The Murder of Heinrich Himmler How New Evidence Suggests Foul Play
Krzysztof Drozdowski
Published 2026
224 pages
The most popular true crime books of 2026
True crime tells the stories of real crimes and the people caught up in them. Murders, heists, frauds and cold cases are reconstructed from evidence, trials and interviews. The best of these books care about the victims and the investigation as much as the criminal. Expect careful reporting and stories that are hard to forget. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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Killer Couples Deadly Duos and Their Horrifying Deeds
Paul Roland, John Marlowe, Charlotte Greig
Published 2026
224 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
Carlo Gambino Boss of Bosses
Michael Benson, Frank DiMatteo
Published 2026
304 pages
Jersey Boss The Rise of Mafia Power Jerry Catena
Scott M. Deitche
Published 2026
256 pages
Dead in the Water The Real Story of Nathan Carman
David J. Farrell
Published 2026
336 pages
The Pain Brokers How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America's Lawsuit Factory
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Published 2026
352 pages
Inside the Mind of Charles Manson
Brad Hunter
Published 2026
250 pages
Lucky Devils The True Story of Three Rebel Gamblers Who Beat the Odds and Changed the Game
Kit Chellel
Published 2026
288 pages
HH Helenio Herrera
Richard Fitzpatrick
Published 2026
240 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
Noah Charney, Marina Abramovic, Ulay
Published 2026
176 pages
Strip Club Heiress The Jet Strip, My Father’s Conviction, and the Murder of Mac McKenna
Laurel Woods
Published 2026
320 pages
Killing the Kingfish
Jack B. McGuire
Published 2026
824 pages
The High Road Confessions of a Homicide Cop
Hank Idsinga
Published 2026
320 pages
Capone's Vault The Real Story of the Biggest Disaster in Television History
William Elliott Hazelgrove
Published 2026
224 pages
The Veiled Prophet
Devin Thomas O'Shea
Published 2026
352 pages
Starstruck A Journalist's Pursuit of a Fugitive Pop Star, Her Diabolical Maestro, and Their Teenage Sex Cult
Christopher McDougall
Published 2026
368 pages
Digital Intrusion
Minc
Published 2026
256 pages
Injustice Town A Corrupt City, a Wrongly Convicted Man, and a Struggle for Freedom
Rick Tulsky
Published 2026
432 pages
The Trial, Imprisonment and Death of the Yorkshire Ripper
Chris Cook
Published 2026
224 pages
Ctrl + Alt + Chaos How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet
Joe Tidy
Published 2026
256 pages
Dark Screens Hackers and Heroes in the Shadowy World of Ransomware
Anja Shortland
Published 2026
320 pages