🌴 LA True Crime

Real cases set against the sprawl and shadow of Los Angeles, where glamour and violence have always been uneasy neighbors. These accounts probe the dark underbelly of a city built on dreams and deception.

The Grim Sleeper

by Christine Pelisek • 2016

He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.

3.92

1k+

🕵️ Serial Murder Cases 📁 Cold Case Investigations 🤝 Police Mistrust 💊 Crack Epidemic 👤 Marginalized Victims

The Grim Sleeper 92%

He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.

by Christine Pelisek 2016

3.92

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Serial Murder Cases 📁 Cold Case Investigations 🤝 Police Mistrust 💊 Crack Epidemic 👤 Marginalized Victims

Hauptmann's Ladder

by Richard T. Cahill Jr. • 2014

The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.

4.17

125

🕰️ Historical True Crime ⭐ Celebrity Crime 🔬 Forensic Evidence 🏛️ Trial Analysis ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

Hauptmann's Ladder 91%

The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.

by Richard T. Cahill Jr. 2014

4.17

125 ratings

🕰️ Historical True Crime ⭐ Celebrity Crime 🔬 Forensic Evidence 🏛️ Trial Analysis ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

Till Death Us Do Part

by Vincent Bugliosi • 2004

No weapon, no witness, no forensic evidence. A prosecutor convicted two killers with a paper trail.

4.05

3k+

🧩 Circumstantial Evidence 🔍 Murder Investigation 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Master Manipulators 🏚️ Domestic Homicide

Till Death Us Do Part 91%

No weapon, no witness, no forensic evidence. A prosecutor convicted two killers with a paper trail.

by Vincent Bugliosi 2004

4.05

3k+ ratings

🧩 Circumstantial Evidence 🔍 Murder Investigation 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Master Manipulators 🏚️ Domestic Homicide

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

by Michelle McNamara • 2018

A masked predator terrorized California for a decade. One woman worked every night to find his name.

4.11

268k+

🔍 Cold Case Investigations 🧠 Serial Killer Profiling 🕵️ Citizen Detectives 🧬 Forensic DNA 💔 Sexual Violence

I'll Be Gone in the Dark 90%

A masked predator terrorized California for a decade. One woman worked every night to find his name.

by Michelle McNamara 2018

4.11

268k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case Investigations 🧠 Serial Killer Profiling 🕵️ Citizen Detectives 🧬 Forensic DNA 💔 Sexual Violence

The Book of Murder

by Matt Murphy • 2024

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

4.43

3k+

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases 💔 Domestic Violence

The Book of Murder 90%

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

by Matt Murphy 2024

4.43

3k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases 💔 Domestic Violence

Chaos

by Tom O'Neill • 2019

The Manson story was a lie built to hide the CIA's mind-control experiments in Haight-Ashbury.

4.04

38k+

🏛️ Government Cover-Ups 🧠 Mind Control Programs 👮 Police Corruption 🎭 Manufactured Narratives 📝 Investigative Journalism

Chaos 90%

The Manson story was a lie built to hide the CIA's mind-control experiments in Haight-Ashbury.

by Tom O'Neill 2019

4.04

38k+ ratings

🏛️ Government Cover-Ups 🧠 Mind Control Programs 👮 Police Corruption 🎭 Manufactured Narratives 📝 Investigative Journalism

Bad City

by Paul Pringle • 2022

The dean smoked meth. The doctor assaulted hundreds. The newspaper tried to bury both stories.

4.21

4k+

🏛️ University Scandals 🕵️ Institutional Coverup ⚠️ Campus Sexual Abuse 🎓 College Admissions Fraud 📰 Newsroom Politics

Bad City 90%

The dean smoked meth. The doctor assaulted hundreds. The newspaper tried to bury both stories.

by Paul Pringle 2022

4.21

4k+ ratings

🏛️ University Scandals 🕵️ Institutional Coverup ⚠️ Campus Sexual Abuse 🎓 College Admissions Fraud 📰 Newsroom Politics

Echo Park

by Michael Connelly • 2006

A killer's confession reopens Harry Bosch's coldest case, but the search for the body is a trap.

