Books like Cruel death by M. William Phelps

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.

A true‑crime chronicle that follows editor Michelle McNamara’s obsessive investigation of the Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and murderer who terrorized California for decades.

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.

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 true crime investigation into the political machinations of a transnational power bloc known as The Octopus.

The book examines the true story of Sheila Davalloo, a woman who, after a broken affair with colleague Nelson Sessler, murdered his new girlfriend and later assaulted her own husband.

Retired Philadelphia detectives, police and a forensic sculptor team up to solve cold cases, including the mysterious 1957 Boy in the Box, and explore the history of New York City’s Vidocq Society.

Behind A Veil Of Tranquility. . . In the lovely town of Pleasant Valley in upstate New York, the maple trees were ablaze with fall's blood-red color. The air was crisp. And a woman named Susan Fassett left her weekly choir practice at a church--when a killer emerged from the shadows and mercilessly gunned her down. . .. Was A Realm Of Sexual Depravity Where Murder Was The Last Sin. Stunned, the police immediately suspected Susan Fassett's husband and surrounded his home. They couldn't have been more wrong. Susan Fassett had been living a secret life, entangled in a passionate web of dominance, lesbian sex, betrayal--and a depraved plan for murder. After detectives untangled a web of secrets and corruption hidden in plain sight, the town of Pleasant Valley would be rocked again when a shocking trial exposed the whole sordid truth. . . "Phelps proves that truth is more shocking than fiction." --Allison Brennan "Phelps is one of America's finest true-crime writers." --Vincent Bugliosi

A detailed case study of a United States murder investigation that incorporates parapsychological approaches into the investigative process.

viii, 302 p. : 25 cm

A thorough, journalistic account of the Laci and Scott Peterson murder investigation, detailing courtroom proceedings, investigative breakthroughs, and exclusive interviews, written by former judge and legal analyst Catherine Crier.

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.

437 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 18 cm