True Crime Books Stories

The groundbreaking "nonfiction novel" changed the world of true crime—and inspired a legion of killer books.

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The brutal Ogden, Utah murders take center stage in Gary Kinder's revolutionary work of true crime writing.

Philip Ginsburg turned to writing true crime books after learning more about Marie Hilley’s elaborate hoax that all started with murder. 

Take a tour through the most gruesome parts of Texas and California history.

Up close and personal with murder, disaster, and corruption.

In a controversial true crime book, Nancy Styler maintains that she played no part in the murder of her socialite landlord.

The respected critic and writer used her journalistic eye to explore the dark corners of humanity.

When police looked into a young mother's death, their suspicions kept turning to a trio of creepy, veiled sisters.

A murderer once thought to be dead is very much alive in this thriller. 

In 2005, an ex-convict brutally murdered his girlfriend—and made her daughter watch.

These victims survived a living nightmare...

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The unfurling of this son’s web of lies led him to hatch a devious murder plot.

Broken Doll recounts the brutal child-murder that shocked Everett, Washington in 1995.

Kevin Bryant claimed he had nothing to do with his wife's murder—but the crime scene told a different story.

For over ten years, Derrick Todd Lee managed to escape Louisiana police—and murder seven women. 

In My Life in Orange, a former Rajneeshee writes about his childhood as a member of the infamous sex cult.

Twenty-six books that reveal the twisted minds of killers.