[STEAM] 10 best books for True Crime sleuths

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was one of the books that inspired me to study Criminal Psychology. Although I’ve never done anything with that study, it’s still an interesting subject. In Mindhunter, John Douglas gives details about the art of Criminal Profiling, something that he helped to father the concept of. 

Having worked on cases such as Jeffrey ******* and serving as the inspiration for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, John Douglas is a trustworthy guide as you take your first dip into the world of criminal psychology. 

Talking with Serial Killers

Christopher Berry-Dee

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is one of many books that follow the same format — in-depth descriptions of his meetings with some of the most depraved killers known to human history and verbatim retellings of his interviews with them. 

Murders of the ****** Museum

Gordon Honeycombe

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Sadly, it’s closed to the public, so

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is as close as I’ll ever visit. The book is filled with detailed looks at a multitude of murders and photos of evidence that hasn’t been outside of Scotland Yard since it was put there, and it is infinitely interesting to dive into. 

The Stranger Beside Me

Ann Rule

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This gives Ann a unique perspective on Bundy, from before the time that he is known to have committed his first *******. She knew him as a friend, just another person in a world filled with them, before his name became a household name for all the wrong reasons. She writes about their friendship in

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, and it’s an interesting insight into who he was before he became a monster.

The Five

Hallie Rubenhold

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The same cannot be said for his victims. The five women who were brutally killed during his brief murderous stint in London’s Whitechapel deserve to be known for more than the circumstances of their deaths.

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is a deep dive into who they were before they died and offers a glimpse of life in the slums of Victorian London. 

A Mother’s Reckoning

Sue Klebold

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Dylan Klebold was one of the shooters, and

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is his mother’s retelling of events leading up to and following that fateful day. It’s easy to blame a mother for overlooking signs, but nobody blames Sue more than she does herself. All of the profits from her memoir were donated to mental health charities. 

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark

Michelle McNamara

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, Michelle McNamara was already a well-known true crime journalist, creating the

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website that proved very popular. At some point, she became obsessed with the idea of discovering the identity of a serial ******* and ********* in California, who she dubbed the Golden State Killer.

Sadly, the book was never finished before she died, but her husband took up the mantle with two other writers to complete her work and finally have it published. Two months after the book was finally released to the public, the cold case was solved when Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested and charged with the six murders McNamara desperately wanted to solve. 

If You Tell

Gregg Olsen

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is a gutwrenching true story of Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek, who were brutally mistreated and abused by their mother for their entire childhood. Abuse is never an easy topic to read, and Michelle Knotek took the levels of abuse to extremes that should never be possible between a mother and their children. 

Mixed in with the horrific story of abuse are three murders, but also an inspirational story of sisterhood and determination to keep going. Even though, at times, If You Tell is the kind of book that you need to put down to take a step back, it’s also a true tale of survival. 

Cold Cases

Cheyna Roth

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Cold Cases is an excellent choice. 

While some have been solved since the publication of

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(the Golden State Killer, for one), it’s interesting to read about the cases from the perspective of a time before they were solved. For others, it’s scary to realise that people can commit such heinous crimes and manage to get away with them.

Cannibal

Lois Jones

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is the story of his life, crimes, and sentencing.

For the act, Meiwes was originally jailed for only eight years and six months for Manslaughter, owing to the willingness of his victim. In a retrial in 2006, Meiwes was then convicted of ******* and sentenced to life in prison, quite rightfully. He argued that his crime was not *******, but instead assisted suicide, and entirely consensual between both parties.

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