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Historical True Crime List

A list of true crime books, obviously non-fiction, with a specific lean towards historical true crime.
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1888: London Murders in the Year of the Ripper (Peter Stubley)
1888: London Murders in the Year of the Ripper
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Peter Stubley
31 Bond Street (Ellen Horan)
31 Bond Street
2
Ellen Horan
The Adversary (Emmanuel Carrère)
The Adversary
3
Emmanuel Carrère
The Affair of the Poisons (Anne Somerset)
The Affair of the Poisons
4
Anne Somerset
Alice + Freda Forever (Alexis Coe)
Alice + Freda Forever
5
Alexis Coe
All That Is Wicked (Kate Winkler Dawson)
All That Is Wicked
6
Kate Winkler Dawson
American Demon (Daniel Stashower)
American Demon
7
Daniel Stashower
American Eve (Paula Uruburu)
American Eve
8
Paula Uruburu
American Heiress (Toobin)
American Heiress
9
Toobin
American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood & the Crime of the Century (Howard Blum)
American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood & the Crime of the Century
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Howard Blum
American Sherlock (Kate Winkler Dawson)
American Sherlock
11
Kate Winkler Dawson
The Angel Makers: Arsenic, a Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring (Patti McCraken)
The Angel Makers: Arsenic, a Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring
12
Patti McCraken
Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century (Peter Graham)
Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century
13
Peter Graham
The Arsenic Century (James C Whorton)
The Arsenic Century
14
James C Whorton
The Art Thief (Michael Finkel)
The Art Thief
15
Michael Finkel
The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story (Miriam C. Davis)
The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story
16
Miriam C. Davis
The A-Z of Victorian Crime (Neil R.A. Bell)
The A-Z of Victorian Crime
17
Neil R.A. Bell
The Bank Holiday Murders (Tom Wescott)
The Bank Holiday Murders
18
Tom Wescott
Beatrice's Spell (Belinda Jack)
Beatrice's Spell
19
Belinda Jack
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
20
James Ellroy
Blood & Ink (Joe Pompeo)
Blood & Ink
21
Joe Pompeo
The Blood of Emmitt Till (Timothy B. Tyson)
The Blood of Emmitt Till
22
Timothy B. Tyson
Blood on the Page (Thomas Harding)
Blood on the Page
23
Thomas Harding
Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris (Eric Jager)
Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris
24
Eric Jager
Bringing Adam Home (Les Standiford)
Bringing Adam Home
25
Les Standiford
The Brothers (Masha Gessen)
The Brothers
26
Masha Gessen
The Butcher the Embezzler and the Fall Guy (Gretchen Cherington)
The Butcher the Embezzler and the Fall Guy
27
Gretchen Cherington
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist (Radley Balko)
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist
28
Radley Balko
The Case of the Murderous Dr Cream (Dean Jobb)
The Case of the Murderous Dr Cream
29
Dean Jobb
Cries Unheard (Gitta Sereny)
Cries Unheard
30
Gitta Sereny
The Crime of the Century (Dennis L. Breo)
The Crime of the Century
31
Dennis L. Breo
Criminal London (Kris Hollington)
Criminal London
32
Kris Hollington
Damn His Blood (Peter Moore)
Damn His Blood
33
Peter Moore
Damnation Island (Stacy Horn)
Damnation Island
34
Stacy Horn
Death at the Pillory: Love, Sex, and Murder in Victorian England (James Ruddick)
Death at the Pillory: Love, Sex, and Murder in Victorian England
35
James Ruddick
Death in the Air (Kate Winkler Dawson)
Death in the Air
36
Kate Winkler Dawson
Deliberate Cruelty (Roseanne Montillo)
Deliberate Cruelty
37
Roseanne Montillo
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys by Gilbert K
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys by Gilbert K
38
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
39
Erik Larson
The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century (Harold Schecter)
The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century
40
Harold Schecter
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