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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America more books like this

by Erik Larson

The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke ...

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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

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by Jon Krakauer (Read by)

Krakauer shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief in this true story of an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers who insist God commanded them to kill.

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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences more books like this

by Truman Capote

Truman Capote's masterpiece, IN COLD BLOOD, a sterling early example of the New Journalism, was part of an evolving genre that filtered events both big and small through the writer's own experiences and feelings. IN COLD BLOOD is the intensely researched story of the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas, and the two men who brutally murdered them on ...

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story more books like this

by John Berendt

This nonfiction novel about a celebrated Savannah murder case--an upper-crust antiques dealer was accused of shooting his male lover--is also a love song to the city of Savannah.

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Assassination Vacation

Assassination Vacation more books like this

by Sarah Vowell

Quirky essayist Sarah Vowell, known both for her pieces on NPR's "This American Life" and her star turn voicing teen superhero Violet in the animated Pixar blockbuster THE INCREDIBLES, waxes both witty and rhapsodic in this monumentally obsessive travelogue chronicling her so-called pilgrimage to various places related to the first three ...

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In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood more books like this

by Truman Capote

Truman Capote's masterpiece, IN COLD BLOOD, a sterling early example of the New Journalism, was part of an evolving genre that filtered events both big and small through the writer's own experiences and feelings. IN COLD BLOOD is the intensely researched story of the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas, and the two men who brutally murdered them on ...

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Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck more books like this

by Erik Larson

The bestselling author of "The Devil in the White City" tells the amazing, interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a doctor and an unlikely murderer, and Gugliemo Marconi, the obsessive genius who invented the wireless--whose stories converge during the greatest criminal chase of all time.

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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders more books like this

by Vincent Bugliosi

HELTER SKELTER is an exhaustive account of Charles Manson's crimes, as well as the investigation and trial that led to his conviction. The story is told in the affable voice of Vincent Bugliosi, Manson's prosecutor. Bugliosi provides information on a host of characters involved in the crimes--from the wealthy and glamorous victims to the hippie ...

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The Monster of Florence

The Monster of Florence more books like this

by Douglas J Preston, Mario Spezi

In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt ("Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"), "New York Times"-bestselling author Preston presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence, Italy.

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Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed

Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed more books like this

by Patricia D Cornwell

Mystery author Cornwell reportedly spent a small fortune in pursuing her own investigation into the infamous Jack the Ripper case. Here, she presents what she believes to be new evidence in the crimes and offers her own solution to what is arguably the most famous unsolved crime in the world.

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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets more books like this

by David Simon

"Remarkable . . . a true crime classic . . . a journalistic masterpiece. . . . (A) saga of a brutal, bloody, bewildering year in the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit. . . . This is interior reporting at its finest".--"Associated Press". An Edgar Award winner and the basis for the popular television series of the same title.

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Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story more books like this

by Timothy B Tyson

Tyson sheds a new light on the struggle for racial justice as he weaves together childhood memories with the realities of present-day Oxford, NC--his hometown--where a young black man was killed in the town square by a Klansmen in 1970 and acquitted by an all-white jury.

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Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal more books like this

by Ann Rule

From Americas #1 true crime writer and "New York Times" bestselling author comes her most engrossing book ever: a 14-year saga of treachery, jealousy, and murder, about two women who learned the truth too late about Dr. Bart Corbin of Atlanta.

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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us more books like this

by Robert D Hare

Most people are both repelled and intrigued by the images of cold-blooded, conscienceless murderers that increasingly populate our movies, television programs, and newspaper headlines. With their flagrant criminal violation of society's rules, serial killers like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy are among the most dramatic examples of the psychopath. ...

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Sleepers more books like this

by Lorenzo Carcaterra

This is the true story of four young boys. Four lifelong friends. Intelligent, fun-loving, wise beyond their years, they are inseparable. Their potential is unlimited, but they are content to live within the closed world of New York Citys Hells Kitchen. And to play as many pranks as they can on the denizens of the street. They never get ...

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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit more books like this

by John Douglas, Mark Olshaker

The man who headed the FBI's serial crime unit details his experiences.

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Every Breath You Take: A True Story of Obsession, Revenge, and Murder more books like this

by Ann Rule

In 1997, Sheila Bellush was murdered in her kitchen while her four toddlers (quadruplets) looked on. Eventually, her ex-husband, a Texas millionaire, was convicted of hiring Bellush's killer. In her latest true-crime saga, Rule delves into this harrowing story.

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Heart Full of Lies: A True Story of Desire and Death more books like this

by Ann Rule

True-crime specialist Rule here examines the murder of Chris Northon in 2000. Northon's wife, Liysa, was convicted of the crime, though she claimed that she shot him in self defense. Rule delves into Liysa's past (both real and manufactured), looks at the claims of Chris's family, and pieces together the events that lead the pair, along with one ...

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Stranger Beside Me more books like this

by Ann Rule (Preface by)

Twenty five years after it was first published, Rule's chilling account of serial killer Ted Bundy is revived with a new postscript. Rule tells how she came to learn that the man who worked beside her at a crisis clinic and became her close friend was really the murderer of three women, and possibly 35 others. of photos.

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Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away with Murder more books like this

by Vincent Bugliosi

Vincent Bugliosi, the lawyer who put Charles Manson behind bars, explains how he would have prosecuted the O.J. Simpson case.

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Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer more books like this

by Ann Rule

Ex-Seattle police officer and critically acclaimed bestselling true crime author Ann Rule covers a hometown case: the hunt for the notorious Green River killer. Gary Ridgway killed dozens of young women in the Seattle area in the early eighties, and remained at large for nearly 20 years before DNA evidence definitively identified him and led to ...

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Executioners Song more books like this

by Norman Mailer

Mailer's remarkable 1000-page "nonfiction novel" tells the story of the murderer Gary Gilmore. After a series of crimes, including cold-blooded murder, Gilmore is apprehended, tried, and sentenced to death. He accepts his fate without a fight, believing that he should die--when he is granted a stay of execution, he attempts suicide. By means of a ...

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Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States more books like this

by Helen Prejean, Sister

In 1982, a Roman Catholic nun became the spiritual advisor to a condemned murderer who was soon executed. Powerfully and persuasively, with a compassion that embraces not only the terrified killer but the families of his victims and the men who executed him, Prejean narrates Patrick Sonnier's walk to the electric chair.

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And the Sea Will Tell more books like this

by Vincent Bugliosi

Bugliosi, prosecutor of Charles Manson and the coauthor of Helter Skelter, delivers this incredible story of a couple who disappeared from a tropical island in 1974. Seven years later, a young woman visiting Palmyra found an odd aluminum container, apparently washed up out of the lagoon, and something glinting in the sand beside it: a gold tooth ...

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Murder in Brentwood more books like this

by Mark Fuhrman

Mark Fuhrman, the detective who played the first "race card' in the O.J. Simpson trial with his frequent, documented use of racial epithets, tells his side of the story. Fuhrman reveals evidence from the investigation that was ruled inadmissible in court and capably refutes many of the charges made against him.

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