4.19

69k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Cold Case 🔪 Serial Killer 💔 Haunted Detective 🌴 Los Angeles

Echo Park 89%

A killer's confession reopens Harry Bosch's coldest case, but the search for the body is a trap.

by Michael Connelly 2006

4.19

69k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Cold Case 🔪 Serial Killer 💔 Haunted Detective 🌴 Los Angeles

If You Tell

by Gregg Olsen • 2019

Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.

3.98

360k+

📜 Historical True Crime 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Institutional Corruption 🔍 Murder Investigation ⚖️ Racial Exploitation

If You Tell 89%

Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.

by Gregg Olsen 2019

3.98

360k+ ratings

📜 Historical True Crime 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Institutional Corruption 🔍 Murder Investigation ⚖️ Racial Exploitation

The Ultimate Evil

by Maury Terry • 1987

Berkowitz took the fall. The Son of Sam murders were a cult operation, and the others walked.

3.87

2k+

😈 Satanic Panic 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🕯️ Occult Crime 🤫 Police Cover-Ups 📂 Cold Case Reviews

The Ultimate Evil 89%

Berkowitz took the fall. The Son of Sam murders were a cult operation, and the others walked.

by Maury Terry 1987

3.87

2k+ ratings

😈 Satanic Panic 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🕯️ Occult Crime 🤫 Police Cover-Ups 📂 Cold Case Reviews

The Last Coyote

by Michael Connelly • 1995

Suspended, a detective reopens his mother's cold case and stirs a cover-up someone still kills for.

4.26

86k+

🚔 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case 🐺 Lone Wolf Detective 👻 Haunted Detective 🏛️ Police Corruption

The Last Coyote 89%

Suspended, a detective reopens his mother's cold case and stirs a cover-up someone still kills for.

by Michael Connelly 1995

4.26

86k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case 🐺 Lone Wolf Detective 👻 Haunted Detective 🏛️ Police Corruption

The Profiler

by Pat Brown • 2010

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

3.08

2k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

The Profiler 89%

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

by Pat Brown 2010

3.08

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

True Crime Addict

by James Renner • 2016

One journalist's obsessive search for a missing student leads to arrests, addiction, insanity.

3.65

9k+

🔍 True Crime Memoir 🕵️ Cold Cases 🔎 Obsessive Investigations 🍷 Addiction Memoir 👪 Family Trauma

True Crime Addict 89%

One journalist's obsessive search for a missing student leads to arrests, addiction, insanity.

by James Renner 2016

3.65

9k+ ratings

🔍 True Crime Memoir 🕵️ Cold Cases 🔎 Obsessive Investigations 🍷 Addiction Memoir 👪 Family Trauma

Pure Murder

by Corey Mitchell • 2008

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

3.97

1k+

🩸 Gang Violence ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🗣️ Victims' Rights 🔍 Criminal Investigations 📜 Legal Precedent

Pure Murder 89%

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

by Corey Mitchell 2008

3.97

1k+ ratings

🩸 Gang Violence ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🗣️ Victims' Rights 🔍 Criminal Investigations 📜 Legal Precedent

Dark Wire

by Joseph Cox • 2024

The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.

3.98

3k+

🕵️ Organized Crime 🔐 Encryption 🎣 Sting Operations 🔍 Fbi Investigations 💻 Criminal Technology

Dark Wire 89%

The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.

by Joseph Cox 2024

3.98

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Organized Crime 🔐 Encryption 🎣 Sting Operations 🔍 Fbi Investigations 💻 Criminal Technology

The Case That Never Dies

by Lloyd C. Gardner • 2004

The Lindbergh conviction hung on a ladder, marked money, and witnesses. None of it held.

3.47

118

🕵️ Historical True Crime 🏚️ Depression Era 📰 Trial By Media 🌟 Celebrity Justice 🔍 Forensic Evidence

The Case That Never Dies 89%

The Lindbergh conviction hung on a ladder, marked money, and witnesses. None of it held.

by Lloyd C. Gardner 2004

3.47

118 ratings

🕵️ Historical True Crime 🏚️ Depression Era 📰 Trial By Media 🌟 Celebrity Justice 🔍 Forensic Evidence

The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe

by James Patterson • 2025

A staged crime scene. A missing diary. The death of Marilyn Monroe was never a simple suicide.

