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50 States of True Crime

From the safety of your armchair, lose yourself in some classic — and completely terrifying — real-life stories of murder, mayhem, corruption, arson and robbery.
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Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
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Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier (Tom Kizzia)
Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier (Tom Kizzia)
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Evening's Empire: The Story of My Father's Murder (Zachary Lazar)
Evening's Empire: The Story of My Father's Murder (Zachary Lazar)
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Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
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American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst (Jeffrey Toobin)
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst (Jeffrey Toobin)
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Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
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A Death in Canaan (Joan Barthel)
A Death in Canaan (Joan Barthel)
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And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer (Ann Rule)
And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer (Ann Rule)
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Vulgar Favors (Maureen Orth)
Vulgar Favors (Maureen Orth)
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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Who Named the Knife (Linda Spalding)
Who Named the Knife (Linda Spalding)
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Give a Boy a Gun (Jack Olsen)
Give a Boy a Gun (Jack Olsen)
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The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City
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The Notorious Mrs. Clem (Wendy Gamber)
The Notorious Mrs. Clem (Wendy Gamber)
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Midnight Assassin (Patricia Bryan)
Midnight Assassin (Patricia Bryan)
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
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Above Suspicion (Joe Sharkey)
Above Suspicion (Joe Sharkey)
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Murder in the Bayou (Ethan Brown)
Murder in the Bayou (Ethan Brown)
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After the Eclipse (Sarah Perry)
After the Eclipse (Sarah Perry)
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
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The Brothers (Masha Gessen)
The Brothers (Masha Gessen)
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The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (Maggie Nelson)
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (Maggie Nelson)
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Final Harvest (Andrew Malcolm)
Final Harvest (Andrew Malcolm)
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God'll Cut You Down (John Safran)
God'll Cut You Down (John Safran)
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Almost Midnight: (Michael Cuneo)
Almost Midnight: (Michael Cuneo)
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (John Krakauer)
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (John Krakauer)
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Abandoned Prayers (Gregg Olsen)
Abandoned Prayers (Gregg Olsen)
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Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas (Nicholas Pileggi)
Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas (Nicholas Pileggi)
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Judgment Ridge (Dick Lehr)
Judgment Ridge (Dick Lehr)
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The Good Nurse (Charles Graeber)
The Good Nurse (Charles Graeber)
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Journal of the Dead (Jason Kersten)
Journal of the Dead (Jason Kersten)
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Lost Girls
Lost Girls
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Bitter Blood (Jerry Bledsoe)
Bitter Blood (Jerry Bledsoe)
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Prairie Murders (Robert Dodge)
Prairie Murders (Robert Dodge)
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The Minds of Billy Milligan (Daniel Keyes)
The Minds of Billy Milligan (Daniel Keyes)
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Killers of the Flower Moon (David Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon (David Grann)
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Strange Piece of Paradise (Terri Jentz)
Strange Piece of Paradise (Terri Jentz)
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Busted (Wendy Ruderman)
Busted (Wendy Ruderman)
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Down City (Leah Carroll)
Down City (Leah Carroll)
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Sins of the Mother (Maria Eftimiades)
Sins of the Mother (Maria Eftimiades)
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