While most people wouldn't commit the crimes they read about, crime fiction allows readers to get familiar with the private, darker sides of human nature.

Women are more drawn to true crime stories than men, according to researchers Amanda M. Vicary and R. Chris Fraley. In their 2010 study, they looked at online book reviews and learned that men ...

Portland, Oregon Murder in the Rain podcast host, Alisha Holland, contributed to a new book -- 'The Best New True Crime Stories: Crimes of Famous & Infamous Criminals' by Mitzi Szereto -- which ...

New True Crime Books By Liz Scheier | Oct 13, 2023 Amber Hunt, an investigative reporter at the Cincinnati Enquirer, delves into historical cases that had a lasting impact on the legal system ...

If you need a real page turner, this book will satisfy your true crime craving! It is the first ever biography of Ann Rule, ...

The 25 Best True Crime Books to Add to Your TBR List Get acquainted with some of the world's most famous scammers, con artists, and gangsters. By Juliana Ukiomogbe Published: May 30, 2023 5:20 PM EDT ...

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Taking place in 1918 New York City when poisons made for the perfect crime and judicial corruption was rampant, this is the perfect true crime book for fans of forensic science and detective TV shows.

Sarah Weinman, who writes a monthly crime and mystery column for the Book Review, discussed her niche. By Katherine J. Igoe A murder in a Northern California coastal town. The unsolved case of a ...

True-crime memoirs were fairly rare in the early ’80s, when hers was released—and it remains an important one. Read: The gross spectacle of murder fandom The Phantom Prince: My Life With Ted Bundy ...

It is one of the most brutal and infamous crimes in the history of the Chicago area. And now it's the subject of a new ...

Before true crime had its recent resurgence in American popular culture, I began investigating the murder of Lance Herndon, a Black man. In the spring of 2001, I was working as a magazine writer ...