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  1. Hunting Whitey

    1. Hunting Whitey

    Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge
    Fits this list for its focus on murder.
  2. Maniac

    2. Maniac

    Harold Schechter
    Fits this list for its focus on mass.
  3. The Devil's Harvest

    3. The Devil's Harvest

    Jessica Garrison
    Fits this list for its focus on murder.
  4. Death in the Jungle

    4. Death in the Jungle

    Candace Fleming
    Fits this list for its focus on murder.
  5. The Idaho Four

    5. The Idaho Four

    James Patterson, Vicky Ward
    Included for strong book club alignment with this mass murder list.
  6. Bringing Ben Home

    6. Bringing Ben Home

    Barbara Bradley Hagerty
    Fits this list for its focus on murder.
  7. While Idaho Slept

    7. While Idaho Slept

    J. Reuben Appelman
    Included for strong true alignment with this mass murder list.
  8. Murderland

    8. Murderland

    Caroline Fraser
    Included for strong best alignment with this mass murder list.
  9. The Good Nurse

    9. The Good Nurse

    Charles Graeber
    Fits this list for its focus on murder.
  10. Why Meadow Died

    10. Why Meadow Died

    Andrew Pollack, Max Eden
    Fits this list for its focus on mass and murder.
  11. A Descent Into Hell

    11. A Descent Into Hell

    Kathryn Casey
    Fits this list for its focus on murder.
  12. American Reich

    12. American Reich

    Eric Lichtblau
    Fits this list for its focus on murder.
  13. The Killer Across the Table

    13. The Killer Across the Table

    John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
    Included for strong short story alignment with this mass murder list.
  14. I'll Be Gone in the Dark

    14. I'll Be Gone in the Dark

    Michelle McNamara, Patton Oswalt
    Included for strong book club alignment with this mass murder list.
  15. Long Haul

    15. Long Haul

    Frank Figliuzzi
    Included for strong true alignment with this mass murder list.
  16. Trigger Points

    16. Trigger Points

    Mark Follman
    Fits this list for its focus on mass.
  17. The Borden Murders

    17. The Borden Murders

    Sarah Miller
    Fits this list for its focus on murder.
  18. Behold the Monster

    18. Behold the Monster

    Jillian Lauren, Michael Connelly
    Included for strong true alignment with this mass murder list.
  19. One Cut

    19. One Cut

    Eve Porinchak
    Included for strong true alignment with this mass murder list.
  20. Still Life With Bones

    20. Still Life With Bones

    Alexa Hagerty
    Included for strong history alignment with this mass murder list.
  21. Jimmy the King

    21. Jimmy the King

    Gus Garcia-Roberts
    Fits this list for its focus on murder.
  22. One Year in Uvalde

    22. One Year in Uvalde

    John Quiñones, María Elena Salinas
    Fits this list for its focus on mass.
  23. The Peepshow

    23. The Peepshow

    Kate Summerscale
    Included for strong best alignment with this mass murder list.
  24. Furious Hours

    24. Furious Hours

    Casey Cep
    Fits this list for its focus on murder.

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