The most popular true crime books of 2023

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true crime books published in 2023, most popular first.

What the Dead Know Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

Barbara Butcher

Published 2023

288 pages

The Other Dr. Gilmer Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice

Benjamin Gilmer

Published 2023

320 pages

Lost in the Valley of Death

Harley Rustad

Published 2023

304 pages

American Demon

Daniel Stashower

Published 2023

368 pages

Sandy Hook An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth

Elizabeth Williamson

Published 2023

512 pages

Bad City Peril and Power in the City of Angels

Paul Pringle

Published 2023

320 pages

Code Name Blue Wren

Jim Popkin

Published 2023

352 pages

The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

Douglas Brunt

Published 2023

384 pages

His Name is George Floyd One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice

Robert Samuels, Toluse Olorunnipa

Published 2023

544 pages

My Name Is Mahtob The Story that Began the Global Phenomenon Not Without My Daughter Continues

Mahtob Mahmoody

Published 2023

294 pages

Cults Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them

Max Cutler

Published 2023

416 pages

Homegrown Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

Jeffrey Toobin

Published 2023

432 pages

Easy Money Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud

Ben McKenzie, Jacob Silverman

Published 2023

320 pages

The Night Before Christmas (DI James Walker series, Book 4)

Alex Pine

Published 2023

384 pages

The Man in Lower Ten

Mary Roberts Rinehart

Published 2023

248 pages

The Serial Killer's Sister

Alice Hunter

Published 2023

352 pages

Deliberate Cruelty Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century

Roseanne Montillo

Published 2023

320 pages

Butler to the World How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals

Oliver Bullough

Published 2023

273 pages

There Will Be Fire Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

Rory Carroll

Published 2023

416 pages

Scoundrel The True Story of the Murderer Who Charmed His Way to Fame and Freedom

Sarah Weinman

Published 2023

464 pages

Madame Restell The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

Jennifer Wright

Published 2023

334 pages

The Elissas Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia

Samantha Leach

Published 2023

288 pages

Spies The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West

Calder Walton

Published 2023

672 pages

Nazi Billionaires The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties

David de Jong

Published 2023

400 pages

What the Dead Know Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

The Other Dr. Gilmer Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice

Lost in the Valley of Death

American Demon

Sandy Hook An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth

Bad City Peril and Power in the City of Angels

Code Name Blue Wren

The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

His Name is George Floyd One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice

My Name Is Mahtob The Story that Began the Global Phenomenon Not Without My Daughter Continues

Cults Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them

Homegrown Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

Easy Money Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud

The Night Before Christmas (DI James Walker series, Book 4)

The Man in Lower Ten

The Serial Killer's Sister

Deliberate Cruelty Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century

Butler to the World How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals

There Will Be Fire Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

Scoundrel The True Story of the Murderer Who Charmed His Way to Fame and Freedom

Madame Restell The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

The Elissas Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia

Spies The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West

Nazi Billionaires The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties

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