Swanson, Jane Yolen, Neal Bascomb, rick bowers, Sarah Elizabeth Miller, Susan Kuklin, The Central Park Five, True Crime, Truman Capote Booklist: If You Like The Young Elites by Marie Lu Continue reading True Crime: Books, Podcasts, and Documentaries Posted on MaFebruAuthor Admin Categories Booklists, Genre Guide, Media, Movies, Podcasts, Television Tags Alice Sebold, Chris Barton, Cylin Busby, David Cullen, Jack Gantos, James L.

Croix to New York, eventually landing him in prison. Shortly after graduating from high school, Gantos accepted an offer of $10,000 to help sail a boat full of hash from St. Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos ( 2003 Printz Honor Book, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2006, 2003 Best Books for Young Adults, 2004 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults)

Relive the heart-racing account of the twelve-day chase and capture of John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices in this historical thriller. Swanson ( 2010 Best Books for Young Adults) One of the most followed crime cases of the late 1800s, Miller reexamines the brutal crime that left Lizzie Borden’s father and step-mother hacked to death with an ax, and why so many thought it was Lizzie’s doing.Ĭhasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden & the Trial of the Century by Sarah Elizabeth Miller Here is a list of heart-pounding true crime books and other media. True crime can also be a great gateway to other narrative nonfiction for readers that don’t see themselves as nonfiction readers through it they might find themselves spellbound. CC image via Flickr user Tony Websterįor readers that enjoy a suspenseful or thriller type mystery, true crime can be a great nonfiction option. But we can never guarantee that someone else won’t accuse us of a crime.” Whatever the reason, one thing it does is challenge our worldview. Maybe the draw is that we want to see justice served, or we want to know if we could spot the true crime in a situation, or maybe it has something to do with the fact that, as one of the lawyers in Making a Murderer says, “We could all say that we’re never going to commit a crime. Simpson: American Crime Story, and the runaway Netflix hit Making a Murderer, our fascination with crime stories doesn’t seem to wane. With Season 2 of the popular podcast Serial nearing the end of this current season, the FX original limited series, The People v.

The Bloody Tide by Jane Yolen