true crime book

C9071

concept

A true crime book is a nonfiction work that investigates and narratively reconstructs real criminal cases, exploring the events, people involved, and broader social or psychological implications.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
true crime book canonical	28
true-crime book	17
true crime literature	2
book about crime	1
book about wrongful conviction	1
nonfiction crime work	1

Instances (50)

Instance	Via concept surface
Crime: How to Solve It – And Why So Much of What We’re Told Is Wrong	book about crime
Lone Wolf: Eric Rudolph: Murder, Myth, and the Pursuit of an American Outlaw	—
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing	—
I Heard You Paint Houses	true-crime book
Jane: A Murder	true crime literature
The Red Parts	—
This House of Grief	—
The Expressman and the Detective	—
The Mollie Maguires and the Detectives	—
Handcarved Coffins	nonfiction crime work
the book "Lazarus and the Hurricane" surface form: Lazarus and the Hurricane	book about wrongful conviction
Zodiac Unmasked	—
In Cold Blood	—
Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob	—
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town	—
The Newgate Calendar	true crime literature
The Executioner’s Song	—
Disco Bloodbath	true-crime book
The Gates of Janus	—
Evil Relations	true-crime book
This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial	—
Wiseguy	true-crime book
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets	—
The Murderer Next Door	—
Robert Farquharson surface form: This House of Grief	true-crime book
Honor Thy Father	—
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark surface form: I'll Be Gone in the Dark	—
We’ll Get ’Em	true-crime book
Citizen K-9: How a Dog Named K-9 Helped Solve the Coldest Case in U.S. History	true-crime book
Unveiling Claudia	true-crime book
The Onion Field (book) surface form: The Onion Field	—
The Spiritualists and the Detectives	—
The Innocent Man	—
Bugliosi surface form: Helter Skelter	true-crime book
Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy	—
And the Sea Will Tell	—
Curt Gentry surface form: Helter Skelter	—
Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery	true-crime book
Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony	true-crime book
A Woman Scorned: The Shocking Real Story of Scott Peterson and the Murder of Laci Peterson	true-crime book
Mafia Princess: Growing Up in Sam Giancana’s Family	true-crime book
Who Named the Knife	—
Rampage (non-fiction book) surface form: Rampage	—
Escape from Alcatraz (1963 non-fiction book) surface form: Escape from Alcatraz	—
In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption	true-crime book
The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins	true-crime book
“Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower” surface form: Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower	true-crime book
“Nutcracker: Money, Madness, Murder: A Family Album” surface form: Nutcracker: Money, Madness, Murder: A Family Album	true-crime book
The Home Invaders	—
Frank Hohimer surface form: The Home Invaders	—