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Crimes, Real and Imagined: Books

50% of this list is fiction where crime and/or criminals play a significant role, and the other 50% are true crime books or memoirs in which crime is a theme. These are all books that I've given above-average ratings. Some are true favorites, while others were just more entertaining or well-written than the usual from that genre.
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Adnan's Story (Rabia Chaudry)
Adnan's Story
1
Rabia Chaudry
After I'm Gone (Laura Lippman)
After I'm Gone
2
Laura Lippman
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
3
Margaret Atwood
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
4
Theodore Dreiser
An Unfinished Canvas (Michael Glasgow)
An Unfinished Canvas
5
Michael Glasgow
And Never Let Her Go (Ann Rule)
And Never Let Her Go
6
Ann Rule
And When She Was Good (Laura Lippman)
And When She Was Good
7
Laura Lippman
The Baby Thief (Barbara Bisantz Raymond)
The Baby Thief
8
Barbara Bisantz Raymond
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
9
S.J. Watson
Beyond Obsession (Richard Hammer)
Beyond Obsession
10
Richard Hammer
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
11
Liane Moriarty
Bitter Harvest (Ann Rule)
Bitter Harvest
12
Ann Rule
Blindsighted (Karin Slaughter)
Blindsighted
13
Karin Slaughter
The Bling Ring (Nancy Jo Sales)
The Bling Ring
14
Nancy Jo Sales
Blood Will Out (Walter Kirn)
Blood Will Out
15
Walter Kirn
A Book of American Martyrs (Joyce Carol Oates)
A Book of American Martyrs
16
Joyce Carol Oates
Broken Harbor (Tana French)
Broken Harbor
17
Tana French
The Burgess Boys (Elizabeth Strout)
The Burgess Boys
18
Elizabeth Strout
Butchers Hill (Laura Lippman)
Butchers Hill
19
Laura Lippman
The Caller (Karin Fossum)
The Caller
20
Karin Fossum
Captive (Catherine Oxenberg)
Captive
21
Catherine Oxenberg
Carthage (Joyce Carol Oates)
Carthage
22
Joyce Carol Oates
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
23
Kate Atkinson
Chaos (Tom O'Neill)
Chaos
24
Tom O'Neill
The Child Finder (Rene Denfeld)
The Child Finder
25
Rene Denfeld
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
26
Dave Cullen
Criminal That I Am (Jennifer Ridha)
Criminal That I Am
27
Jennifer Ridha
Cult Insanity (Irene Spencer)
Cult Insanity
28
Irene Spencer
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
29
Gillian Flynn
The Darkest Night (Ron Franscell)
The Darkest Night
30
Ron Franscell
Dead by Sunset (Ann Rule)
Dead by Sunset
31
Ann Rule
A Deadly Game (Katherine Crier)
A Deadly Game
32
Katherine Crier
A Death in White Bear Lake (Barry Siegel)
A Death in White Bear Lake
33
Barry Siegel
Death Sentence (Joe Sharkey)
Death Sentence
34
Joe Sharkey
Death Trap (M. William Phelps)
Death Trap
35
M. William Phelps
Die, My Love (Kathryn Casey)
Die, My Love
36
Kathryn Casey
The Dinner (Herman Koch)
The Dinner
37
Herman Koch
Do Not Become Alarmed (Maile Meloy)
Do Not Become Alarmed
38
Maile Meloy
Don't Call It a Cult (Sarah Berman)
Don't Call It a Cult
39
Sarah Berman
Don't Look Back (Karin Fossum)
Don't Look Back
40
Karin Fossum
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