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If you’ve seen the movie but haven’t gotten around to reading the book, now’s your chance. When a suburban housewife Amy Dunne suddenly goes missing, her shady and evasive husband Nick becomes the first suspect in her suspected murder.
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry
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The infamous Charles Manson murders are front and center in Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders. And this one gives an insider account—one of the book’s authors, Vincent Bugliosi, was the prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial.
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
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Before her untimely death in 2016, Michelle McNamara became enamored with a man whom she dubbed “the Golden State Killer.” I’ll Be Gone in the Dark is the result of her search for the enigmatic predator.
Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation’s Most Elusive Serial Killer by Robert Graysmith
Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation’s Most Elusive Serial Killer by Robert Graysmith
If you’ve seen the film directed by David Fincher, then you’ll love the book, which features exclusive content like the unreleased letters that the Zodiac Killer left behind.
The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber
The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber
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Known as “The Angel of Death,” registered nurse Charlie Cullen was responsible for the death of hundreds of his patients. The Good Nurse includes wiretap recordings, interviews with informants, and never-before-seen police records. After reading the book, check out the Netflix film adaptation starring Jessica Chastain.
Though Colson Whitehead is mostly known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Underground Railroad, he’s also dabbled in other genres. After a plague takes over lower Manhattan, a man named Mark and two other civilians are tasked with clearing Chinatown of remaining zombies.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
In this classic novella, legal practitioner Gabriel Utterson investigates a series of unusual incidents between his old friend Dr. Jekyll and a killer criminal Mr. Hyde. However, he soon realizes that Jekyll and Hyde are one and the same.
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