The most popular true crime books of 2026

168 books

true crime books published in 2026, most popular first.

Dark Screens Hackers and Heroes in the Shadowy World of Ransomware

Anja Shortland

Published 2026

320 pages

The Mother Next Door Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy

Andrea Dunlop, Mike Weber

Published 2026

304 pages

Killer Cults

Emma Kenny

Published 2026

320 pages

Untitled 2691

Doubleday

Published 2026

368 pages

Every Breath You Take A True Story of Obsession, Revenge, and Murder

Ann Rule

Published 2026

464 pages

Zodiactually The Real Story of a Fake Serial Killer

Eddie McNamara

Published 2026

280 pages

Killers of Roe My Investigation Into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights

Amy Littlefield

Published 2026

288 pages

White Pines and Stone The Hunt for the Springfield Three

Christopher Whitcomb, Mcdermott, Dylan

Published 2026

320 pages

Cyber Warfare A Reference Handbook

Paul J. Springer

Published 2026

272 pages

Scam Nation: Undercover with the Next Generation of Cyber Fraudsters

Kaf Okpattah

Published 2026

240 pages

The Wicked Among Us Murder, Blackmail, and Book Collecting in the Ozarks

James Owen

Published 2026

288 pages

The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe

James Patterson

Published 2026

400 pages

Felony Review Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago

Randy Barnett

Published 2026

240 pages

Wired on Wall Street The Rise and Fall of Tipper X, One of the FBI's Most Prolific Informants

Tom Hardin

Published 2026

288 pages

Essentials of Forensic Analytical Toxicology

Sachil Kumar, Tulsidas R. Baggi

Published 2026

328 pages

Silencing Journalism by Murder? An Overview of Six Global Case Studies

Gayane Torosyan, Ismail Amani

Published 2026

192 pages

Champions of Innocence Inside the Fight Against Wrongful Convictions

Saul Kassin

Published 2026

272 pages

On the Trail of the Kray Twins

Mark Davis, RICHARD CHARLES. DAVIS COBB (MARK.)

Published 2026

224 pages

Cave Mountain A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks

Benjamin Hale

Published 2026

304 pages

The Octopus A Transnational Tale of Espionage and the Murder of Danny Casolaro

Feral House

Published 2026

240 pages

Story of a Murder The Wives, the Mistress and Dr Crippen

Hallie Rubenhold

Published 2026

418 pages

American Reich A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate

Eric Lichtblau

Published 2026

352 pages

Ghosts of Iron Mountain The Hoax of the Century, Its Enduring Impact, and What It Reveals About America Today

Phil Tinline

Published 2026

352 pages

Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde' The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten

CRAIG. GANENDRAN MOORE (MELISSA.), Melissa Ganendran

Published 2026

240 pages

Dark Screens Hackers and Heroes in the Shadowy World of Ransomware

The Mother Next Door Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy

Killer Cults

Untitled 2691

Every Breath You Take A True Story of Obsession, Revenge, and Murder

Zodiactually The Real Story of a Fake Serial Killer

Killers of Roe My Investigation Into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights

White Pines and Stone The Hunt for the Springfield Three

Cyber Warfare A Reference Handbook

Scam Nation: Undercover with the Next Generation of Cyber Fraudsters

The Wicked Among Us Murder, Blackmail, and Book Collecting in the Ozarks

The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe

Felony Review Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago

Wired on Wall Street The Rise and Fall of Tipper X, One of the FBI's Most Prolific Informants

Essentials of Forensic Analytical Toxicology

Silencing Journalism by Murder? An Overview of Six Global Case Studies

Champions of Innocence Inside the Fight Against Wrongful Convictions

On the Trail of the Kray Twins

Cave Mountain A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks

The Octopus A Transnational Tale of Espionage and the Murder of Danny Casolaro

Story of a Murder The Wives, the Mistress and Dr Crippen

American Reich A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate

Ghosts of Iron Mountain The Hoax of the Century, Its Enduring Impact, and What It Reveals About America Today

Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde' The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten

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