 | In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $10.95 First, something old. This really sits at the top for me. It's not only a great example of good crime writing, but of non-fiction writing as a whole.
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 | Mop Men: Inside the World of Crime Scene Cleaners by Alan Emmins
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $8.10 I first read the UK edition of this book, but on hearing the newly released US edition had been updated, repurchased. Great read. Half true crime, half memoir. Is tragic, shocking and funny.
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 | Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.83 You can't not have Helter Skelter on the list, and seeing it as number three makes me consider adjusting the order here. It is a classic of true crime.
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 | The Only Living Witness: The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy by Stephen G. Michaud
Buy new: $13.45 / Used from: $2.00 |
 | A Very English Hangman: The Life and Times of Albert Pierrepoint by Leonora Klein
Buy new: $16.53 / Used from: $40.08 |
 | Who Killed Mr. Drum? by Sylvester Stein
Buy used from: $7.17 |
 | Perfect Victim: The True Story of "The Girl in the Box" by the D.A. That Prosecuted Her Captor by Christine McGuire
Buy new: $7.50 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.99 |
 | A Cold Case by Philip Gourevitch
Buy used from: $0.01 |
 | Standard Operating Procedure by Philip Gourevitch
Buy new: $5.53 / Used from: $1.16 |
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