Books like Blood games by Jerry Bledsoe

A locked‑in murder on the Orient Express forces detective Hercule Poirot to unravel a mystery among a diverse group of passengers during a snowbound night.

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.

After a May 1981 shooting in Savannah, John Berendt chronicles the city’s eccentric society, a murder trial, and the undercurrents of Southern culture in a nonfiction narrative that reads like a taut novel.

A biographical portrait of Gary Gilmore, the 1976 Utah murderer who demanded his death sentence be carried out, fighting a system eager to keep him alive long after conviction.

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 precise, ten‑year investigation into the 1999 Columbine High School massacre that uncovers the truth behind the myth and examines the killers, victims, and community response.

Dead by Sunset is a gripping true‑crime case study that examines the homicide of Cheryl Brad, delving into her marriage to the psychopath she called Tall, her legal career, and the court’s handling of the murder trial in Oregon.

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.

Former Italian police marshal Guarnaccia is thrust into a grisly hunt for a serial killer, working under relentless detective Simonetti in the historic streets of Florence.

Blood Brothers chronicles the 1989 shotgun murders of parents Jose and Kitty Menendez by their sons Lyle and Erik—offering a chilling, evidence‑based look at inherited wealth, family crime and the highly publicized California trial.

Sharon Marshall, a brilliant and beautiful student, was drawn into a lifetime of deception by her murderous fugitive father, creating one of America’s most baffling criminal cases.

When fifteen-year-old Gregory Hesse is found dead, a single gunshot to his head, it appears to be a tragic suicide. But it's a verdict his mother refuses to accept and eventually her pleas for an inquiry are taken seriously. Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD knows only too well what secret lives teenagers live. He and his wife Rina have recently taken on the responsibility of raising Gabe Whitman, an enigmatic and gifted teen, after his parents abandoned him. A situation made more unnerving by Decker's realisation he knows nothing about the boy in his care. Just six weeks later a sixteen-year-old girl commits suicide. She was a student at the same high school as Gregory, an exclusive academy well known for being a playground for the rich. As Decker's probes into the lives of these privileged teenagers, he must follow a dark trail of twisted allegiances and unholy alliances. And with the return of Gabe's father, former hit-man Chris Donnatti, the case takes an even more sinister turn!

A riveting true‑crime chronicle of Kari Swenson’s kidnapping in Montana’s Big Sky country and the relentless manhunt led by Sheriff Johnny France.

Bitter Blood chronicles the true‑crime saga of three affluent families whose tangled marriages and vengeful love culminate in a death‑streak that claims nine lives.

A true‑crime investigation into the 1928 disappearance of Grace Budd in New York, detailing the relentless search, national press coverage, and the shocking crimes of Albert Fish.

A true‑crime account of the shocking 1990 murder of Gregg Smart and the subsequent trial that rattled the United States, revealing a twisted motive involving a teenage accomplice.

A true crime investigation following the murder of nineteen‑year‑old Mark Fisher, a college football star from New York City.

A true‑crime account of a serial offender who terrorized the town of Skidmore, MO, until he was shot dead in broad daylight, yet no one facing the town was ever charged.