True Crime

	Bledsoe, Jerry. Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder The wedding of Susie Sharp Newsom and Tom Lynch should have been the beginning of a perfect life. Instead, it sparked a conflict that would result in accusations of abuse, divorce, a custody battle -- and nine deaths.
	Bugliosi, Vincent. And the Sea Will Tell. Appearing for the first time for the defense, famed prosecutor Bugliosi (Helter Skelter), takes on the case of Jennifer Jenkins, who, along with ex-boyfriend Buck Walker, stand accused of the murder of wealthy Muff Graham, who, with her husband Mac, disappeared from remote Palmyra Island after a tense relationship with Jennifer and Buck.
	Bugliosi, Vincent. Till Death Us Do Part: A True Murder Mystery When a beautiful young woman is brutally murdered, no one but prosecutor Bugliosi connects the case to that of mild-mannered Henry Stockton, found shot to death in his fire-ravaged house a year earlier.
	Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences The lives of a Kansas farm family and two ex-convicts collide in a new genre that Capote dubbed the "nonfiction novel." Still popular today, this true crime pioneer inspired the classic 1967 film of the same name, and the recent hit Capote.
	Farrell, Harry. Shallow Grave in Trinity County Veteran journalist Farrell uses interviews, original research, and police files to reconstruct the 1955 disappearance and murder of twelve-year-old Stephanie Bryan. Objective throughout, Farrell allows readers to make up their own minds about the guilt -- or innocence -- of eventual chief suspect Burton Abbott.
	Gilmore, Mikal. Shot in the Heart If you think you know the story of Gary Gilmore, who, in 1977, became the first person executed in the United States after a ten-year gap, think again. In the hands of writer, editor, music critic, and youngest brother Mikal (Night Beat: A Shadow History of Rock & Roll), Gary's story becomes not only one of two senseless murders, but also that of a tragically troubled family.
	Maas, Peter. In a Child's Name: The Legacy of a Mother's Murder The 1984 murder of wife and mother Teresa Taylor is only the prelude to a struggle for custody of a toddler that will engulf two families. Maas (Serpico) paints a chilling portrait of the superficially charming but ultimately deadly sociopath who stands at the center of this riveting drama.
	McGinniss, Joe. Blind Faith When Maria Marshall is shot execution-style on the way home from an Atlantic City casino, her death has all the earmarks of a professional hit, but who wanted her dead? In addition to recreating the crime, McGinniss effectively portrays the devastating effects of their mother's shocking murder on Maria's three sons.
	McGinniss, Joe. Fatal Vision Did Green Beret doctor Jeffrey MacDonald slaughter his pregnant wife and two young daughters at Fort Bragg in early 1970, or were drug-crazed hippies responsible? This still-controversial case receives top treatment from true crime veteran McGinniss.
	Mooney, Michael Macdonald. Evelyn Nesbit and Stanford White: Love and Death in the Gilded Age In Pittsburgh's own "crime of the century," showgirl Evelyn Nesbit is seduced by prominent architect Stanford White, and later marries local millionaire Harry Thaw. Insanely jealous of his wife's prior relationship, Thaw shoots White to death in a New York City restaurant in June, 1907; the aftermath proves that celebrity trials and the media frenzy they attract are definitely not a recent phenomenon.
	Olsen, Jack. "Son": A Psychopath and His Victims Fred Coe may have been the son of a Spokane newspaper editor and his socialite wife, but he was also a serial rapist. Olsen (The Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims) convincingly reconstructs Fred's crimes, and his relationships with the women in his life, especially his mother.
	Rule, Ann. -- And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano, the Deadly Seducer. Delaware attorney Thomas Capano seemed to have it all -- a successful career, wealth, position, and a family any man would envy -- but he wanted more, especially the continuation of his relationship with political secretary Anne Marie Fahey. Anne Marie's disappearance in July 1996 set in motion a case that would consume three families, and reveal the true depths of one man's obsession.
	Rule, Ann. Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer, America's Deadliest Serial Murderer When you want to read true crime, why not read the best? Acknowledged master of the genre, Rule covered for a Seattle newspaper the disappearances and murders of troubled young women from the same stretch of Washington state highway in the 1980s and 90s. Twenty years after they began, she was finally able to write the definitive account of Gary Alan Ridgeway, who confessed to forty-eight murders, but is suspected of at least a dozen more. She doggedly examines Ridgeway, and what may have caused his murderous career, but never neglects the poignant stores of his victims and their families.
	Wambaugh, Joseph The Blooding Before genetic fingerprinting became a common tool of criminal investigation, it was a scientific discovery, used for the first time to identify the murderer of two English teenagers. Cop-turned-writer Wambaugh chronicles the evolution of this discovery, its role in convicting one man and freeing another, and its impact on criminal justice.
	Wambaugh, Joseph. Echoes in the Darkness Wambaugh scores again, with this bizarre tale of the murder of Philadelphia schoolteacher Susan Reinert and the disappearances of her two young children, possibly at the hands of fellow teacher and lover Willaim Bradfield, and perhaps orchestrated by high school principal Jay Smith. Whether or not you find yourself believing in the guilt of Bradfield and Smith -- and many do not -- you will be fascinated by them and their circle of devoted followers.