18 books like Dark Secrets of the Black Museum : 1835-1985

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Crimes of Passion Howard Engel · 2001 · 239p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The very term "crimes of passion" evokes deep-seated, atavistic responses in everyone's heart. These are the crimes that are born in the emotional core of women and men who are pushed to do the unthinkable. There are never - well, hardly ever - any of the crass considerations of financial gain, no taint of reward; only release. These crimes are direct responses to betrayal, to broken hearts and… Shares Case studies, True Crime, Murder, History

By the Fire We Carry Rebecca Nagle · 2024 · ★ 4.4 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Social Science, True Crime, Murder, History with this book.

Life Means Life Nick Appleyard · 2009 Shares Criminology, Social Science, Case studies, True Crime with this book.

Blind Faith Joe McGinniss · 1981 · ★ 3.7 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The Marshalls were the model family of Tom’s River, New Jersey, living the American dream of all that money could buy. Rob Marshall was the big breadwinner, king of the country club set. Maria Marshall was his stunningly beautiful wife and the perfect mom to their three great kids. Then one night Rob, his head bloodied, reported Maria had been brutally slain. Sympathy poured in—until… Shares Case studies, True Crime, Murder

Predator John McShane · 2011 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Serial Killers, Criminology, Social Science, True Crime with this book.

A rip in Heaven Jeanine Cummins · 2004 · ★ 4.2 · 302p · ≈ 10h · Moderate It was a headline story in the New York Times and USA Today. It was covered by Court TV and profiled on the Ricki Lake Show. Now, here is the intimate memoir of a shocking crime and its aftermath...one family's immediate and unforgettable story of what victims can suffer long after they should be safe. Shares Case studies, True Crime, Murder

The shadow of death Philip E. Ginsburg · 1993 · ★ 4.5 · 406p · ≈ 13h · Moderate This is a true crime book about an area in Connecticut River valley of Vermont/New Hampshire that experiences three serial killers in the 1980s and 1990s. Ginsburg was a good writer who didn't sensationalize the storeis, letting the events speak for themselves as they played out. Shares Serial Killers, True Crime, Murder

Serial Killers Up Close and Very Personal Victoria Redstall · 2011 Shares Serial Killers, True Crime, Murder with this book.

Severed John Gilmore · 1994 · 237p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The Black Dahlia murder hit post-War Los Angeles like a bombshell . . . an impenetrable mystery—the haunting crown jewel of LAPD’s “unsolved” murders. Even before her savage death, beautiful 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, an aspiring starlet and nightclub habitué, was known as the Black Dahlia—now a magnetic icon in American pop culture, an almost mythical symbol of noir Hollywood. In this expanded… Shares Case studies, True Crime, Murder

The private diary of Lyle Menendez Lyle Menendez · 1993 · ★ 4.6 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The personal story of Lyle Menendez is based on a four-and-a-half-year intimate correspondence with the author and covers the murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez by Lyle and his brother Erik and the court trials that ended in hung juries. Shares Case studies, True Crime, Murder

Nutcracker Shana Alexander · 1985 · ★ 4.1 · 453p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Nutcracker begins at the ballet but tells the story of a seemingly wholesome all-American family, whose tranquil life's surface erupted in shocking acts of avarice, theft and murder. The victim was Franklin Bradshaw, Mormon self-made millionaire, workaholic. The killer was Bradshaw's grandson, prep school student. The architect of the crime was said to be Frances Schreuder, Bradshaw's daughter,… Shares Case studies, True Crime, Murder, History

Bringing Adam home Les Standiford · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Moderate This is the story of an unfathomable crime that would forever embed itself into the collective American psyche and lead to sweeping legislative changes in the way that missing person cases are handled. In 1981, Adam Walsh was a healthy and bright 6 1/2 year old boy with his entire life ahead of him. On the afternoon of July 27th, Adam accompanied his mom, Revé, to the local Sears department store… Shares Case studies, True Crime, Murder

Safety crimes Steve Tombs · 2004 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Criminology, Social Science, True Crime with this book.

A Descent Into Hell Kathryn Casey · 2008 · ★ 4.0 · 383p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Bright, attractive, and both from good families, University of Texas college student Colton Pitonyak and vibrant redhead Jennifer Cave had the world at their beckoning. Cave, an ex-cheerleader, had just landed an exciting new job, while a big-money scholarship to UT's prestigious business school lured Pitonyak to Austin. Yet the former altar boy had a dark, unpredictable streak, one that ensnared… Shares Case studies, True Crime, Murder

Parents Who Kill Carol Anne Davis · 2009 · 324p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Criminology, Social Science, True Crime, Murder with this book.

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Environment and crime among residents in urban areas Olof Dahlbäck · 2012 · 204p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Criminology, Social Science, True Crime with this book.

Never Enough Joe McGinniss · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate At thirty-nine, Nancy Kissel had it all: glamour, gusto, garishly flaunted wealth, and the royal lifestyle of the expatriate wife. Not to mention three young children and what a friend described as "the best marriage in the universe." That marriage -- to Merrill Lynch and former Goldman Sachs investment banker Robert Kissel -- ended abruptly one November night in 2003 in the bedroom of their… Shares Case studies, True Crime, Murder

Once upon a Crime Jimmy Cryans · 2012 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Criminology, Social Science, True Crime, History with this book.

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