The Onion Field17 reviews Joseph Wambaugh Dell, 1974 Moving Narrative about a Crime and it's aftermath + The Book Has Some Great Lines + The Meaning Of Guilt + A Treasure + EXCELLENT READ - SOME OF THE BEST IN THIS GENRA             The Stranger Beside Me: The Twentieth Anniversary Edition178 reviews Ann Rule W. W. Norton & Company, 2000 Very gripping + Some comments.... + Great, fascinating book + Very Creepy + Check the locks             Leopold and Loeb: THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY13 reviews Hal Higdon University of Illinois Press, 1999 Excellent + thephotojournalist + A perfect example of why we need 3 1/2 stars + authoritative, readable, concise, complete...but complex + Stark, Realistic, Superb             Wild Ride: The Rise and Fall of Calumet Farm Inc., America's Premier Racing Dynasty22 reviews Ann Hagedorn Auerbach Holt Paperbacks, 1995 Ripping The Veneer Off The Sport Of Kings + What a ride it was! + FABULOUS STORY.........I am urging everyone to read it!! + Astonishing Story... + Financial shenanigans and excess destroy a racing dynasty             The Valachi Papers19 reviews Peter Maas Harper Paperbacks, 2003 BADABING...BADABOOM... + Small time Joe tells a big time story. + Great Reading, Mafia Buff!! + History at its best + THE CURTAIN RISES             Fatal Vision73 reviews Joe McGinniss Signet, 1984 Thanks Freddy and Mildred Kassab. + Best true crime I've ever read + Not McGinniss's best but a classic of the genre + Brilliant, Sad, Truthful, and Painful! + Brilliant             The Complete History of Jack the Ripper65 reviews Philip Sugden Da Capo Press, 2002 The best book on the subject yet written. + Well deserved praise + The Definitive Review + Last words! + Definitive.             Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member180 reviews Sanyika Shakur Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998 Ought to be on a lot more reading lists! + Eye-Opening Book About The Real Gang Life + Alot more people neeed to read this book + Chase von's review of Monster....             I, Willie Sutton2 reviews Quentin Reynolds Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1953 very readable Willie Sutton is probably the best known bank robber in America (he was once even profiled on "60 Minutes"). Although his chosen occupation is pretty dubious, he was very good at it, and this biography is a truly gripping read. I can't give examples without spoiling the story, but it's one of the ...             Cell 2455, Death Row6 reviews Caryl Chessman Textbook Pub, 2003 A journey to reality + Interesting + A bone chilling look at a treacherous lifestyle + Intelligent and Engaging             Helter Skelter180 reviews Vincent Bugliosi Bantam Books, 1982 AMAZING!! + Insightful and Informative Book on one of the most sensational murders ever + Hands Down the SCARIEST Book I Have Ever Read Helter Skelter was the absolute best true crime book I have ever read. From the very beginning, the book captures you into the lives of the murderers, victims, and prosecutors. It does a remarkable job at building the story line so that you are not overwhelmed with information, but are still well ...             Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw ...195 reviews William Queen Random House, 2005 Awsome + UNREAL + talk about courage ... + Required reading if interested in motorcycle gangs + Eye-Opening             John Dillinger: The Life and Death of America's First Celebrity Criminal14 reviews Dary Matera Da Capo Press, 2004 Even more interesting than I thought it would be + A Rip Roaring Read When I climbed into "John Dillinger's getaway car," a 1933 Hudson Terraplane, and ripped off a piece of the torn leather back seat, I had no idea just how famous, or infamous, Dillinger really was. Fortunately for me, I was but a child, Dillinger was recently dead, and his car was on display at a ...             Duke of Deception18 reviews Geoffrey Wolff Vintage, 1990 Forgive, But Don't Forget + Doesn't spare his father or himself + Brilliant memoir of father/son relationship by brother of Tobias Wolff + The Sins of the Fathers             Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer107 reviews Ann Rule Free Press, 2004 Life On the Streets + Ann Rule's Finest Work-Ever! It took Ms Rule over 20 yrs to write this book , and as you will tell it is very well written . It tells us the story of the 49 victims and a little of what their life was like as most of them lived on the streets . The Green River Killer (GRK) didn't have a preference , He didn't care about the ...             The Night Stalker62 reviews Philip Carlo Pinnacle, 2000 An insightful and well-written account of true crime. + Scary, suspenseful, very detailed biography... + The Complete Night Stalker. + An Incredibly Thorough Book and a Classic in the Genre             Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake279 reviews Stan Redding, Frank W. Abagnale Broadway, 2000 great pulp especially for a short plane trip! + A Real Kick in the Head + Good Interesting Read "The parental drive Frank wants from Carl feels less evident, missing the sensitive looks and words as played in the movie by Hanks and DiCaprio." don't you realize how silly it is to complain that stuff happens in the movie(fictional) and not in the book (factual).             The Airman and the Carpenter: 27 reviews Ludovic Kennedy Viking Adult, 1985 Well researched and wonderfully written! + A miscarriage of justice... + An Argument Against Guilt + An Argument Against Guilt             Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original Psycho50 reviews Harold Schechter Pocket, 1998 Excellent! + Good book.... + PsychoKiller Quest que cest? + Short and to the point + Couldn't put it down!             The Boston Stranglers8 reviews Susan Kelly Pinnacle, 2002 Terrific book considering the subject matter! + DeSalvo-Green Man or Strangler? + A Gripping Read + Susan Kelly's "The Boston Stranglers"