Literary Legends book challenge - hosted by theunfinishedbookshelf

True crime (non-fiction)
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Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases by Ray Fysh

Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases

Ray Fysh

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir science true crime dark emotional informative fast-paced
The Real Silent Witnesses by Wensley Clarkson

The Real Silent Witnesses

Wensley Clarkson

8 hours, 28 minutes • missing pub info (editions) user-added

nonfiction crime true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
When the Dogs Don't Bark: A Forensic Scientist's Search for the Truth by Angela Gallop

When the Dogs Don't Bark: A Forensic Scientist's Search for the Truth

Angela Gallop

356 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir science true crime informative reflective medium-paced
The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin

The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson

Jeffrey Toobin

496 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Maul and the Pear Tree: The Ratcliffe Highway Murders, 1811 by T.A. Critchley, P.D. James

The Maul and the Pear Tree: The Ratcliffe Highway Murders, 1811

T.A. Critchley, P.D. James

372 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

nonfiction crime true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Hallie Rubenhold

10 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Killing for Company: The Case of Dennis Nilsen by Brian Masters

Killing for Company: The Case of Dennis Nilsen

Brian Masters

352 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction biography crime true crime dark medium-paced
You All Grow Up and Leave Me: A Memoir of Teenage Obsession by Piper Weiss

You All Grow Up and Leave Me: A Memoir of Teenage Obsession

Piper Weiss

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir true crime dark reflective slow-paced
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

Michelle McNamara

328 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Gang War: The Inside Story of the Manchester Gangs by Peter Walsh

Gang War: The Inside Story of the Manchester Gangs

Peter Walsh

335 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction true crime challenging informative reflective medium-paced