3.66

6k+

🎬 Hollywood History 🎥 Classic Cinema 🕵️ Unsolved Mystery 💊 Substance Abuse 🏛️ Political Scandal

The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe 89%

A staged crime scene. A missing diary. The death of Marilyn Monroe was never a simple suicide.

by James Patterson 2025

3.66

6k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood History 🎥 Classic Cinema 🕵️ Unsolved Mystery 💊 Substance Abuse 🏛️ Political Scandal

The Black Hand

by Chris Blatchford • 2008

He was the Mexican Mafia's most brutal enforcer. Then he became its greatest target.

4.08

2k+

🇲🇽 Mexican Mafia 🕴️ Organized Crime ⛓️ Prison Gangs 🚪 Gang Defection 🕵️ Criminal Informants

The Black Hand 89%

He was the Mexican Mafia's most brutal enforcer. Then he became its greatest target.

by Chris Blatchford 2008

4.08

2k+ ratings

🇲🇽 Mexican Mafia 🕴️ Organized Crime ⛓️ Prison Gangs 🚪 Gang Defection 🕵️ Criminal Informants

Dark Alliance

by Gary Webb • 1998

The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.

4.30

2k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 💥 Crack Epidemic 🕶️ Covert Operations 💊 Drug War Origins 🌎 Cold War Interventions

Dark Alliance 89%

The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.

by Gary Webb 1998

4.30

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 💥 Crack Epidemic 🕶️ Covert Operations 💊 Drug War Origins 🌎 Cold War Interventions

The Best New True Crime Stories

by Mitzi Szereto • 2020

A German village, a cannibal forum, and the volunteer who agreed to be eaten.

3.29

340

🏘️ Small Town Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🌐 Internet Subcultures 🍖 Cannibalism 📚 True Crime Anthology

The Best New True Crime Stories 89%

A German village, a cannibal forum, and the volunteer who agreed to be eaten.

by Mitzi Szereto 2020

3.29

340 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🌐 Internet Subcultures 🍖 Cannibalism 📚 True Crime Anthology

Resurrection Walk

by Michael Connelly • 2023

A mother convicted of murdering her deputy ex-husband draws Haller into a deadly sheriff's cover-up.

4.53

78k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🚔 Police Corruption 🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🕵️ Retired Detective

Resurrection Walk 89%

A mother convicted of murdering her deputy ex-husband draws Haller into a deadly sheriff's cover-up.

by Michael Connelly 2023

4.53

78k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🚔 Police Corruption 🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🕵️ Retired Detective

The Reversal

by Michael Connelly • 2010

A defense lawyer takes his first prosecution: a child killer freed by DNA after twenty-four years.

4.23

93k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 📁 Cold Case 👮 Police Procedural 🌃 Gritty Crime

The Reversal 89%

A defense lawyer takes his first prosecution: a child killer freed by DNA after twenty-four years.

by Michael Connelly 2010

4.23

93k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 📁 Cold Case 👮 Police Procedural 🌃 Gritty Crime

The Franklin Scandal

by Nick Bryant • 2008

A credit union fronted a child-trafficking ring. The cover-up is better documented than the crime.

4.30

926

🔗 Human Trafficking 📁 Institutional Cover-Up 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Prosecutorial Misconduct 📰 Media Complicity

The Franklin Scandal 89%

A credit union fronted a child-trafficking ring. The cover-up is better documented than the crime.

by Nick Bryant 2008

4.30

926 ratings

🔗 Human Trafficking 📁 Institutional Cover-Up 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Prosecutorial Misconduct 📰 Media Complicity

The Concrete Blonde

by Michael Connelly • 1994

Harry Bosch shot a serial killer. The trial claims he was wrong; a concrete-encased body agrees.

4.24

81k+

🚔 Police Procedural ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔪 Serial Killer 📋 Copycat Killer 👻 Haunted Detective

The Concrete Blonde 89%

Harry Bosch shot a serial killer. The trial claims he was wrong; a concrete-encased body agrees.

by Michael Connelly 1994

4.24

81k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔪 Serial Killer 📋 Copycat Killer 👻 Haunted Detective

College Girl, Missing

by Shawn Cohen • 2024

She vanished after a night of partying, barefoot on the security footage. The witnesses went silent.

