The most popular true crime books of 2026

168 books

true crime books published in 2026, most popular first.

The World's Worst Cults True Stories of Murder and Manipulation

Al Cimino

Published 2026

208 pages

Deadly Serial Killers Chilling Tales of the World's Worst Criminals

Al Cimino

Published 2026

400 pages

Cover of The Cases That Haunt Us From Jack the Ripper to Jon Benet Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries that Won't Go Away

The Cases That Haunt Us From Jack the Ripper to Jon Benet Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries that Won't Go Away

John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

Published 2026

352 pages

When You See It How I Outsmarted & Outlasted Dirty John

Amy Jauman, Tonia Bales

Published 2026

240 pages

End of Days Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America

Chris Jennings

Published 2026

352 pages

Killing Lisa

Toby Dorr

Published 2026

278 pages

Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr Unravelling the Soham Murders

Brittany Ann Jones

Published 2026

224 pages

The Murder of Heinrich Himmler How New Evidence Suggests Foul Play

Krzysztof Drozdowski

Published 2026

224 pages

Killer Couples Deadly Duos and Their Horrifying Deeds

Paul Roland, John Marlowe, Charlotte Greig

Published 2026

224 pages

Carlo Gambino Boss of Bosses

Michael Benson, Frank DiMatteo

Published 2026

304 pages

Cover of Someone Somewhere Knows Something A Gripping Collection of True Crime Stories Based on the Hit Podcast the Missing Australia, for Readers of I Catch Killers and Stalking Claremont

Someone Somewhere Knows Something A Gripping Collection of True Crime Stories Based on the Hit Podcast the Missing Australia, for Readers of I Catch Killers and Stalking Claremont

Meni Caroutas

Published 2026

320 pages

Jersey Boss The Rise of Mafia Power Jerry Catena

Scott M. Deitche

Published 2026

256 pages

The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders

Joshua Sharpe

Published 2026

272 pages

Lucky Devils The True Story of Three Rebel Gamblers Who Beat the Odds and Changed the Game

Kit Chellel

Published 2026

288 pages

The Sons of Gunshooter

Matt Fitzsimons, Dorothy Denetclaw

Published 2026

240 pages

Bufalino Revelations of a Mafia Family, the Teamsters, and the Final Resting Place of Jimmy Hoffa

Charles Bufalino

Published 2026

304 pages

Marina Abramovic and Ulay's Historic Gambit: The Artwork Theft Caper that Shook the Art World

Noah Charney, Marina Abramovic, Ulay

Published 2026

176 pages

Killing Maradona How cocaine, the Camora, cartels and crime corrupted football's greatest talent

David Arrowsmith

Published 2026

304 pages

Killing Maradona How Cocaine, the Camora, Cartels and Crime Corrupted Football's Greatest Talent

David Arrowsmith

Published 2026

304 pages

Killing the Kingfish: The Huey Long Assassination

Jack B. McGuire

Published 2026

824 pages

Thou Savage Woman Female Killers in Early Modern Britain

Blessin Adams

Published 2026

No Memory for Murder The Incredible Story of a Sadistic Murder in Halifax's Point Pleasant Park

Blain Henshaw

Published 2026

200 pages

Earth to Earth Lives and Violent Deaths of a Devon Farming Family: a True Crime Classic Revisited

John Cornwell

Published 2026

256 pages

The Trial, Imprisonment and Death of the Yorkshire Ripper

Chris Cook

Published 2026

224 pages

The World's Worst Cults True Stories of Murder and Manipulation

Deadly Serial Killers Chilling Tales of the World's Worst Criminals

The Cases That Haunt Us From Jack the Ripper to Jon Benet Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries that Won't Go Away

When You See It How I Outsmarted & Outlasted Dirty John

End of Days Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America

Killing Lisa

Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr Unravelling the Soham Murders

The Murder of Heinrich Himmler How New Evidence Suggests Foul Play

Killer Couples Deadly Duos and Their Horrifying Deeds

Carlo Gambino Boss of Bosses

Someone Somewhere Knows Something A Gripping Collection of True Crime Stories Based on the Hit Podcast the Missing Australia, for Readers of I Catch Killers and Stalking Claremont

Jersey Boss The Rise of Mafia Power Jerry Catena

The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders

Lucky Devils The True Story of Three Rebel Gamblers Who Beat the Odds and Changed the Game

The Sons of Gunshooter

Bufalino Revelations of a Mafia Family, the Teamsters, and the Final Resting Place of Jimmy Hoffa

Marina Abramovic and Ulay's Historic Gambit: The Artwork Theft Caper that Shook the Art World

Killing Maradona How cocaine, the Camora, cartels and crime corrupted football's greatest talent

Killing Maradona How Cocaine, the Camora, Cartels and Crime Corrupted Football's Greatest Talent

Killing the Kingfish: The Huey Long Assassination

Thou Savage Woman Female Killers in Early Modern Britain

No Memory for Murder The Incredible Story of a Sadistic Murder in Halifax's Point Pleasant Park

Earth to Earth Lives and Violent Deaths of a Devon Farming Family: a True Crime Classic Revisited

The Trial, Imprisonment and Death of the Yorkshire Ripper

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