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  All-Time Favorite True Crime Books

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  Make a list. It can be as long as you want.

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  Eileen M (edited)

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  Helter Skelter;
  Undying Love (Ben Harrison);
  The Pied Piper Of Tucson;
  Fatal Vision;
  Disco Bloodbath;
  Jack The Ripper: The Final Solution;
  The Dead Girl;
  Two Of A Kind: The Hillside Stranglers;
  Bloodland;
  Killer Clown;
  The Only Living Witness;
  Bloodletters and Badmen;
  Murder with a Difference

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  K. A. Krisko 

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  The Onion Field, Joseph Wambaugh. I've read it multiple times & still have it on my shelf.

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  F.W. Trotzsche 

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  The Only Living Witness: bought for pennies and loaned out to at least 8 other readers. An education in crime prevention & awareness

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  Cruel Death ~ M. William Phelps
  Because You Loved Me ~ M. William Phelps
  Lost Girls ~ Caitlin Rother~
  Legally Dead ~ Kevin Flynn, Rebecca Lavoie
  Wicked Intentions ~ Kevin Flynn
  Citizens of London ~ Lynne Olson
  Brutal ~ Kevin Weeks
  The Murder of the Century ~ Paul Collins
  The Laughing Gorilla ~ Robert Graysmith
  Hellhound on His Trail ~ Hampton Sides
  Island of Vice ~ Richard Zacks
  Anatomy of Injustice ~ Raymond Bonner
  In the Garden of Beasts ~ Erik Larson
  The Eyes of Willie McGee ~ Alex Heard
  The Cases That Haunt Us ~ John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
  Comrade Chikatilo ~ Mikhail Krivich, Olgert Olgin
  
  This are my favorites that I read in 2012. You could argue that some are not technically 'true crime', but they are all non-fiction.

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  koren56 

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  How to narrow it down to a few but I will try. In no particular order:
  
  A Descent Into Hell- Kathyrn Casey
  Lost Girls- Caitlin Rother
  Father Of The Year- Glen Puit
  Where Hope Begins- Alysia Sofios
  Columbine- Dave Cullen
  The Road Out Of Hell- Anthony Flaccos
  Mommy's Little Girl- Diane Fanning
  Secret's In The Cellar- John Glatt
  She Wanted It All- Kathryn Casey
  The Innocent Man- John Grisham
  Forever And Five Days- Lowell Caullfiel
  Such Good Boys- Tina Dirmann
  Abandoned Prayers- Gregg Olsen
  Sickened- Julie Gregory
  The End Of The Dream- Ann Rule

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  Joleen D 

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  The Devil in Pew Number Seven- Rebecca Alonzo
  Terror by Night - Terry Caffey
  A Twisted Faith - Gregg Olsen
  A Cruel Death - M William Phelps
  For the Thrill of it - Simon Baatz
  The Billionaire Boys Club - Sue Horton

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    Eileen M 

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    Now that first title is intriguing. Who is it about?

    I have meant to read the last one on your list, but finding a copy these days is no joke.

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  Joleen D 

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  I loved this book! It's about a pastor and his family, who takes a position in a small town. Everyone in the church and community love him except one man. He is used to running the church his way and he wants to continue to rule in the church. However the pastor sees thing differently. The book shows the gradual escalation of the local man's anger and rage. Very Good Book. Of course I LOVE true crime.

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    Eileen M 

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    OK, who is this guy if he is not the pastor???

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    koren56 

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    What is the name of the book, Joleen?

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    Eileen M 

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    We're talking about [The Devil In Pew Number Seven.

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