3.54

18k+

🔍 Unsolved Disappearances 🎓 College Campus Crime 📺 Media And Crime 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Advocates 🤫 Silence And Obstruction

College Girl, Missing 89%

She vanished after a night of partying, barefoot on the security footage. The witnesses went silent.

by Shawn Cohen 2024

3.54

18k+ ratings

🔍 Unsolved Disappearances 🎓 College Campus Crime 📺 Media And Crime 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Advocates 🤫 Silence And Obstruction

We Keep the Dead Close

by Becky Cooper • 2020

Red ochre. A Harvard student murdered. Anthropology department blamed. DNA named a stranger.

3.72

13k+

🕵️ Cold Case Investigations 🏛️ Institutional Cover-Ups 🎓 Gender In Academia 🔥 Feminist True Crime 📝 Immersive Journalism

We Keep the Dead Close 89%

Red ochre. A Harvard student murdered. Anthropology department blamed. DNA named a stranger.

by Becky Cooper 2020

3.72

13k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Investigations 🏛️ Institutional Cover-Ups 🎓 Gender In Academia 🔥 Feminist True Crime 📝 Immersive Journalism

London Falling

by Patrick Radden Keefe • 2026

A young impostor dies in the Thames. Police close the case. His parents don't.

4.37

36k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🔍 Family Investigation 🎭 Impostor Narrative 🚫 Police Failure 🌫️ Dark And Atmospheric

London Falling 89%

A young impostor dies in the Thames. Police close the case. His parents don't.

by Patrick Radden Keefe 2026

4.37

36k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🔍 Family Investigation 🎭 Impostor Narrative 🚫 Police Failure 🌫️ Dark And Atmospheric

The Gentleman's Hour

by Don Winslow • 2011

A surfer murdered. A false confession. PI Boone Daniels hunts the killer inside his own tribe.

4.13

6k+

🏄 Surf Noir 🕵️ Ex-Cop Detective ☀️ Sunshine Noir 💀 Cartel Violence 🤙 Surf Brotherhood

The Gentleman's Hour 89%

A surfer murdered. A false confession. PI Boone Daniels hunts the killer inside his own tribe.

by Don Winslow 2011

4.13

6k+ ratings

🏄 Surf Noir 🕵️ Ex-Cop Detective ☀️ Sunshine Noir 💀 Cartel Violence 🤙 Surf Brotherhood

Manifest Injustice

by Barry Siegel • 2013

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

4.10

178

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics 🏛️ Politics And Justice 🗝️ Prison Survival

Manifest Injustice 89%

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

by Barry Siegel 2013

4.10

178 ratings

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics 🏛️ Politics And Justice 🗝️ Prison Survival

Behind the Door

by Amy Price • 2023

An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.

3.48

1k+

🏚️ Urban Decay 🏨 Hotel Memoir 💼 Workplace Memoir 🏠 Homelessness 🧠 Mental Health Crisis

Behind the Door 89%

An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.

by Amy Price 2023

3.48

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Urban Decay 🏨 Hotel Memoir 💼 Workplace Memoir 🏠 Homelessness 🧠 Mental Health Crisis

Under the Trestle

by Ron Peterson Jr. • 2018

Virginia never convicted anyone without a body. Then a girl vanished and a dog found him.

4.30

2k+

🏛️ No-Body Murder Trials 🔍 Circumstantial Evidence 🐕 Cadaver Dogs 🔮 Psychic Detectives ⚖️ Landmark Trials

Under the Trestle 89%

Virginia never convicted anyone without a body. Then a girl vanished and a dog found him.

by Ron Peterson Jr. 2018

4.30

2k+ ratings

🏛️ No-Body Murder Trials 🔍 Circumstantial Evidence 🐕 Cadaver Dogs 🔮 Psychic Detectives ⚖️ Landmark Trials

The Idaho Four

by James Patterson • 2025

Four students stabbed to death in a college town where no one locked their doors.

4.15

30k+

🏘️ Small Town Tragedy 🎓 Campus Crime 🧬 Forensic Genealogy 🚔 Police Investigation 📺 Media Coverage Of Crime

The Idaho Four 89%

Four students stabbed to death in a college town where no one locked their doors.

by James Patterson 2025

4.15

30k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Tragedy 🎓 Campus Crime 🧬 Forensic Genealogy 🚔 Police Investigation 📺 Media Coverage Of Crime

Mindhunter

by John E. Douglas • 1995

Dismissed as witchcraft, FBI profiling began when an agent interviewed serial killers in prison.

