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Tried and True Crime
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items "…as a reader, I am actively choosing to be a consumer of someone else’s tragedy. So like any responsible consumer, I try to be careful in the choices I make. I read only the best: writers who are dogged, insightful, and humane.” - Michelle McNamara Listen, I'm guilty of binging the latest Netflix true crime doc and will throw on a true crime podcast while doing chores on Sunday. Ironically, I would rather forego electricity than watch a single horror movie. (I know, I'm a wimp!) But to me, it's...
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Serial Cases
Solved Cases
Unsolved Cases
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Serial Cases
Highly recommend checking Libby for your next book, all you need is a library card and many libraries let you sign up for a digital card without ever leaving your home! If you do plan to buy, support a bookstore, we need more :)
The author does an amazing job of unfolding this story reminiscent of a traditional detective mystery where you only know as much as the investigators you're following. Unsettling and chilling, in a way you can't put down.
American Predator - Maureen Callahan
“The unidentified murderer is always twisting a doorknob behind a door that never opens. But his power evaporates the moment we know him.” Yes, this one is now a docu-series on HBO. But seriously, read this one first it's just not the same. Inspirati...
I'll Be Gone in the Dark - Michelle McNamara
Solved Cases
Highly recommend checking Libby for your next book, all you need is a library card and many libraries let you sign up for a digital card without ever leaving your home! If you do plan to buy, support a bookstore, we need more :)
A step in between True Crime and Memoir, this will break your heart the whole time.
I Cried to Dream Again: Trafficking Memoir - Sara Kruzan
I cried. I cried so many times. I will not say this was a quick read, even though it is on the shorter side. I had to put it down a lot and come back to it. I am pretty much always reading dark topics but there was something about this one in particu...
Know My Name: A Memoir - Chanel Miller
I remember the day she was found. I was still pretty young and this was EVERYWHERE. Like many my age, my mom was obsessed with Nancy Grace and Court TV and alllll that so I heard all about this. But hearing it from Jaycee herself, is an entirely diff...
A Stolen Life: A Memoir - Jaycee Dugard
Just like Jaycee Dugard, Elizabeth Smart was another case that was everywhere in my house growing up. Her story is honestly terrifying. Being so close to home and still unable to be found…ugh this one frustrates me if I think about it too much. That ...
My Story - Elizabeth Smart
There are quite a few stories out right now of the dark side of social media celebrity - I mean come on, it seems like every streaming service has at least one new show out about an influencer crime or scandal. I have absolutely been binging every si...
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom By Shari Franke
Any one else watch the absolutely CRAZY Netflix series based on this book? Obviously I did and RAN to get this book. Much like the show, this book is an absolute ride, but sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Following Rachel as she enters into ...
My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress By Rachel DeLoache Williams
Unsolved Cases
Highly recommend checking Libby for your next book, all you need is a library card and many libraries let you sign up for a digital card without ever leaving your home! If you do plan to buy, support a bookstore, we need more :)
This one is a tough one because it will leave you frustrated. Combing through the facts and evidence of a case left unsolved, this journalist that covered the original investigation leaves it up to the reader to make their own opinion. And actually l...
College Girl, Missing: True Story of Disappearance - Shawn Cohen
If you've checked out some of my other true crime recs, you'll know my mom was obsessed with Nancy Grace and I was happy to sit right next to her as Nancy unapologetically dished out her opinions and demanded answers. This book takes you behind the s...
Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony|Paperback
Deep Dives
If you are anything like me you find yourself randomly obsessing over some new niche topic that you just HAVE to know everything about. When this happens, I want every detail, every fact, if you could find me a transcript that literally captured ever...
It was the Radium Girls, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the Titanic that even little me couldn't help but fixate on. I just had to know everything. This book is legit AMAZING. While its a factual account of what happened, it's written in a ...
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women - Kate Moore
This is not an easy read. But if you want all the details from the ground, the investigators, and the journalists that covered the rise of the opioid epidemic, this is it. I'm from the rustbelt, so some of this just felt really close to home. It was ...
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America - Beth Macy