Media And Murder Books | Summaries & Audio

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 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

This Book Will Bury Me

by Ashley Winstead • 2025

Grieving her father, a student joins online sleuths to catch a serial killer in small-town Idaho.

3.63

31k+

🎬 True Crime Fiction 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 💻 Digital Vigilantism 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 😈 Charismatic Villain

This Book Will Bury Me 89%

Grieving her father, a student joins online sleuths to catch a serial killer in small-town Idaho.

by Ashley Winstead 2025

3.63

31k+ ratings

🎬 True Crime Fiction 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 💻 Digital Vigilantism 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 😈 Charismatic Villain

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

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

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 88%

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

Think Twice

by Harlan Coben • 2024

Three years after the funeral, Myron Bolitar's dead rival leaves DNA on a murdered model.

4.22

53k+

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🎯 Framed For Murder 💑 Serial Killer Couple 🪦 Faked Death 👥 Crime Fighting Duo

Think Twice 88%

Three years after the funeral, Myron Bolitar's dead rival leaves DNA on a murdered model.

by Harlan Coben 2024

4.22

53k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🎯 Framed For Murder 💑 Serial Killer Couple 🪦 Faked Death 👥 Crime Fighting Duo

Pretty as a Picture

by Elizabeth Little • 2020

A film editor on an island shoot discovers the star posed dead, mirroring the real murder.

3.48

9k+

🎬 Film Set Mystery 📼 True Crime Critique 🔍 Amateur Detective 😬 Anxious Protagonist 👥 Found Family

Pretty as a Picture 88%

A film editor on an island shoot discovers the star posed dead, mirroring the real murder.

by Elizabeth Little 2020

3.48

9k+ ratings

🎬 Film Set Mystery 📼 True Crime Critique 🔍 Amateur Detective 😬 Anxious Protagonist 👥 Found Family

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson • 2005

A disgraced journalist and a hacker reopen a forty-year-old disappearance on a dynastic island.

4.18

3.5M+

🌑 Scandinavian Noir 📁 Cold Case Mystery 🔍 Serial Killer Hunt 👥 Mismatched Investigators 📰 Investigative Journalism

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 88%

A disgraced journalist and a hacker reopen a forty-year-old disappearance on a dynastic island.

by Stieg Larsson 2005

4.18

3.5M+ ratings

🌑 Scandinavian Noir 📁 Cold Case Mystery 🔍 Serial Killer Hunt 👥 Mismatched Investigators 📰 Investigative Journalism

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 88%

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

Conspiracy

by Ryan Holiday • 2018

How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.

3.96

7k+

🎙️ Media Power ⚖️ Legal Warfare 📰 Media Ethics 🕵️ Secret Operations 🔒 Privacy Rights

Conspiracy 88%

How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.

by Ryan Holiday 2018

3.96

7k+ ratings

🎙️ Media Power ⚖️ Legal Warfare 📰 Media Ethics 🕵️ Secret Operations 🔒 Privacy Rights

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

A Need to Kill

by Mark Pettit • 1990

A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.

3.88

339

🧒 Serial Child Murders 🔍 Criminal Profiling 😈 Hidden Predator 🌾 Small Town Terror ⚖️ Death Penalty Debate

A Need to Kill 88%

A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.

by Mark Pettit 1990

3.88

339 ratings

🧒 Serial Child Murders 🔍 Criminal Profiling 😈 Hidden Predator 🌾 Small Town Terror ⚖️ Death Penalty Debate

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 88%

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

Copaganda

by Alec Karakatsanis • 2025

The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.

4.49

582

🎥 Media Criticism ⚖️ Criminal Justice 🔒 Mass Incarceration 🗞️ News Manipulation 😨 Fear Politics

Copaganda 88%

The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.

by Alec Karakatsanis 2025

4.49

582 ratings

🎥 Media Criticism ⚖️ Criminal Justice 🔒 Mass Incarceration 🗞️ News Manipulation 😨 Fear Politics

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

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 88%

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 Poet

by Michael Connelly • 1996

A crime reporter probes his cop brother's suicide and uncovers a Poe-quoting serial killer.

4.23

110k+

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 📰 Journalist Investigator 👮 Police Procedural 🎭 Hidden Killer Identity 🐦 Edgar Allan Poe Motif

The Poet 88%

A crime reporter probes his cop brother's suicide and uncovers a Poe-quoting serial killer.

by Michael Connelly 1996

4.23

110k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 📰 Journalist Investigator 👮 Police Procedural 🎭 Hidden Killer Identity 🐦 Edgar Allan Poe Motif

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

The Cuckoo's Calling

by Robert Galbraith • 2013

A broke PI investigates a supermodel's death ruled suicide. Her brother hired him to prove murder.

