Books like Outcry by Harold Schechter

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.

A year‑by‑year chronicle of global crime spanning two centuries, profiling infamous killers, organized crime, and violent events from London’s slums to modern terrorist attacks.

The Serial Killer Files catalogs real‑world serial murderers—from John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy to historical figures—offering rigorous profiles, psychological insights, and details on crimes, motives, and societal impact.

A Texas Ranger and a group of paranormal investigators solve a case of murder and disappearance in San Antonio.

A forensic biography of Dr. H. H. Holmes, the infamous Chicago serial killer whose deadly Castle hid twenty-seven murders.

A sweeping anthology that examines how American writers have portrayed crime, exploring motives, societal shock, and the quest for meaning in American true‑crime literature.

In Margaret Maron's atmospheric thriller 'Storm Track,' Judge Deborah Knott faces a chilling murder mystery amid an impending North Carolina hurricane, blending legal intrigue with atmospheric suspense.

An exhaustive true‑crime account of Ed Gein, the Wisconsin farmhand whose murders and grave‑robbing shocked America in 1957, revealing the depths of deviant behavior and the social conditions that framed his crimes.

A true‑crime biography of Jane Toppan, the 19th‑century New England nurse who became the most prolific female serial killer in America.

From veteran true crime master Harold Schechter comes a unique look into the history of crime told through the dark objects left behind. The false teeth of a female serial killer from 1908, the cut-and-paste confession of the Black Dahlia killer, the newly cracked cipher of the Zodiac killer, the shotgun used in the Clutter family murders, which were made famous by Truman Capote's true crime classic In Cold Blood—these are more than simple artifacts that once belonged to notorious murderers. They are objets of fascination to the legion of true crime obsessives around the world. And not merely for fleeting dark thrills, but because they represent a way to better understand those who we typically label monsters in lieu of learning how they actually became one. In Murderabilia, veteran true crime writer Harold Schechter presents 100 murder-related artifacts spanning two centuries (1808–2014), with accompanying stories of various lengths. A visual and literary journey, it presents a history unlike any previously told in the true crime genre, one that speaks to the dark fascination of true crime fans while also presenting a larger historical timeline of how and why we continue to be captivated by the most sensational crimes and killers among us.