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Spooky Fiction + Gritty True Crime Books🔍

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My favorite book recommendations that I could read over and over. I lean more towards Stephen King and Riley Sager for fiction. For true crime I devour every case from serial killers, individual murders, and white collar crime.
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Fiction

 
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My all fine fav! The plot is this: what would you be willing to do in order to get what you desire? A small town gets torn apart when the devil sets up shop. Excellent character development, world-building, and core Stephen King vibes.
List of Books by Stephen King | Barnes & Noble®
 
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Couldn't put it down! Dark, twisted, and well written in the scariest way👹
Tender Is the Flesh: Bazterrica, Agustina
 
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Such a fun summer read! A lil spooky in a PG-13 kind of way. Perfect book to read by the pool 🏊‍♀️
The Only One Left by Riley Sager | Goodreads

True Crime

 
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Bombs, forgery, and murder set in picturesque Utah in the 80's. Such a fascinating read!
The Mormon Murders: True Story of Greed & Deceit
 
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One of the most thorough reads on the Delphi murders I've come across. I couldn't put it down📖
Shadow of the Bridge: The Delphi Murders
 
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I originally saw this case featured on Deadly Women and immediately got the book. Terrific writing and such a unique true crime story.
Starvation Heights: True Story of Murder
 
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This one is hard to put down. The hunt for a serial killer in the Golden State. Haunting, immaculately written, and beyond thorough.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Search
 
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The murder of a DNA scientist comes full circle. A scientific and legal thriller, combining elements of true crime, forensic science, and courtroom drama.
Pointing from the Grave: True Story of Murder & DNA
 
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We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper is a true-crime book and memoir about the unsolved 1969 murder of Harvard anthropology student Jane Britton, which Cooper investigated for a decade after hearing rumors about it as an undergraduate. The book exp...
We Keep the Dead Close: Murder at Harvard