3.89

630k+

🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 🎖️ War Veteran Protagonist 💎 High Society Murder 🔍 Investigative Duo 🗣️ Unreliable Witnesses

The Cuckoo's Calling 88%

A broke PI investigates a supermodel's death ruled suicide. Her brother hired him to prove murder.

by Robert Galbraith 2013

3.89

630k+ ratings

🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 🎖️ War Veteran Protagonist 💎 High Society Murder 🔍 Investigative Duo 🗣️ Unreliable Witnesses

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 88%

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

Slanted

by Sharyl Attkisson • 2020

How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.

4.31

1k+

📰 Media Bias 🎭 Narrative Control 🗣️ Weaponized Language 🕹️ Media Manipulation 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Slanted 88%

How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.

by Sharyl Attkisson 2020

4.31

1k+ ratings

📰 Media Bias 🎭 Narrative Control 🗣️ Weaponized Language 🕹️ Media Manipulation 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Ragdoll

by Daniel Cole • 2017

A stitched corpse and a list of six names: a disgraced detective is the last.

3.87

25k+

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 💔 Haunted Detective 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎯 Detective As Target

Ragdoll 88%

A stitched corpse and a list of six names: a disgraced detective is the last.

by Daniel Cole 2017

3.87

25k+ ratings

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 💔 Haunted Detective 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎯 Detective As Target

inside tagesschau

by Alexander Teske • 2025

An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.

3.63

📰 Media Criticism 📺 Public Broadcasting 🇩🇪 German Politics 🗞️ Newsroom Culture ⚖️ Media Bias

inside tagesschau 88%

An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.

by Alexander Teske 2025

3.63

97 ratings

📰 Media Criticism 📺 Public Broadcasting 🇩🇪 German Politics 🗞️ Newsroom Culture ⚖️ Media Bias

In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote • 1966

A Kansas family never locked its doors. Two drifters turned that trust into four graves.

4.09

736k+

🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Death Penalty 🏘️ American Small Towns ✍️ New Journalism 💔 Community Trauma

In Cold Blood 88%

A Kansas family never locked its doors. Two drifters turned that trust into four graves.

by Truman Capote 1966

4.09

736k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Death Penalty 🏘️ American Small Towns ✍️ New Journalism 💔 Community Trauma

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 88%

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

Amusing Ourselves to Death

by Neil Postman • 1985

Television didn't just entertain us. It rewired how we think, argue, and vote.

4.17

40k+

🎙️ Media Ecology 📺 Media Criticism 🧩 Fragmented Attention 🗣️ Public Discourse 🎭 Image Politics

Amusing Ourselves to Death 88%

Television didn't just entertain us. It rewired how we think, argue, and vote.

by Neil Postman 1985

4.17

40k+ ratings

🎙️ Media Ecology 📺 Media Criticism 🧩 Fragmented Attention 🗣️ Public Discourse 🎭 Image Politics

The Word is Murder

by Anthony Horowitz • 2017

Six hours after she plans her funeral, a woman is murdered; a novelist shadows the case.

3.92

104k+

📖 Metafiction 🕵️ Consulting Detective 👥 Reluctant Partners 🎭 Theatrical Murder 💚 Envy As Motive

The Word is Murder 88%

Six hours after she plans her funeral, a woman is murdered; a novelist shadows the case.

by Anthony Horowitz 2017

3.92

104k+ ratings

📖 Metafiction 🕵️ Consulting Detective 👥 Reluctant Partners 🎭 Theatrical Murder 💚 Envy As Motive

The Trade Off

by Sandie Jones • 2023

A young journalist uncovers the lies behind a tabloid scandal that left a woman dead.

3.24

3k+

🖤 Newsroom Thriller 📰 Tabloid Culture 🏢 Toxic Workplace ⚔️ Mentor Rivalry 🔦 Exposing Corruption

The Trade Off 88%

A young journalist uncovers the lies behind a tabloid scandal that left a woman dead.

by Sandie Jones 2023

3.24

3k+ ratings

🖤 Newsroom Thriller 📰 Tabloid Culture 🏢 Toxic Workplace ⚔️ Mentor Rivalry 🔦 Exposing Corruption

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 88%

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

Silent Crime

by W.L. Knightly • 2019

A retiring detective faces a killer who forces corrupt officials to play hangman with their crimes.

3.96

2k+

📋 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👥 Reluctant Partners 🏛️ Corrupt System

Silent Crime 88%

A retiring detective faces a killer who forces corrupt officials to play hangman with their crimes.

by W.L. Knightly 2019

3.96

2k+ ratings

📋 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👥 Reluctant Partners 🏛️ Corrupt System

Hidden Bodies

by Caroline Kepnes • 2016

Robbed by a lover, a bookseller follows her to Hollywood, where someone even more consuming awaits.

3.75

94k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer Pov 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Romance 💀 Murder Couple

Hidden Bodies 88%

Robbed by a lover, a bookseller follows her to Hollywood, where someone even more consuming awaits.

by Caroline Kepnes 2016

3.75

94k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer Pov 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Romance 💀 Murder Couple

Trust Me, I'm Lying

by Ryan Holiday • 2012

Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.

