Best True Crime Books

Gripping accounts of real murders, heists, cults, and criminal masterminds. — 3 books curated.

Top Picks

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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

Michelle McNamara

65,000 reviews

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2
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

38,000 reviews

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3
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry

25,000 reviews

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