True Crime

The Fairbanks Four

By Brian Patrick O'Donoghue

The Fairbanks Four tells the story of four young Athabaskan men who were convicted of murdering a white teenager in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1997. As was the case with The Central Park Five, the men were railroaded by local police and served decades in prison for a crime they didn’t commit. Brian Patrick O’Donoghue narrates the details of their harrowing story and that of the community members who rallied around them.

The Fairbanks Four tells the story of four young Athabaskan men who were convicted of murdering a white teenager in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1997. As was the case with The Central Park Five, the men were railroaded by local police and served decades in prison for…

Blood on Their Hands

By Mandy Matney, By Carolyn Murnick

Journalists at a small local newspaper uncovered the misdeeds of Alex Murdaugh, a scion of coastal North Carolina. Blood on Their Hands chronicles how they did it.

Journalists at a small local newspaper uncovered the misdeeds of Alex Murdaugh, a scion of coastal North Carolina. Blood on Their Hands chronicles how they did it.

Gator Country

By Rebecca Renner

Rebecca Renner’s Gator Country follows an undercover mission to expose alligator poachers in the Everglades, revealing the scraggly splendor of the region’s inhabitants.

Rebecca Renner’s Gator Country follows an undercover mission to expose alligator poachers in the Everglades, revealing the scraggly splendor of the region’s inhabitants.

The Lost Tomb

By Douglas Preston

A haunting compendium of Douglas Preston’s true crime tales, The Lost Tomb delves into the shadowy uncertainty cloaking things that resist being brought to light.

A haunting compendium of Douglas Preston’s true crime tales, The Lost Tomb delves into the shadowy uncertainty cloaking things that resist being brought to light.

Murderabilia

By Harold Schechter

Through the history of 100 objects linked to infamous killings, Murderabilia provides a fascinating examination of how crime has seeped into social history and popular culture.

Through the history of 100 objects linked to infamous killings, Murderabilia provides a fascinating examination of how crime has seeped into social history and popular culture.

Still Life With Bones

By Alexa Hagerty

Anthropologist Alexa Hagerty’s extraordinary memoir pays tribute to the victims of genocide in South America, whose bones Hagerty returned to their grieving families.

Anthropologist Alexa Hagerty's extraordinary memoir pays tribute to the victims of genocide in South America, whose bones Hagerty returned to their grieving families.

Seventy Times Seven

By Alex Mar

Alex Mar’s Seventy Times Seven begins with a heinous murder but then follows the inspiring path of redemption traveled by those whose lives were forever altered by that crime.

Alex Mar’s Seventy Times Seven begins with a heinous murder but then follows the inspiring path of redemption traveled by those whose lives were forever altered by that crime.

The Wager

By David Grann

David Grann’s narrative nonfiction masterpiece about an 18th-century man-of-war that ran aground in South America reveals humanity at its best and worst, from heroism to cannibalism.

David Grann’s narrative nonfiction masterpiece about an 18th-century man-of-war that ran aground in South America reveals humanity at its best and worst, from heroism to cannibalism.

The Art Thief

By Michael Finkel

Stéphane Breitwieser stole more than 300 irreplaceable artworks. Journalist Michael Finkel now attempts to understand why this criminal aesthete hoarded those treasures in his attic.

Stéphane Breitwieser stole more than 300 irreplaceable artworks. Journalist Michael Finkel now attempts to understand why this criminal aesthete hoarded those treasures in his attic.

Evidence of Things Seen

By Sarah Weinman

Sarah Weinman’s second true crime anthology confronts how social media, misogyny, racism and classism shape how we perceive crime.

Sarah Weinman’s second true crime anthology confronts how social media, misogyny, racism and classism shape how we perceive crime.

I Know Who You Are

By Barbara Rae-Venter

Some retirees quilt; others fish. And then there’s Barbara Rae-Venter, who identified the Golden State Killer using investigative genetic genealogy and sparked a forensic revolution.

Some retirees quilt; others fish. And then there’s Barbara Rae-Venter, who identified the Golden State Killer using investigative genetic genealogy and sparked a forensic revolution.

Little, Crazy Children

By James Renner

In his latest true crime investigation, James Renner refuses to let the murder of Shaker Heights, Ohio, teenager Lisa Pruett be washed away by the tide of time.

In his latest true crime investigation, James Renner refuses to let the murder of Shaker Heights, Ohio, teenager Lisa Pruett be washed away by the tide of time.

What the Dead Know

By Barbara Butcher

Writing in a fast-paced and precise style, Barbara Butcher shares a treasure trove of stories from her 22 years as a death investigator in New York City.

Writing in a fast-paced and precise style, Barbara Butcher shares a treasure trove of stories from her 22 years as a death investigator in New York City.

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