Books like All-American murder by James Patterson

A psychological thriller about a psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who calls himself the Son of Lindbergh, and a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology who must outmaneuver him.

John Grisham’s first nonfiction book exposes a wrongful conviction that left a small‑town Oklahoma man on death row, revealing how faulty evidence and Justice System failures can turn a tragedy into a tragic misjudgment.

Harlan Coben’s thriller follows a man’s desperate search for his missing brother, spiraling into a painful hunt for a killer and the truth behind betrayal and family secrets.

When Chicago detective Billy Harney wakes up with amnesia after a shoot‑out, he must unravel a conspiracy that led him to a high‑profile brothel and its elusive black book—each page could free him or trap him forever.

Mickey Haller, a cynical Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer, tackles a high‑paying case that turns out to be far more dangerous than it first appears.

Joseph Wambaugh revisits the shocking 1989 Main Line murder of schoolteacher Susan Reinert, uncovering the investigative journey that led to two men—Dr. Jay C. Smith and William Bradfield—as the case that racked a Philadelphia suburb.

The Von Bülow Affair offers a detailed, journalistic retelling of the sensational 1980s trial in which Claus von Bülow was convicted of attempting to murder his wife, Sunny, drawing on exclusive interviews and court transcripts.

A true‑crime collection featuring high‑stakes murder plots in New York and a chilling case of a mother‑daughter dynamic gone deadly.

Two true‑crime case studies: a wealthy man buried alive with only 48 hours of air, and a fatal shooting in the Sierra Nevada involving locals and wealthy developers.

A serial killer has been terrorizing New York City, and only a renowned expert on criminal behavior can stop him.

Court Gentry, known as The Gray Man, is a legendary assassin who moves from job to job, never leaving a trace. Facing lethal adversaries, he must prove that there is no gray area between killing for a living and killing to survive.

Racing through the highs and lows of the most infamous American criminal trial, this biography unpacks the lives of Nicole Brown Simpson and O.J. Simpson, revealing family dynamics, alleged abuse, and the trials that shook California.

He Had A Successful Career, A Selfless Wife, And Three Loving Children. When high school sweethearts Karen and Richard Sharpe married, they shared an interest in medicine, a desire for family, and a dream for the future. For Karen, that dream became a nightmare. After years of abuse at the hands of her physician husband, she put an end to their 26-year marriage. Fearing a crushing divorce settlement, Richard ended the marriage first by unloading a .22-caliber rifle into Karen's chest. The murder revealed more about the millionaire doctor-and his double life-than polite Boston society was prepared for. He Also Had A Secret That Shot His Picture-Perfect World To Hell. Behind the doors of their upscale Massachusetts home, Dr. Sharpe was a compulsive cross-dresser with a penchant for his own daughter's underwear-a respected family man who had not only been taking hormones to grow breasts, but who stole his wife's birth control pills to supplement them. But not even his own family could have imagined that it would take cold-blooded murder to finally reveal the good doctor's disturbing secrets, and shatter forever the prosaic façade of an all-American family.

A woman is violently attacked in her bed, setting off a high‑stakes trial for a billionaire businessman in London’s Old Bailey. As media swarm around the city’s luxury Tribeca hotel, former private‑detective Jon Roscoe races to protect his own family from the fallout of a shocking verdict.