3.85

12k+

📰 Media Manipulation 📈 Attention Economy 🔍 Misinformation 😡 Outrage Culture 🎙️ Media Criticism

Trust Me, I'm Lying 88%

Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.

by Ryan Holiday 2012

3.85

12k+ ratings

📰 Media Manipulation 📈 Attention Economy 🔍 Misinformation 😡 Outrage Culture 🎙️ Media Criticism

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 88%

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

Night Film

by Marisha Pessl • 2013

A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.

3.78

96k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🌀 Postmodern Mystery 📰 Investigative Journalism 🔮 Occult Investigation 🎬 Cursed Film

Night Film 88%

A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.

by Marisha Pessl 2013

3.78

96k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🌀 Postmodern Mystery 📰 Investigative Journalism 🔮 Occult Investigation 🎬 Cursed Film

Linda, como en el asesinato de Linda

by Leif G.W. Persson • 2005

A police student murdered. A cynical detective. Too many clues, not enough answers.

3.23

2k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🌨️ Nordic Noir 🕵️ Flawed Detective 📺 Media Frenzy 🏘️ Small Town Sweden

Linda, como en el asesinato de Linda Summary

Linda, como en el asesinato de Linda 88%

A police student murdered. A cynical detective. Too many clues, not enough answers.

by Leif G.W. Persson 2005

3.23

2k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🌨️ Nordic Noir 🕵️ Flawed Detective 📺 Media Frenzy 🏘️ Small Town Sweden

The Fourth Monkey

by J.D. Barker • 2017

A dead man's severed ear forces a detective to hunt a killer who buries girls alive.

4.26

88k+

🕵️ Serial Killer Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 📖 Killer Origin Story 💔 Dead Wife Grief 🕯️ Dark Family Secrets

The Fourth Monkey 88%

A dead man's severed ear forces a detective to hunt a killer who buries girls alive.

by J.D. Barker 2017

4.26

88k+ ratings

🕵️ Serial Killer Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 📖 Killer Origin Story 💔 Dead Wife Grief 🕯️ Dark Family Secrets

The Smear

by Sharyl Attkisson • 2017

Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.

4.22

1k+

🎯 Character Assassination 📰 Media Manipulation 🤥 Fake News 💰 Dark Money 📢 Propaganda Techniques

The Smear 88%

Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.

by Sharyl Attkisson 2017

4.22

1k+ ratings

🎯 Character Assassination 📰 Media Manipulation 🤥 Fake News 💰 Dark Money 📢 Propaganda Techniques

Too Old for This

by Samantha Downing • 2025

A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.

3.78

56k+

🔪 Serial Killer Pov 👵 Geriatric Thriller 🐱 Cat And Mouse 📺 True Crime Culture 😈 Unrepentant Narrator

Too Old for This 88%

A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.

by Samantha Downing 2025

3.78

56k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Pov 👵 Geriatric Thriller 🐱 Cat And Mouse 📺 True Crime Culture 😈 Unrepentant Narrator

Head Shot by Burl Barer

by Burl Barer • 2001

The shallow grave held one body. The cement bucket at the river bottom held something worse.

3.31

🩸 Vintage True Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🏚️ Generational Trauma 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⚖️ Courtroom Drama

Head Shot by Burl Barer 88%

The shallow grave held one body. The cement bucket at the river bottom held something worse.

by Burl Barer 2001

3.31

84 ratings

🩸 Vintage True Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🏚️ Generational Trauma 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⚖️ Courtroom Drama

Rewind

by Catherine Ryan Howard • 2019

An Irish cottage, a missing influencer, hidden cameras in every room: one recorded her murder.

3.65

7k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 📹 Hidden Surveillance 📱 Social Media Facade 🔥 Gaslighting 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Rewind 87%

An Irish cottage, a missing influencer, hidden cameras in every room: one recorded her murder.

by Catherine Ryan Howard 2019

3.65

7k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 📹 Hidden Surveillance 📱 Social Media Facade 🔥 Gaslighting 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Twilight

by Mark Cotta Vaz • 2008

Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.

4.20

451k+

🏢 Corporate Dynasties 📺 Media Empires 💔 Family Dysfunction 📋 Corporate Governance 📰 Media Manipulation

Twilight 87%

Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.

by Mark Cotta Vaz 2008

4.20

451k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Dynasties 📺 Media Empires 💔 Family Dysfunction 📋 Corporate Governance 📰 Media Manipulation

Lethal Prey

by John Sandford • 2025

Five million dollars revives a cold case, forcing a prosecutor who killed once to kill again.

4.21

22k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Cold Case 🖤 Female Serial Killer 🎙️ True Crime Obsession 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Lethal Prey 87%

Five million dollars revives a cold case, forcing a prosecutor who killed once to kill again.

by John Sandford 2025

4.21

22k+ ratings

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