Books like 'But I Trusted You and Other True Cases'
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The Green Mile: The Screenplay by Frank Darabont
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTells the story of John Coffey, a death row inmate who exhibits supernatural powers that make the guards and prisoners around him reexamine their... -
![Becoming the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar]()
Becoming the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA riveting, haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman—a tale of obsession and the adulation of evil, exploring modern society’s true-crime obsession with unflinching honesty, sparing no one from the glare of the spotlight... -
![Purgatory by Victor Methos]()
Purgatory by Victor Methos
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJon Stanton should have been living the good life: a beautiful fiancé, a successful career, a home in paradise. But his job in Homicide has served up a bad case of insomnia and hallucinations, and just as his body, mind, and spirit are about to break, he begins investigating an intriguing series of merciless murders... -
![None Left to Tell by Noelle W. Ihli]()
None Left to Tell by Noelle W. Ihli
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree women, connected by one of the most brutal mass slayings in US history.Lucy is sick of turning the other cheek. Ten years ago, an anti-Mormon mob drove her family and friends from their homes in Illinois. But now, the tables have turned. Rumor has it, some of those same men are traveling through Utah on their way to California. And this time, Lucy won’t run... -
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![December Park by Ronald Malfi, Eric G. Dove]()
December Park by Ronald Malfi, Eric G. Dove
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the quiet suburb of Harting Farms, the weekly crime blotter usually consists of graffiti or the occasional bout of mailbox baseball. But in the fall of 1993, children begin vanishing and one is found dead. Newspapers call him the Piper because he has come to take the children away. But there are darker names for him, too . . -
![The Stretch by Stephen Leather]()
The Stretch by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs a big player in the London underworld in the 1990s, Terry Greene has always made a priority of taking care of business personally. Preston Snow was out of line, so the up-close-and-personal visit was in no way out of character... -
![Nineteen Eighty by David Peace]()
Nineteen Eighty by David Peace
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDecember 1980, the Yorkshire Ripper murders his thirteenth victim, while Assistant Chief Constable Peter Hunter struggles even deeper in the mire of a culture tainted with dark and sordid detail to solve one of the country's most hellish crimes... -
![The Dead Girls by Jorge Ibargüengoitia]()
The Dead Girls by Jorge Ibargüengoitia
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is the first appearance in English of a Mexican novelist of enormous talent. His brilliant novel is based on fact: the discovery in the yard of a small-town brothel of the corpses of six prostitutes... -
![The Edogawa Rampo Reader by Edogawa Rampo]()
The Edogawa Rampo Reader by Edogawa Rampo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEdogawa Rampo (pseudonym of Hirai Tarō, 1894-1965) is the acknowledged grand master of Japan's golden age of crime and mystery fiction. He is also a major writer in the tradition of Japanese Modernism, and exerts a massive influence on the popular and literary culture of today's Japan... -
![By Reason of Insanity by Shane Stevens]()
By Reason of Insanity by Shane Stevens
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThomas Bishop was twenty-five when he escaped from an institution for the criminally insane. Behind him was a grotesque history of pain, murder and rage. Ahead lay a path of horrifying vengeance that would trigger the most intense manhunt in history... -
![I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is In Love with a Pedophile: 6 Patient Files From Prison by Dr. Harper]()
I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is In Love with a Pedophile: 6 Patient Files From Prison by Dr. Harper
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe highly anticipated sequel to I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School ShooterI've counseled the most chilling criminals... A young inmate who fell in love with a pedophile. A man who intentionally infected strangers with HIV. A patient with an extremely unusual addiction. A sociopath who wanted to have a conscience... -
![Eye for an Eye by Graham Masterton]()
Eye for an Eye by Graham Masterton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMeet DS Katie Maguire. With her bright green eyes and short red hair, she looks like an Irish pixie. But she is no soft touch. In this exclusive short story, Ireland's most fearless detective hunts down a priest-killer in county Cork... -
![True Crime Story by Joseph Knox]()
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 19 ratings'What happens to those girls who go missing? What happens to the Zoe Nolans of the world?' In the early hours of Saturday 17 December 2011, Zoe Nolan, a nineteen-year-old Manchester University student, walked out of a party taking place in the shared accommodation where she had been living for three months.She was never seen again... -
![Crippen by John Boyne]()
Crippen by John Boyne
