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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorStarvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest
Gregg Olsen · 423 pages
In 1911 two wealthy British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, came to a sanitorium in the forests of the Pacific Northwest to undergo the revolutionary "fasting treatment" of Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard. It was supposed to be a holiday for the two sisters. But within a month of arriving at what the locals called Starvation Heights, the women were emaciated shadows of their former selves, waiti
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
John Grisham · 360 pages
John Grisham's first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A's, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry · 676 pages
Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial, Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the twentieth century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of his followers. What motivated Manson in his seemingly mindless selection of victims, and what was his hold over the young women who obeyed his orders? H
The Silent Wife
A.S.A. Harrison · 331 pages
Todd Gilbert and Jodie Brett are in a bad place in their relationship. They've been together for twenty-eight years, and with no children to worry about there has been little to disrupt their affluent Chicago lifestyle. But there has also been little to hold it together, and beneath the surface lie ever-widening cracks. When it becomes clear that their precarious world could disintegrate at any mo
The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy
Elizabeth Kendall · 224 pages
Evil Beside Her
Kathryn Casey · 373 pages
Several months into her idyllic marriage, Linda Bergstrom notices a change in her husband, he becomes rough and demanding. Soon after, he is accused of being a local serial rapist, but the case is dropped for lack of proof. The Bergrstroms relocate from Maine to Texas where a similar pattern of rapes begins. One day going through her husband's belongings Linda uncovers his rape kit: ski mask, duct
Gerald's Game
Stephen King · 400 pages
An erotic game with handcuffs between husband and wife. One of them won't make it through the night. For the survivor, death would have been a blessing.
Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty · 482 pages
Pirriwee Public is a beautiful little beachside primary school where children are taught that ‘sharing is caring.’ So how has the annual School Trivia Night ended in full-blown riot? Sirens are wailing. People are screaming. The principal is mortified. And one parent is dead. Was it a murder, a tragic accident or just good parents gone bad? As the parents at Pirriwee Public are about to discover
Erased: Missing Women, Murdered Wives
Marilee Strong · 352 pages
Het Meisje in de Trein
Paula Hawkins · 360 pages
Thunderstruck
Erik Larson · 480 pages
A true story of love, murder, and the end of the world's "great hush." In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time.Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy
Fred And Rose: The Full Story of Fred and Rose West and the Gloucester House of Horrors
Howard Sounes · 362 pages
If I Can't Have You: Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children
Gregg Olsen, Rebecca Morris · 322 pages
"In If I Can't Have You, bestselling author Gregg Olsen and co-author Rebecca Morris investigate one of the 21st Century's most puzzling disappearances and how it resulted in the murder of two children by their father. Every once in a great while a genuine murder mystery unfolds before the eyes of the American public. The tragic story of Susan Powell and her murdered boys, Charlie and Braden, is t
Lethal Marriage: The Unspeakable Crimes of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka
Nick Pron · 512 pages
Blind Faith
Joe McGinniss · 448 pages
The Marshalls were the model family of Tom’s River, New Jersey, living the American dream of all that money could buy. Rob Marshall was the big breadwinner, king of the country club set. Maria Marshall was his stunningly beautiful wife and the perfect mom to their three great kids. Then one night Rob, his head bloodied, reported Maria had been brutally slain. Sympathy poured in—until disquieti
The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer
Jason M. Moss · 320 pages
Son: A Psychopath and his Victims
Jack Olsen · 434 pages
A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard · 273 pages
In the summer of 1991 I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother who loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen. For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object for someone to use and abuse. For eighteen years I was not allowed to speak my own name. I became a mother and was forced to be a sister. For eighteen years I survived an impossible
The Liar's Chair
Rebecca Whitney · 308 pages
Rachel Teller and her husband David appear happy, prosperous and fulfilled. The big house, the successful business - they have everything. However, control, not love, fuels their relationship and David has no idea that his wife indulges in drunken indiscretions. When Rachel kills a man in a ht and run, the meticulously maintained veneer over their life begins to crack.
Perfect Victim: The True Story of "The Girl in the Box"
Carla Norton, Christine McGuire · 384 pages
I Let You Go
Clare Mackintosh · 384 pages
Devastated by a hit-and-run accident that has ended the life of her young son, Jenna moves to the remote Welsh coast to search for healing while two dedicated policemen try to get to the bottom of the case.
Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier
Tom Kizzia · 322 pages
Documents the story of Robert "Papa Pilgrim" Hale and the antiestablishment family settlement in remote Alaska that was exposed as a cult-like prison where Hale brutalized and isolated his wife and fifteen children.
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.
Center of Gravity
Laura McNeill · 320 pages
The truth could cost her everything. Her whole life, Ava Carson has been sure of one thing: she doesn't measure up to her mother's expectations. When Mitchell Carson sweeps into her life with his adorable son, the ready-made family seems like a dream come true. In the blink of an eye, she's married, has a new baby, and life is wonderful. Or is it?