True crime reading guide
True stories of murder, gangsters, investigations and the wrongfully imprisoned.
The truth can be stranger than fiction, and just as gripping.
Join the chase as investigators hunt down black widows and blood-thirsty killers, fraudsters and mobsters. Learn about forensics and the psychology of the criminal mind, or gain a greater understanding of fundamentalists and extremism. Play Sherlock and try to solve an historical "cold case" or pick apart the evidence in a miscarriage of justice.
Real life stories of crime and punishment await.
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True crime reading lists
True crime reading lists
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