Books like Lying in wait and other true cases by Ann Rule

A chilling, factual account of the 1959 shotgun murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, where four members were killed with no clear motive or clues.

In 1893 Chicago, Erik Larson weaves the story of visionary architect Daniel Burnham and the cunning serial killer H.H. Holmes, whose crimes unfolded against the backdrop of the World’s Columbian Exposition.

John E. Douglas recounts his 25‑year career in the FBI Behavioral Science Unit, detailing how psychological profiling helped him solve some of the nation’s most infamous serial killings.

John Douglas reveals the hidden motives behind violent crime, examining the psychology of serial killers, mass murderers, and ordinary people who commit horrific acts.

An investigative account of Diane Downs, a sociopathic mother who murdered her three children while seeking affection from a married man, revealing the chilling details of her trial and the psychological profile uncovered by Ann Rule.

Ann Rule’s true‑crime biography exposes the chilling rise of serial killer Ted Bundy and the devastating realization she faced when she discovered the killer was her friend.

Eve Dallas, a police officer and author, receives a clue from a book that leads her to solve a murder in New York City.

Veteran sniper Bob Lee Swagger returns to the U.S. to investigate a murder that places him against powerful adversaries, blending sharp suspense and crime investigation.

A suspenseful novel set 18 years after the murder of Bellamy Lyston Price's sister, exploring themes of family secrets, the dangers of fame, and the struggle for justice in a world where a killer has eluded the law for two decades.

A thriller featuring a young prosecutor who becomes entangled in the case of a famous actress and her tragic death.

A true‑crime account of Princeton‑educated Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, a former U.S. Marine, convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and two children in 1970, and the chilling investigation that followed.

A mysterious woman in a hospital with newborns and a killer in a diamond mine.

A gripping psychological suspense novel set in Dublin, focusing on two detectives investigating a series of murders in the woods.

A Seattle fisherman’s brutal death on the Puget Sound forces detective J.P. Beaumont and his partner Sue Danielson to confront a buried century‑old mystery and their own dark pasts.

An investigative reporter tracks the long‑timed serial killer who has murdered women in South Central Los Angeles since the 1980s, uncovering the case’s alleged identity.

No Regrets is a true‑crime book by Ann Rule that examines murder and cold‑case investigations in the United States.

Trust. It's the foundation of any enduring relationship between friends, lovers, spouses, and families. But when trust is placed in those who are not what they seem, the results can be deadly. Ann Rule, who famously chronicled her own shocking experience of unknowingly befriending a sociopath in The Stranger Beside Me, offers a riveting, all-new collection from her true-crime files, with the lethally shattered bonds of trust at the core of each bloodsoaked account. Whether driven to extreme violence by greed or jealousy, passion or rage, these calculating sociopaths targeted those closest to them -- unwitting victims whose last disbelieving words could well have been "but I trusted you...." Headlining this page-turning anthology is the case of middle-school counselor Chuck Leonard, found shot to death outside his Washington State home on an icy February morning. A complicated mix of family man and wild man, Chuck played hard and loved many...but who crossed the line by murdering him in cold blood? And why? The revelation is as stunning as the shattering crime itself, powerfully illuminating how those we think we know can ingeniously hide their destructive and homicidal designs. Along with other shattering cases, immaculately detailed and sharply analyzed by America's #1 true-crime writer, this fourteenth Crime Files volume is essential reading for getting inside the mind of the hidden killers among us.

A blind woman investigates a serial killer through her musical therapy skills.

A true‑crime investigation into Philadelphia’s failed 911 system that ultimately leads one family to transform emergency response.

An intensive look at the unsolved 1991 murder of four girls in Austin, Texas, tracing decades of investigation, DNA advances, and the challenges of justice.

A Biblical scholar uncovers a mysterious letter from Jesus, leading him on a thrilling hunt to find the lost scroll that could change the world.

In February 2013, Suburban Washington, D.C. faced an alarming spike in homicides and police‑involved shootings. Del Quentin Wilber follows the Prince George’s County homicide unit through its frantic investigation of a series of brutal murders, including the infamous “Red Ball” case.