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Marlene's True Crime Books/Best True Crime Books

I have been reading true crime for a few decades now and these are the books I gave 5 and 4 stars. Recommend these books to true crime fans.
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Killing for Company (Brian Masters)
Killing for Company
1
Brian Masters
Die for Me (Don Lasseter)
Die for Me
2
Don Lasseter
Shallow Grave in Trinity Country Harry Farrell (Harry Farrell)
Shallow Grave in Trinity Country Harry Farrell
3
Harry Farrell
Blood Echoes: The Infamous Alday Mass Murder and Its Aftermath (Thomas H. Cook)
Blood Echoes: The Infamous Alday Mass Murder and Its Aftermath
4
Thomas H. Cook
Doc (Jack Olsen)
Doc
5
Jack Olsen
Poisoned Blood (Philip E. Ginsburg)
Poisoned Blood
6
Philip E. Ginsburg
Property of the Folsom Wolf (Don Lasseter)
Property of the Folsom Wolf
7
Don Lasseter
Serpentine (Thomas Thompson)
Serpentine
8
Thomas Thompson
Lost Girls (Robert Kolker)
Lost Girls
9
Robert Kolker
Richie (Thomas Thompson)
Richie
10
Thomas Thompson
The Prince of Paradise (John Glatt)
The Prince of Paradise
11
John Glatt
I (Jack Olsen)
I
12
Jack Olsen
Salt of the Earth (Jack Olsen)
Salt of the Earth
13
Jack Olsen
Die, My Love (Kathryn Casey)
Die, My Love
14
Kathryn Casey
To Kill and Kill Again (John Coston)
To Kill and Kill Again
15
John Coston
Cold Kill (Jack Olsen)
Cold Kill
16
Jack Olsen
At Mother's Request (Jonathan Coleman)
At Mother's Request
17
Jonathan Coleman
Predator (Jack Olsen)
Predator
18
Jack Olsen
Death Sentence (Joe Sharkey)
Death Sentence
19
Joe Sharkey
Until the Twelfth of Never (Bella Stumbo)
Until the Twelfth of Never
20
Bella Stumbo
The Misbegotten Son (Jack Olsen)
The Misbegotten Son
21
Jack Olsen
Precious Angels (Barbara Davis)
Precious Angels
22
Barbara Davis
Blood Lust (Gary C. King)
Blood Lust
23
Gary C. King
Death Sentence (Jerry Bledsoe)
Death Sentence
24
Jerry Bledsoe
Murder in Little Egypt (Darcy O'Brien)
Murder in Little Egypt
25
Darcy O'Brien
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
26
Dave Cullen
Relentless Pursuit (Kevin Flynn)
Relentless Pursuit
27
Kevin Flynn
Bad Blood (Richard M. Levine)
Bad Blood
28
Richard M. Levine
Masquerade (Lowell Cauffiel)
Masquerade
29
Lowell Cauffiel
Too Late to Say Goodbye (Ann Rule)
Too Late to Say Goodbye
30
Ann Rule
Final Truth: The Autobiography of Mass Murderer/Serial Killer Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins (Donald Gaskins & Wilton Earle)
Final Truth: The Autobiography of Mass Murderer/Serial Killer Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins
31
Donald Gaskins & Wilton Earle
First Degree Rage (Paula May)
First Degree Rage
32
Paula May
Sins of the Brother (Mark Whittaker)
Sins of the Brother
33
Mark Whittaker
Dismembered (Susan D. Mustafa, Sue Israel)
Dismembered
34
Susan D. Mustafa, Sue Israel
The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me
35
Ann Rule
Bad Karma (Deborah Beatriz Blum)
Bad Karma
36
Deborah Beatriz Blum
One Last Kiss (Michael W. Cuneo)
One Last Kiss
37
Michael W. Cuneo
A Death in White Bear Lake: The True Chronicle of an All-American Town (Barry Siegel)
A Death in White Bear Lake: The True Chronicle of an All-American Town
38
Barry Siegel
Power to Hurt (Darcy O'Brien)
Power to Hurt
39
Darcy O'Brien
Playing With Fire (John Glatt)
Playing With Fire
40
John Glatt
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