first timeof the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young Hoover and the assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty
Black Mass
Dick Lehr, Gerard O'Neill · 400 pages
The Family: The Story of Charles Manson's Dune Buggy Attack Battalion
Ed Sanders · 415 pages
"Ed Sanders gained access to every material witness to the Tate-LaBianca murders. He corresponded with Manson and visited the family many times in their quarters at the Spahn Ranch, and in Inyo County and Death Valley, their desert hideaways. He interviewed members of motorcycle gangs whose paths crossed that of Manson and his family. He covered the trial for the Los Angeles Free Press and develo
Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family
John H. Davis · 544 pages
Under the Bridge: The True Story of the Murder of Reena Virk
Rebecca Godfrey · 346 pages
The Westies: Inside New York's Irish Mob
T.J. English · 416 pages
Published in the UK for the first time in 2008.
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed
Patricia Cornwell · 387 pages
"Between August and November 1888, at least seven women were murdered in London's Whitechapel area. The gruesome nature of their deaths caused panic and fear in the East End for months, and gave rise to the sobriquet that was to become shorthand for a serial killer - Jack the Ripper.". "For over a hundred years the murders have remained among the world's greatest unsolved crimes, and a wealth o
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story
Ann Rule · 512 pages
There are actually two stories here: one describes the gradual disintegration of a seemingly normal, affable, brilliant man into a sexual psychopath so evil, so methodical in his vicious killings, that one wonders if he was at all human. The other story is that of Ann Rule herself, a decent, hard-working, middle-aged mother of four who meets and befriends a nice young man working beside her in a c