Quest to Lighten My Non-Fiction TBR - hosted by misfitmoxie

True Crime
This can be something from history, a modern case, or a more topical, general understanding of the shifts and trends in different regions or time periods.
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American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History by Casey Michel, Casey Michel

American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History

Casey Michel, Casey Michel

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction economics challenging informative medium-paced
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

David Grann

563 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime adventurous 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

432 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Dashka Slater

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ true crime young adult challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
La bande à Bonnot by Jean-David Morvan, Stefan Vogel, Laura Pierce

La bande à Bonnot

Jean-David Morvan, Stefan Vogel, Laura Pierce

144 pages • missing pub info (editions)

medium-paced
The Missing Millionaire: The True Story of Ambrose Small and the City Obsessed With Finding Him by Katie Daubs

The Missing Millionaire: The True Story of Ambrose Small and the City Obsessed With Finding Him

Katie Daubs

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime mysterious medium-paced
The Library Book by Susan Orlean

The Library Book

Susan Orlean

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime informative medium-paced
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

John Carreyrou

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction business health true crime informative tense medium-paced
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

447 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
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