True Crime Books

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In Cold Blood

Author: Truman Capote

Summary: A chilling account of the 1959 murder of the Clutter family in Kansas and the psychological journey of their killers.

Publication: 1966

Helter Skelter

Author: Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry

Summary: A detailed account of the Manson Family murders and the trial that followed, written by the prosecutor in the case.

Publication: 1974

The Stranger Beside Me

Author: Ann Rule

Summary: True crime writer Ann Rule's personal story of discovering her friend, Ted Bundy, was one of America’s most notorious serial killers.

Publication: 1980

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

Author: Michelle McNamara

Summary: A gripping investigation into the Golden State Killer, a serial predator who terrorized California for over a decade.

Publication: 2018

Mindhunter

Author: John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker

Summary: FBI profiler John Douglas recounts his groundbreaking work developing criminal profiling to catch some of America’s most infamous serial killers.

Publication: 1995

My Dark Places

Author: James Ellroy

Summary: Novelist James Ellroy’s personal investigation into the unsolved murder of his mother, leading him into the dark underworld of LA crime.

Publication: 1996

Columbine

Author: Dave Cullen

Summary: A thorough investigation into the Columbine High School massacre, debunking myths and examining the complex motives of the killers.

Publication: 2009

The Devil in the White City

Author: Erik Larson

Summary: The story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, where a cunning serial killer built a "Murder Castle" to lure his victims.

Publication: 2003

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Author: John Berendt

Summary: A true crime story set in Savannah, Georgia, involving a prominent local figure, a murder trial, and the city's eccentric characters.

Publication: 1994