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJuly 1910: A gruesome discovery has been made at 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden.Chief Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard did not expect the house to be empty. Nor did he expect to find a body in the cellar. Buried under the flagstones are the remains of Cora Crippen, former music-hall singer and wife of Dr. Hawley Crippen. No one would have thought the quiet, unassuming Dr... -
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![Psychos: Serial Killers, Depraved Madmen, and the Criminally Insane by John Skipp, Neil Gaiman]()
Psychos: Serial Killers, Depraved Madmen, and the Criminally Insane by John Skipp, Neil Gaiman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis collection of thirty-five terrifying tales of serial killers at large, written by the great masters of the genre, plumbs the horrifying depths of a deranged mind and the forces of evil that compel a human being to murder, gruesomely and methodically, over and over again... -
![Seelenangst: Thriller. by Veit Etzold, Andy Matern]()
Seelenangst: Thriller. by Veit Etzold, Andy Matern
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClara Vidalis, Expertin für Pathopsychologie am LKA Berlin, hat gerade die Folgen ihrer Hetzjagd auf den Serienkiller "Der Namenlose" verkraftet, als die Hauptstadt von einer neuen, noch perfideren Mordserie erschüttert wird... -
![Dolan's Cadillac by Stephen King]()
Dolan's Cadillac by Stephen King
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWealthy crime-boss Jimmy Dolan brutally murders a woman who is scheduled to testify against him, and her husband spends the next seven years plotting his revenge. Haunted by the voice of his dead wife, he will stop at nothing to exact his vengeance and allow his wife to rest in peace... -
![Turn The Other Way by Stuart James]()
Turn The Other Way by Stuart James
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes revenge is the deadliest game of all.A derelict farmhouse in the Essex countryside. A deranged family. Innocent victims being picked at random.If you're chosen, Turn The Other Way.Simon Bairstow is a top London Surgeon. He's performed dozens of life-saving operations. But something goes horribly wrong... -
![The Boy In The Woods by Carter Wilson]()
The Boy In The Woods by Carter Wilson
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA shocking 30-year-old secret returns to haunt thriller writer Tommy Devereaux in this nerve-shredding tale of suspense In 1981, three fourteen-year-old boys witness a horrific murder in the Oregon woods near their homes. Sucked into becoming accomplices to the subsequent cover-up, they swear never to talk about what happened... -
![Steel Valentine by Joe R. Lansdale]()
Steel Valentine by Joe R. Lansdale
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Even before Morley told him, Dennis knew things were about to get ugly. A man did not club you unconscious, bring you to his estate and tie you to a chair in an empty storage shed out back of the place if he merely intended to give you a valentine. Morley had found out about him and Julie... -
![Return to Dyatlov Pass by J.H. Moncrieff]()
Return to Dyatlov Pass by J.H. Moncrieff
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 1959, nine Russian students set off on a skiing expedition in the Ural Mountains. Their mutilated bodies were discovered weeks later. Their bizarre and unexplained deaths are one of the most enduring true mysteries of our time.Nearly sixty years later, podcast host Nat McPherson ventures into the same mountains with her team, determined to finally solve the mystery of the Dyatlov Pass incident... -
![The Last Family by John Ramsey Miller]()
The Last Family by John Ramsey Miller
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMartin Fletcher wants revenge...and knows how to take it. Once an elite, drug strike force agent, Fletcher was framed by colleagues who knew he was feeding information to the drug cartels--framed and sent to prison. Vowing revenge, he escaped and began to kill, one by one, the families of those he blamed. And the man he blames most is Paul Masterson.Once Paul Masterson was the best at what he did... -
![White Ghost by Shaun Hutson]()
White Ghost by Shaun Hutson
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are new enemies in Britain that nobody knows how to deal with. They are the Triad gangs and they deal in heroin. While investigating a weapons hijack, Sean Doyle - a member of the Counter Terrorist Unit - has a chance to infiltrate the Triads. He then discovers that one gang has IRA support... -
![Sweet Madness by Trisha Leaver, Lindsay Currie]()
Sweet Madness by Trisha Leaver, Lindsay Currie
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho was Lizzie Borden? A confused young woman, or a coldhearted killer? For generations, people all over the world have wondered how Andrew Borden and his second wife, Abby, met their gruesome deaths. Lizzie, Andrew's younger daughter, was charged, but a jury took only 90 minutes to find her not guilty... -
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![Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror by Brian Lumley, Joe McKinney]()
Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror by Brian Lumley, Joe McKinney
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty-three authors. One exclusive anthology. Blood Bound Books celebrates its third year of publishing with Blood Rites, a gathering of dark talents that have shared our dreams-and shaped our nightmares. We individually summoned each author to contribute his or her voice to this choir of the damned. Now, we invite you to join the ritual.. -
![Đau thương đến chết : tiểu thuyết. T.1 by Quỷ Cổ Nữ, rần Hữu Nùng]()
Đau thương đến chết : tiểu thuyết. T.1 by Quỷ Cổ Nữ, rần Hữu Nùng
