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Nov 18, 2023 · The chief suspect in Carmen Colon's case was her uncle, Miguel Colon, who unexpectedly left the United States for Puerto Rico two days after the killing.
- Ann Rule
- Erik Larson
- Jon Krakauer
- Mary Kay Mcbrayer
- Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
- Mara Leveritt
- Deborah Blum
- James Ellroy
- Rabia Chaudry
The Stranger Beside Me, Rule’s best-known book by far, is a classic of the true crime genre. It’s follows the Ted Bundy case while delving into her personal relationship with the notorious killer. The two met working at a crisis clinic in Seattle. But don’t discount her other work; she’s one of the most prolific true crime authors around, with doze...
Larson’s most famous work is Devil in the White City, which profiles Dr. H.H. Holmes and the making of the World’s Fair. In general, he specializes in nonfiction exploring personal stories at the heart of major historical events.
Krakauer might be best known for Into the Wild, but several of his works fall under the category of true crime. Missoula is an exploration of sexual assault on a college campus. Under the Banner of Heaven investigates crime in the Mormon Fundamentalist community.
Book Riot’s own Mary Kay McBrayer is a newcomer on the true crime scene, but her forthcoming first book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster, is a must-read. The best part? It’s currently available for preorder and comes out on May 19, 2020.
If you already know everything about Edward Snowden, check out The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell. It follows the FBI investigation into Brian Regan, a dyslectic codebreaker who sold government secrets to various foreign sources.
Leveritt’s two books on the West Memphis Three paint a complete picture of the crime and false convictions. Start with The Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three. Then, pick up Dark Spell: Surviving the Sentence. Leveritt wrote this in conjunction with Jason Baldwin, the youngest of men known as the West Memphis Three.
Interested in the scientific of crime? Blum has quite a few books on the subject, including her most famous, The Poisoner’s Handbook. It’s about two Jazz Age scientists who helped create the beginnings of forensics as we know it today.
Ellroy is known for his fictional L.A. Quartet (the third book is L.A. Confidential). Don’t sleep on the author’s nonfiction, however. His memoir, My Dark Places, is an origin story of sorts.
Rabia Chaudry expands on the story from Serial with Adnan’s Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial. The book presents new evidence and further seeks to prove Adnan Syed’s innocence in the murder of Hae Min Lee.
- Still Life. In this first book of the Inspector Gamache series, we meet our modern Poirot, who is called with his team to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal.
- A Fatal Grace. In the second Gamache novel, also set in Three Pines, the villagers are preparing for a traditional Christmas—but one of them is preparing for murder.
- The Cruelest Month. It’s now spring in Three Pines, but although the earth has been thawing out, it seems not everything is meant to return to life. Hoping to get rid of the town’s evil, some of the villagers decide to celebrate Easter with a séance at the Old Hadley House.
- A Rule Against Murder. This summer, Chief Inspector Gamache and his wife are celebrating their wedding anniversary at Manoir Bellechasse, an isolated, luxurious inn not far from Three Pines.
Michael Lacey is arrested but in the cells, he claims he had been with Judy when the murder of the Rainbirds was taking place and is released. Another suspect, Phyllis Caddell commits suicide and this worries Barnaby.
Jan 27, 2022 · February | 1. Choose another date. 2002. Journalist Daniel Pearl is murdered. On February 1, 2002, 38-year-old American journalist Daniel Pearl, the Southeast Asia bureau chief of the Wall...
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The Murder at the Vicarage is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1930 [1] and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. [2] [3] The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence [1] and the US edition at $2.00. [3]
Mar 17, 2021 · The state Supreme Court celebrates the opening of its new courthouse, but the Chief Justice—shot dead in his chambers—is late to the party. Enter ex-lawyer Chance Meridian. Pressed into service by an offer he cannot refuse, Chance launches the search for the bold killer.
