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	Gordon Burn (2004) Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son. Faber and Faber Obsessive book about Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper. Burns is one of the best British writers today. It's about time he gets more attention. More...		Erik Larson (2004) The Devil in the White City During the 1893 Chicago World's Fair H.H. Holmes, a charming doctor, killed somewhere between 27 and 200 people, mostly single young women. The gruesome serial killer actually built a hotel and crematorium to get rid of the corpses. Larson's breathtaking account of these historical events reads like crime fiction. More...

	Robin Moore (2003) The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy. The Lyons Press Detectives Edward Egan and Salvatore Grosso almost stumble into a case of heroin smuggling that ultimately leads to the seizure of the largest cache of heroin ever picked up in New York. Crime syndicate heads in Canada and France are involved. First published in 1969. Also a top movie with 5 Academy Awards. More...		Pat Brown (2003) Killing for Sport: Inside the Minds of Serial Killers. New Millennium Press Pat Brown provides blunt insights into the minds of serial killers without the usual psychobabble. Her book tries to destroy some of the popular stereotypes promulgated by movies such as Silence of the Lambs. Serial killers are often not eccentric psychopaths, smart enough to get away with murder, but the dim-wits next door. More...

	Ann Rule (2003) Without Pity: Ann Rule's Most Dangerous Killers Pocket Eight cases from the #1 crime writer. Most stories are warmed-up versions of previously published material. However, if you have never read anything from Rule, this is a good start. More...		Ann Rule (2001) The Stranger Beside Me. Signet Ted Bundy, a most violent sociopath, murderer, and mutilator of women, is the subject of this true-crime book. Ann Rule's chilling account, from the time she unsuspectingly met and worked with the savage slayer to the moment of his death by electrocution in Florida, is one of the greatest books in the true crime genre. More...

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