Tag: True Crime

• We Were Once a Family

  

  The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children―and a searing indictment of the American foster care system.

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  March 22, 2023

  Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Reviews, Social Issues

  2021 Release, Author: A-D, Book Review, Debut Author, Nonfiction, Rating: 5 stars, Social Commentary, Social Issues, True Crime

• Under the Banner of Heaven

  

  A multi-layered work of investigative journalism that explores a savage double murder within one of America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities.

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  February 26, 2023

  Biography & History, Nonfiction, Reviews, Social Issues

  Adapted Book, Author: J-N, Backlist Book, Book Review, History, Nonfiction, Rating: 3.5 stars, Religion, True Crime

• Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

  

  The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos—one of the biggest corporate frauds in history—a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.

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  January 7, 2023

  Biography & History, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Reviews

  2020 Release, Author: A-D, Book Review, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Rating: 3 stars, True Crime

• Green River Killer

  

  A graphic novel detailing the hunt, capture, and interviews with the Green River Killer.

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  November 21, 2022

  Graphic Novel, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Reviews

  Author: J-N, Backlist Book, Book Review, Graphic Novel, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Rating: 2.5 stars, True Crime

• American Kingpin

  

  The unbelievable true story of the man who built a billion-dollar online drug empire from his bedroom—and almost got away with it.

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  November 8, 2022

  Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Reviews

  Author: A-D, Backlist Book, Book Review, Investigative Journalism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Rating: 4.5 stars, True Crime

• The Other Dr. Gilmer

  

  A rural physician learns that a former doctor at his clinic committed a shocking crime, leading him to uncover an undiagnosed mental health crisis in our broken prison system–a powerful true story expanding on one of the most popular This American Life episodes of all time.

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  September 16, 2022

  Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Reviews, Social Issues

  2022 Release, Author: E-I, Book Review, Narrative Nonfiction, New Release, Nonfiction, Rating: 2 stars, Social Issues, True Crime