4.09

84k+

🎯 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killers 🏛️ Fbi History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir

Mindhunter 89%

Dismissed as witchcraft, FBI profiling began when an agent interviewed serial killers in prison.

by John E. Douglas 1995

4.09

84k+ ratings

🎯 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killers 🏛️ Fbi History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir

The Gates of Janus

by Ian Brady • 2001

From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.

3.61

511

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling ⚖️ Crime And Power 📺 Media Sensationalism

The Gates of Janus 89%

From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.

by Ian Brady 2001

3.61

511 ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling ⚖️ Crime And Power 📺 Media Sensationalism

Killing the Dream

by Gerald Posner • 1998

No government plot, no mob hit. A racist drifter's meticulous path to a Memphis balcony.

4.09

220

🔫 Political Assassinations 🕵️ Conspiracy Debunking 📋 Forensic Journalism ✊ Civil Rights History 🎯 Lone Gunman Theory

Killing the Dream 89%

No government plot, no mob hit. A racist drifter's meticulous path to a Memphis balcony.

by Gerald Posner 1998

4.09

220 ratings

🔫 Political Assassinations 🕵️ Conspiracy Debunking 📋 Forensic Journalism ✊ Civil Rights History 🎯 Lone Gunman Theory

The Art Thief

by Michael Finkel • 2023

History's most prolific art thief never stole for money. He stole to possess beauty itself.

3.92

103k+

🖼️ Art Theft 🎨 Aesthetic Obsession 🧠 Collector Psychology 🕵️ Amateur Criminals 💔 Love And Crime

The Art Thief 89%

History's most prolific art thief never stole for money. He stole to possess beauty itself.

by Michael Finkel 2023

3.92

103k+ ratings

🖼️ Art Theft 🎨 Aesthetic Obsession 🧠 Collector Psychology 🕵️ Amateur Criminals 💔 Love And Crime

The Black Hand

by Stephan Talty • 2017

One NYPD detective took on the Black Hand. His bosses barely cared if his people survived.

3.63

2k+

🕵️ Organized Crime 🇮🇹 Early Mafia 🏙️ Gilded Age 🧳 Immigrant Experience 👮 Police History

The Black Hand 89%

One NYPD detective took on the Black Hand. His bosses barely cared if his people survived.

by Stephan Talty 2017

3.63

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Organized Crime 🇮🇹 Early Mafia 🏙️ Gilded Age 🧳 Immigrant Experience 👮 Police History

A Darkness More Than Night

by Michael Connelly • 2000

A retired FBI profiler takes on a ritualistic murder. The evidence points straight to Harry Bosch.

4.17

69k+

🔍 Police Procedural ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🪤 Frame-Up Plot 🕵️ Flawed Detective ↩️ Former Agent Returns

A Darkness More Than Night 89%

A retired FBI profiler takes on a ritualistic murder. The evidence points straight to Harry Bosch.

by Michael Connelly 2000

4.17

69k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🪤 Frame-Up Plot 🕵️ Flawed Detective ↩️ Former Agent Returns

The Black Echo

by Michael Connelly • 1992

Harry Bosch's dead comrade pulls him into a bank heist where the FBI is the enemy.

4.14

218k+

🏙️ Los Angeles Noir 🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 💰 Heist Gone Wrong 🕴️ Corrupt Fbi Agent 👮 Police Procedural

The Black Echo 89%

Harry Bosch's dead comrade pulls him into a bank heist where the FBI is the enemy.

by Michael Connelly 1992

4.14

218k+ ratings

🏙️ Los Angeles Noir 🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 💰 Heist Gone Wrong 🕴️ Corrupt Fbi Agent 👮 Police Procedural

The Devil at His Elbow

by Valerie Bauerlein • 2024

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

4.46

14k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👑 Family Dynasties 🏛️ Small Town Corruption ⚖️ Abuse Of Power 💊 Opioid Crisis

The Devil at His Elbow 89%

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

by Valerie Bauerlein 2024

4.46

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👑 Family Dynasties 🏛️ Small Town Corruption ⚖️ Abuse Of Power 💊 Opioid Crisis

The Wrong Side of Goodbye

by Michael Connelly • 2016

Harry Bosch takes a dying billionaire's plea: find the hidden child of a doomed love affair.

