Books like The Killing Kind by M. William Phelps

Mara Leveritt’s investigative account unravels the West Memphis Three case, exposing investigative failures, judicial error, and the wrongful imprisonment of three teenagers in Arkansas’s brutal triple‑murder trial.

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 gripping true‑crime account of the Tate–LaBianca murders, revealing Ed Sanders’ exclusive access to the Manson family, their Spahn Ranch hideaways, and the trial’s behind‑the‑scenes dynamics with defense counsel and investigators.

American Honor Killings exposes a series of murders involving gay and straight men, tracing hate, bullying, and identity struggles from 1999 to recent convictions across Alabama, San Quentin, and New York.

A chilling, contemporary crime saga in which a Navy SEAL and his wife execute a brutal robbery, murder, and dismemberment of two vacationers in Ocean City, Maryland.

A gripping true‑crime account of Jeff Zack’s murder, revealing the complex web of motives—from jealous spouses to wealthy rivalries—and the investigative path that uncovered the killer’s deadly agenda.

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 chilling true‑crime account of Victor Paleologus, a Hollywood Hills predator who lured aspiring models into his home and murdered a twenty‑one‑year‑old.

Stolen in the Night is a true‑crime biography that follows the arrest and execution of serial child abductor Joseph Duncan, detailing his crimes, the investigation, and the impact on the victims’ families.

437 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 18 cm

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.