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18 Creepily Fascinating True Crime Books You Really Need to Read

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The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me
1
Ann Rule
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
2
Truman Capote
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
3
Vincent Bugliosi
The Innocent Man (John Grisham)
The Innocent Man
4
John Grisham
If I Did It (O.J. Simpson)
If I Did It
5
O.J. Simpson
Happy Like Murderers (Gordon Burn)
Happy Like Murderers
6
Gordon Burn
Through the Window (Diane Fanning)
Through the Window
7
Diane Fanning
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
8
John Berendt
The Minds of Billy Milligan (Daniel Keyes)
The Minds of Billy Milligan
9
Daniel Keyes
Whoever Fights Monsters (Robert H. Ressler)
Whoever Fights Monsters
10
Robert H. Ressler
Cries Unheard (Gitta Sereny)
Cries Unheard
11
Gitta Sereny
Sudden Terror (Larry Crompton)
Sudden Terror
12
Larry Crompton
The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer (Philip Carlo)
The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer
13
Philip Carlo
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
14
Dave Cullen
Until the Twelfth of Never
Until the Twelfth of Never
15
Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son (Gordon Burn)
Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son
16
Gordon Burn
The Monster of Florence
The Monster of Florence
17
As If (Blake Morrison)
As If
18
Blake Morrison
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