The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers by Mitzi Szereto is a look at some of the worst serial killers of our time. We often think of certain names when we talk of serial killers – the Wests, the Moor murderers, the Yorkshire Ripper,...

Dead Reckoning by Caitlin Rother is a true-crime story. Tom and Jackie Hawks are retired, enjoying life on the ocean on their yacht named the Well Deserved. The time has come to sell it and move back to Arizona and one couple seems interested in...

Moms of the Missing: Living the Nightmare by Steffen Hou is a collection of cases in which children (and adults) were abducted and in most cases never heard from again. Hou starts this non-fiction book with the case of Alicia Kozakiewicz, a thirteen-year-old who was...

In this “me too” era, it’s good to see victims of sexual abuse like Megan, the narrator of Finding the Face of Evil, coming out at last and sharing their stories. For too many like Megan, it’s taken decades, even a lifetime, to find the...

I was surprised when I found out that The Senator’s Son is Charles Oldham’s first book. His reconstruction of a century-old cold case is so wide-ranging that it can be compared to the work of a seasoned historian. The Senator’s Son is what every historical...

Are you a true crime fan? As someone who has always clung to the adage that truth is stranger than fiction, I certainly am. And when it comes to the content and characters in Out Here in the Darkness by Abra Stevens, I know that...

Walking The Razor's Edge: The Dutchman and The Baron is a nonfiction history/true crime book written by Tommy and Hilde Wilkens. The hero of this historical drama is the Dutch journalist Willem Oltmans, who dedicated ten years of his life to untangling the complicated...

Warning: Reading Steffen Hou's The Deprived: Innocents on Death Row might destroy any trust you have in the justice system. It might destroy your confidence in the integrity of those who purport to work toward making our society a safer and better place for all....

Toxic Rage: A Tale Of Murder In Tucson by A.J. Flick is a true crime story. The day Brian Stidham arrived in Tucson, Arizona, he fell in love with the place. He had come to work at Brad Schwartz’s pediatric clinic but he had no...

Held Hostage: Negotiating Life And Death For The Las Vegas Police Department by Dennis Flynn is a book of true stories. Lieutenant Dennis Flynn was a police negotiator for nearly 20 years, responding to hostage calls, suicidal people and many more situations that require the...