Books like I'd Kill for You by M. William Phelps

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.

A chilling true‑crime investigation uncovers the twisted life of David Brown, a California entrepreneur suspected of manipulating his daughter into murdering his wife and orchestrating a web of deceit and abuse.

A teenage girl awakens in a hospital, unable to recall the past six weeks—including the accident that claimed her best friend—and must solve whether the tragedy was truly an accident.

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.

A candid memoir by serial killer Pee Wee Gaskins detailing his murders, rapes, and the brutal path to execution in South Carolina.

A nonfiction portrait of the Bronx’s 1980s–1990s drug wars, examining crack’s rise, violent gang clashes, and the rise and fall of the notorious Sex Money Murder crew.

An investigative chronicle of violent crimes in Virginia, focusing on rape and murder case studies and the criminal inquiry methods used by law enforcement, including forensic analysis and investigative protocols.

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

The Piersons. They were the family next door - picture-book America, close, loving, prosperous, observing conventions, upholding decent values. Then the father, James Pierson, was shot dead in the driveway of his suburban Long Island home, and the truth began to come out. The first horror was that his sweet high school cheerleader daughter Cheryl had hired the killer. The next was why she did it....

In this disturbing true account, Jessica McCord, after a nasty divorce and bitter custody battle, decides to get revenge on her ex-husband and his new wife by leading them into a deadly trap that cost them their lives.

A true‑crime account of the 1985 murder of an aristocratic couple in Virginia, detailing how the victim’s beautiful, manipulative daughter and her lover became implicated in the case.

A true‑crime examination of the 1996 murder of JonBenét Ramsey, the famous Colorado beauty contest participant, exploring the investigation, media frenzy, and legal battles that followed.

A gripping true‑crime investigation, detailing cosmetic surgeon Dr. Anthony Pignataro’s forged credentials, botched procedures, and attempted arsenic poisoning of his wife, followed by four other shocking criminal cases.

353 pages : 24 cm

437 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 18 cm

A detailed true‑crime account of the Skylar Neese murder in Virginia, examining investigative breakthroughs, trial outcomes, and the perspectives of family, friends, and authorities.

Describes how troubled sixteen-year-old Adrianne Reynolds became trapped in a web of jealousy and domination and was murdered and dismembered by her own supposed best friends.