True Crime

Updated April 19, 2023
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Helter skelter : the true story of the Manson murders
Bugliosi, Vincent.
Paper Book
THE BEST-SELLING TRUE CRIME BOOK IN HISTORY ______________________ The shocking true story of the Tate-LaBianca murders, revealed in this harrowing, terrifying book penned by the prosecutor who finally put Charles Manson behind bars. Helter Skelter...
The stranger beside me
Rule, Ann
Audiobook
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Rule, "America's best true-crime writer" (Kirkus Reviews), her unforgettable classic account of the horrifying murders in the Pacific Northwest and her shock when she discovered her friend--Ted Bundy--was not only a suspect but also one...
Mindhunter : inside the FBI's elite serial crime unit
Douglas, John E.
Paper Book
________________________________________ The bestselling true story and inspiration behind the hit Netflix show of how one underfunded FBI team became the first to explore the dark world of serial murderers. John Douglas is a former FBI Special Agent and expert...
The Monster of Florence
Preston, Douglas J.
Paper Book
In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) and Erik Larson (The Devil in the White City), New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence, Italy. In 2000, Douglas...
I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer
McNamara, Michelle
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times Bestseller Serialised in the Sunday Times 'I loved this book.' Stephen King A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer - the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorised California for over a decade -...
In cold blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences
Capote, Truman
Paper Book
Reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. In this title, the author's study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved.
A killer by design : murderers, mindhunters, and my quest to decipher the criminal mind
Burgess, Ann Wolbert
Paper Book
A behind-the-scenes look at the creation and development of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, written by the pioneering forensic nurse who transformed the way the FBI studies, profiles, and catches serial killers.
The good girls : an ordinary killing
Faleiro, Sonia
Paper Book
**Longlisted for the ALCS Gold Non-Fiction Dagger****Longlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize 2022**'Haunting ... lingers in the mind long after the final page is turned' Sunday Times'A compelling whodunnit ... Devastating' Financial...
Portrait of a killer : Jack the Ripper--case closed
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels.
Paper Book
Midnight in the garden of good and evil : a Savannah story
Berendt, John
Ebook
THE LANDMARK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city: "Elegant and wicked.... [This] might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the...
Black Dahlia, Red Rose : the crime, corruption, and cover-up of America's greatest unsolved murder
Eatwell, Piu Marie
Paper Book
Empire of sin : a story of sex, jazz, murder, and the battle for modern New Orleans
Krist, Gary.
Paper Book
Empire of Sin is a vibrant account of New Orleans in the early 1920s, a time when commercialised vice, jazz culture and endemic crime form the background for a civil war that lasts for thirty years. At its centre the city's vice lord fights desperately to keep his empire intact. Populated by...
Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI
Grann, David
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE ?CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 'A riveting true story of greed, serial murder and racial injustice' JON KRAKAUER<...

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