4.34

80k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🕵️ Haunted Detective 💰 Hidden Heir 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 🔪 Serial Predator

The Wrong Side of Goodbye 89%

Harry Bosch takes a dying billionaire's plea: find the hidden child of a doomed love affair.

by Michael Connelly 2016

4.34

80k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🕵️ Haunted Detective 💰 Hidden Heir 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 🔪 Serial Predator

Chasing Evil

by John Edward • 2025

Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.

4.44

6k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Files 🔮 Psychic Mediumship 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir 👻 After-Death Communication

Chasing Evil 89%

Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.

by John Edward 2025

4.44

6k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Files 🔮 Psychic Mediumship 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir 👻 After-Death Communication

A Casebook of Murder

by Colin Wilson • 1969

Gin soaked London bred one kind of killer. Chicago later produced a man who built a murder castle.

3.63

🕰️ Murder History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔬 Forensic History 🚨 Sex Crimes 🔪 Serial Murder

A Casebook of Murder 89%

Gin soaked London bred one kind of killer. Chicago later produced a man who built a murder castle.

by Colin Wilson 1969

3.63

41 ratings

🕰️ Murder History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔬 Forensic History 🚨 Sex Crimes 🔪 Serial Murder

Bihar Diaries

by Amit Lodha • 2018

An IIT failure turned cop pursues Bihar's most feared gangster, armed with only a Nokia phone.

4.18

1k+

🚔 Police Memoirs 🔍 True Crime Procedural 🇮🇳 Indian Policing 🕶️ Criminal Underworld 🏛️ Crime And Politics

Bihar Diaries 89%

An IIT failure turned cop pursues Bihar's most feared gangster, armed with only a Nokia phone.

by Amit Lodha 2018

4.18

1k+ ratings

🚔 Police Memoirs 🔍 True Crime Procedural 🇮🇳 Indian Policing 🕶️ Criminal Underworld 🏛️ Crime And Politics

When a Killer Calls

by John E. Douglas • 2022

FBI profiler John Douglas chased a killer who phoned a family to claim their daughter's soul.

4.04

7k+

🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Murder Cases 🔬 Forensic Psychology 🕵️ Fbi Investigations 💔 Community Trauma

When a Killer Calls 89%

FBI profiler John Douglas chased a killer who phoned a family to claim their daughter's soul.

by John E. Douglas 2022

4.04

7k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Murder Cases 🔬 Forensic Psychology 🕵️ Fbi Investigations 💔 Community Trauma

The Ghost Orchid

by Jonathan Kellerman • 2024

An eerie double murder in Bel Air exposes a victim's secret past and a vengeful brother.

4.18

17k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🧩 Psychological Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔒 Family Secrets

The Ghost Orchid 89%

An eerie double murder in Bel Air exposes a victim's secret past and a vengeful brother.

by Jonathan Kellerman 2024

4.18

17k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🧩 Psychological Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔒 Family Secrets

Anatomía del mal

by Jordi Wild • 2024

Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.

3.42

884

🧠 Criminal Psychology 😈 Nature Of Evil 🧒 Childhood Trauma 💪 Toxic Masculinity 👥 Group Violence

Anatomía del mal 89%

Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.

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3.42

884 ratings

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The Autistic Brain 88%

The FBI made Whitey Bulger an informant. He turned his handlers into his hit squad.

by Temple Grandin 2013

4.1

11k+ ratings

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Tokyo Noir

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An American journalist in Tokyo exposes yakuza corruption, facing cancer, loss, and a Zen path.

3.90

628

🐉 Yakuza True Crime 🌆 Tokyo Underworld 🇰🇷 Korean Diaspora ☢️ Fukushima Disaster 💔 Cancer Memoir

Tokyo Noir 88%

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by Jake Adelstein 2024

3.90

628 ratings

🐉 Yakuza True Crime 🌆 Tokyo Underworld 🇰🇷 Korean Diaspora ☢️ Fukushima Disaster 💔 Cancer Memoir

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His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.

4.01

2k+

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The Art of Making Money 88%

His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.

by Jason Kersten 2009

4.01

2k+ ratings

💵 Counterfeiting 🕴️ Organized Crime 🧑‍🏫 Criminal Mentorship 🏚️ Poverty And Crime 🔬 Technical Obsession

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