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMột nhóm thanh niên đi du lịch đến thắng cảnh Tân Thường Cóc, nơi có hang Thập Tịch đặt những cỗ quan tài treo huyền bí. Trước khi vào hang, họ đã được nghe lời tiên tri rùng rợn của một nhân vật bí hiểm. Nhưng họ vẫn khăng khăng phải vào tham quan hang này. Bi kịch đã xảy ra, lời tiên tri chẳng khác gì một lời nguyền, những cái chết lần lượt đến với họ... -
![Wanted for Murder by Francine Pascal, Laurie John]()
Wanted for Murder by Francine Pascal, Laurie John
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWanted...dead or alive.Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield set off on a road trip to the mountains of Colorado, ready for five days of skiing and the best Christmas break of their lives.Scott Culver is a guy with a broken-down car and a face to die for, whom the twins pick up on the side of the road. He's a medical student with a month-long job at Aspen. Or so he says.. -
![A Twist of the Knife by Peter James]()
A Twist of the Knife by Peter James
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Twist of the Knife is Peter James' gripping first full-length collection of 30 short stories. With each twist of the knife, a chilling new journey begins . . . From a woman intent on bizarre revenge, to a restaurant critic with a morbid fear of the number thirteen; and from a man arranging a life-changing assignation, to a couple heading for a disaster-filled vacation . . -
![The Snowman's Children by Glen Hirshberg]()
The Snowman's Children by Glen Hirshberg
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Snowman's Children is a poignant, psychologically intense first novel that tells the story of an incident from one man's childhood in the 1970s, when a serial killer called The Snowman stalked the streets of suburban Detroit... -
![In the Forest (Windsor Selection S.) by Edna O'Brien]()
In the Forest (Windsor Selection S.) by Edna O'Brien
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratings1st Chivers large print paperback original illustrated card covers, new In stock shipped from our UK... -
![Sex, Marry, Kill by Todd Travis]()
Sex, Marry, Kill by Todd Travis
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor fans of STEPHEN KING and JOE HILL, a dark tale of horror, revenge and gaming gone lethally wrong.A geek. A fat chick. A slow learner. A psycho suicide girl. A wannabe criminal. Five outcast high school kids with nothing in common except that nobody liked them... -
![Barcelona Shadows by Marc Pastor]()
Barcelona Shadows by Marc Pastor
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInspector Moisès Corvo—jaded, dissolute, yet with an uncanny sixth sense—is on the hunt to discover the identity of a monstrous murderer. His pursuit takes him into Barcelona's underworld, where some very powerful figures will do anything to stop him. He cannot imagine the horror that awaits him... -
![7 Steps to Midnight by Richard Matheson]()
7 Steps to Midnight by Richard Matheson
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times Bestselling Author of I Am LegendWhen a mysterious imposter steals his identity and life, mathematician Chris Barton is suddenly thrust into a whirlwind of danger and intrigue. Overnight, without warning or explanation, people he has never met are trying to kill him-not even his own sister recognizes him... -
![Lizzie by Evan Hunter]()
Lizzie by Evan Hunter
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fascinating novel of a passionate woman, freed of history and legend but trapped by a shocking secret, and the final uncompromising act of a murderous heart... -
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![Asylum Archives Case Study Vol.1: True Accounts From The Insane by Jaron Briggs, Richard Dutcher]()
Asylum Archives Case Study Vol.1: True Accounts From The Insane by Jaron Briggs, Richard Dutcher
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTaken from actual medical files, Asylum Archives uses the delusions and hallucinations of actual asylum patients and turns them into short stories... -
![In a Dark Mirror by Kat Davis]()
In a Dark Mirror by Kat Davis
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA decade-old crime unites its devoted fans in a haunting novel about delusions in the dark and the dangerous games children play.Twelve-year-old Maddie Thompson and her friend Lana share a love of horror stories and wild imaginings. But Lana insists they are too old for pretending. It’s time for a different game: serving Him, a figure she sees lurking in the dark, mysterious and demanding... -
![ذاتوي by محمد عصمت]()
ذاتوي by محمد عصمت
Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsهناك جريمة قتلٍ بشعة , و هناك متهمٌ واحد ؛ المشكلة كلها ... هي أنه طفلٌ لا يتعدى الثلاث سنوات !!!كلّ الأدلة تشير إليه...كل المستجدات تعزّز اتهامه ...المزيد من جرائم القتل تلاحقه !!تصرفاتٌ غير طبيعيةٍ تحيط به ...أفعالٌ ليست من أعمال البشر .. -
![My Men: A Novel by Victoria Kielland]()
My Men: A Novel by Victoria Kielland
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratings" My Men is a stylistic tour de force . . . It reads like an expressionist prose-poem penned by a stark-minded zealot . . . Kielland is clearly a gifted writer, and My Men is an impressively realized creation." — Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal"This fascinating, off-kilter novel about a female serial killer is an unexpectedly thrilling read... -
![Perfect Crime by Jack Erickson]()
Perfect Crime by Jack Erickson
Rated: 3.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA San Francisco wife plots to murder her philandering husband by being in two places at one time. She commits the Perfect Crime and starts an exciting new life with a sexy new boyfriend, living off the life insurance policy of her murdered husband. Until her doorbell rings one night . . .
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