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Fiction Based on True Crime

Fifty novels ranging time periods, that are based on true life murders from the Black Dahlia to Crippen.
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Accidents of Providence (Stacia M. Brown)
Accidents of Providence
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Stacia M. Brown
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
2
Margaret Atwood
Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
3
Julian Barnes
Black and Blue (Ian Rankin)
Black and Blue
4
Ian Rankin
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
5
James Ellroy
Blue Light Yokohama (Nicolas Obregón)
Blue Light Yokohama
6
Nicolas Obregón
Brat Farrar (Josephine Tey)
Brat Farrar
7
Josephine Tey
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
8
Marlon James
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
9
Hannah Kent
Carolina Skeletons (David Stout)
Carolina Skeletons
10
David Stout
The Christie Affair (Nina De Gramont)
The Christie Affair
11
Nina De Gramont
Crippen: A Novel (John Boyne)
Crippen: A Novel
12
John Boyne
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
13
Josephine Tey
The Death of Lucy Kyte (Nicola Upson)
The Death of Lucy Kyte
14
Nicola Upson
Flight of Dreams (Ariel Lawhon)
Flight of Dreams
15
Ariel Lawhon
The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair
16
Fred & Edie (Jill Dawson)
Fred & Edie
17
Jill Dawson
From Hell (Alan Moore)
From Hell
18
Alan Moore
Ghost of the Mary Celeste (Valerie Martin)
Ghost of the Mary Celeste
19
Valerie Martin
Girl a (Abigail Dean)
Girl A
20
Abigail Dean
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
21
Jack Ketchum
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
22
Emma Cline
A Good Marriage (Stephen King)
A Good Marriage
23
Stephen King
Legion (William Peter Blatty)
Legion
24
William Peter Blatty
Lestrade and the Ripper (M. J. Trow)
Lestrade and the Ripper
25
M. J. Trow
Little Deaths (Emma Flint)
Little Deaths
26
Emma Flint
The Long Drop (Denise Mina)
The Long Drop
27
Denise Mina
The Midnight Watch (David Dyer)
The Midnight Watch
28
David Dyer
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
29
Agatha Christie
The Murderer in Ruins (Cay Rademacher)
The Murderer in Ruins
30
Cay Rademacher
My Sister, My Love (Joyce Carol Oates)
My Sister, My Love
31
Joyce Carol Oates
The Mystery of Marie Roget (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Mystery of Marie Roget
32
Edgar Allan Poe
The Paying Guests (Sarah Waters)
The Paying Guests
33
Sarah Waters
The Perfect Nanny (Leila Slimani)
The Perfect Nanny
34
Leila Slimani
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
35
Joan Lindsay
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
36
Robert Bloch
Quiet Dell (Jayne Anne Phillips)
Quiet Dell
37
Jayne Anne Phillips
The Ripper Secret (James Becker)
The Ripper Secret
38
James Becker
The Search (Howard Linskey)
The Search
39
Howard Linskey
See What I Have Done (Sarah Schmidt)
See What I Have Done
40
Sarah Schmidt
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