18 books like Woman at the Devil's Door

What to read after Woman at the Devil's Door — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Bloody Countess Valentine Penrose · 1970 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Female offenders, Serial murders, Criminals, True Crime with this book.

The Awful Secret

The Awful Secret Bernard Knight · 2006 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares History with this book.

The Last to Know

The Last to Know Wendy Corsi Staub · 2006 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Townsend Heights is the perfect small town, just the kind of place Tasha Banks longed for when she left her big-city career for full-time motherhood. But now her dream is turning into a nightmare as a serial killer stalks Tasha's friends. One by one they are dying in horrific ways, and terror is transforming her peaceful existence into one of fear and foreboding . . . where evil lurks behind the… Shares Serial murders

The Lady of the Rivers

The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory · 2011 · ★ 4.0 The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house­hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's… Shares History

Outlaws

Outlaws Adam Shand · 2011 Shares True Crime with this book.

Nice Girl

Nice Girl Rachael Jane Chin · 2011 Shares True Crime with this book.

Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 · ★ 3.7 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama", and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who murdered the man he was sent to meet, and why? With the only two men who knew the purpose of the meeting dead, it would seem a puzzle that would never be solved. Yet to save himself… Shares History

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 Criminals, True Crime, History

Women who kill Ann Jones · 1988 · 458p · ≈ 15h · Moderate This legendary bestseller exposes the truths and consequences of women on the edges of society—women driven to kill. From Lizzie Borden to Jean Harris to Aileen Wuornos, this riveting investigation will change the ways you think about crime and punishment. A new introduction by the author illuminates the conditions for women who kill—and are killed—now. Shares Female offenders, True Crime, History

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 Criminals, True Crime

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 murders, True Crime

Portrait of a Killer Patricia Cornwell · 1960 · ★ 3.5 · 391p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "Between August and November 1888, at least seven women were murdered in London's Whitechapel area. The gruesome nature of their deaths caused panic and fear in the East End for months, and gave rise to the sobriquet that was to become shorthand for a serial killer - Jack the Ripper.". "For over a hundred years the murders have remained among the world's greatest unsolved crimes, and a wealth… Shares Serial murders, True Crime, History

Naming Jack the Ripper Russell Edwards · 2014 · ★ 3.6 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Serial murders, True Crime, History with this book.

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 True Crime, History

Rothstein David Pietrusza · 2003 · ★ 3.6 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares Criminals, True Crime, History with this book.

Last Yakuza Jake Adelstein · 2017 · ★ 4.4 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares True Crime with this book.

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

The complete Jack the Ripper Donald Rumbelow · 1975 · ★ 3.9 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Discover the theories and facts surrounding the Whitechapel murders in David Rumbelow's The Complete Jack the Ripper... It is 1888 in London's Whitechapel district, where one by one a group of prostitutes are brutally murdered. Opium smoking Inspector Fred Abberline is called upon to investigate these horrific murders and through his visions track down and trap Jack the Ripper. David Rumbelow's… Shares Serial murders, True Crime, History

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