50 Books like Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

Catch Me If You Can

by Frank W. Abagnale • 1980

Fake Pan Am pilot, fake doctor, fake lawyer. Real FBI manhunt. He was 19.

4.04

63k+

🎭 Con Artists 🪪 Impersonation 🖋️ Forgery 🗣️ Social Engineering ⛓️ Prison Survival

Catch Me If You Can 93%

Fake Pan Am pilot, fake doctor, fake lawyer. Real FBI manhunt. He was 19.

by Frank W. Abagnale 1980

4.04

63k+ ratings

🎭 Con Artists 🪪 Impersonation 🖋️ Forgery 🗣️ Social Engineering ⛓️ Prison Survival

Education of a Felon

by Edward Bunker • 1999

A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.

4.14

2k+

⛓️ Prison Memoir 💰 Career Criminal 🔪 Prison Survival 🔄 Recidivism 🧒 Juvenile Injustice

Education of a Felon 93%

A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.

by Edward Bunker 1999

4.14

2k+ ratings

⛓️ Prison Memoir 💰 Career Criminal 🔪 Prison Survival 🔄 Recidivism 🧒 Juvenile Injustice

The Art Thief

by Michael Finkel • 2023

History's most prolific art thief never stole for money. He stole to possess beauty itself.

3.92

103k+

🖼️ Art Theft 🎨 Aesthetic Obsession 🧠 Collector Psychology 🕵️ Amateur Criminals 💔 Love And Crime

The Art Thief 92%

History's most prolific art thief never stole for money. He stole to possess beauty itself.

by Michael Finkel 2023

3.92

103k+ ratings

🖼️ Art Theft 🎨 Aesthetic Obsession 🧠 Collector Psychology 🕵️ Amateur Criminals 💔 Love And Crime

L'instinct de mort

by Jacques Mesrine • 1984

From mourning a dead songbird to mastering the prison break: the gangster France could never hold.

4.31

422

🔓 Prison Escapes 📝 Criminal Memoir 🗼 French Underworld 💼 Organized Crime ⚔️ Algerian War

L'instinct de mort 92%

From mourning a dead songbird to mastering the prison break: the gangster France could never hold.

by Jacques Mesrine 1984

4.31

422 ratings

🔓 Prison Escapes 📝 Criminal Memoir 🗼 French Underworld 💼 Organized Crime ⚔️ Algerian War

Stalling for Time

by Gary Noesner • 2010

The FBI's lead negotiator reveals why listening beats raiding, and how Waco became the proof.

3.93

6k+

🔍 True Crime Memoirs 🕵️ Fbi Memoirs 🤝 Hostage Negotiation 🧠 Negotiation Psychology 🚨 Crisis Management

Stalling for Time 92%

The FBI's lead negotiator reveals why listening beats raiding, and how Waco became the proof.

by Gary Noesner 2010

3.93

6k+ ratings

🔍 True Crime Memoirs 🕵️ Fbi Memoirs 🤝 Hostage Negotiation 🧠 Negotiation Psychology 🚨 Crisis Management

The Art of Making Money

by Jason Kersten • 2009

His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.

4.01

2k+

💵 Counterfeiting 🕴️ Organized Crime 🧑‍🏫 Criminal Mentorship 🏚️ Poverty And Crime 🔬 Technical Obsession

The Art of Making Money 92%

His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.

by Jason Kersten 2009

4.01

2k+ ratings

💵 Counterfeiting 🕴️ Organized Crime 🧑‍🏫 Criminal Mentorship 🏚️ Poverty And Crime 🔬 Technical Obsession

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

by Allison Hoover Bartlett • 2009

A thief, a detective, and $100,000 in rare books stolen for something money can't buy: status.

3.45

14k+

📚 Rare Book Collecting 📖 Bibliophilia 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔍 Collector's Obsession 💼 White Collar Crime

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Summary

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much 92%

A thief, a detective, and $100,000 in rare books stolen for something money can't buy: status.

by Allison Hoover Bartlett 2009

3.45

14k+ ratings

📚 Rare Book Collecting 📖 Bibliophilia 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔍 Collector's Obsession 💼 White Collar Crime

Bihar Diaries

by Amit Lodha • 2018

An IIT failure turned cop pursues Bihar's most feared gangster, armed with only a Nokia phone.

4.18

1k+

🚔 Police Memoirs 🔍 True Crime Procedural 🇮🇳 Indian Policing 🕶️ Criminal Underworld 🏛️ Crime And Politics

Bihar Diaries 91%

An IIT failure turned cop pursues Bihar's most feared gangster, armed with only a Nokia phone.

by Amit Lodha 2018

4.18

1k+ ratings

🚔 Police Memoirs 🔍 True Crime Procedural 🇮🇳 Indian Policing 🕶️ Criminal Underworld 🏛️ Crime And Politics

The Dark Side of the Mind

by Kerry Daynes • 2019

A forensic psychologist spends her career studying stalkers, until one starts hunting her.

4.02

8k+

🧠 Forensic Psychology 🔍 True Crime Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 😈 Criminal Motivation 🚶 Stalking

The Dark Side of the Mind 91%

A forensic psychologist spends her career studying stalkers, until one starts hunting her.

by Kerry Daynes 2019

4.02

8k+ ratings

🧠 Forensic Psychology 🔍 True Crime Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 😈 Criminal Motivation 🚶 Stalking

The Profiler

by Pat Brown • 2010

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

3.08

2k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

The Profiler 91%

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

by Pat Brown 2010

3.08

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

The Book of Murder

by Matt Murphy • 2024

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

4.43

3k+

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases 💔 Domestic Violence

The Book of Murder 91%

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

by Matt Murphy 2024

4.43

3k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases 💔 Domestic Violence

The Acid Queen

by Susannah Cahalan • 2025

Two hundred acid trips, one prison escape, 24 years underground: the woman behind Timothy Leary.

3.78

1k+

🧪 Psychedelic History 👩‍🎤 Women's Biography 🕵️‍♀️ Fugitive Lives 🦋 Identity Reinvention 🎷 Beat Generation

The Acid Queen 91%

Two hundred acid trips, one prison escape, 24 years underground: the woman behind Timothy Leary.

by Susannah Cahalan 2025

3.78

1k+ ratings

🧪 Psychedelic History 👩‍🎤 Women's Biography 🕵️‍♀️ Fugitive Lives 🦋 Identity Reinvention 🎷 Beat Generation

High Achiever

by Tiffany Jenkins • 2017

Her boyfriend was the cop investigating her crime: the true story of addiction's double life.

4.20

47k+

💉 Opiate Addiction 🔗 Women In Prison 🎭 Functional Addicts 🕊️ Addiction Recovery 🔫 Addiction And Crime

High Achiever 91%

Her boyfriend was the cop investigating her crime: the true story of addiction's double life.

by Tiffany Jenkins 2017

4.20

47k+ ratings

💉 Opiate Addiction 🔗 Women In Prison 🎭 Functional Addicts 🕊️ Addiction Recovery 🔫 Addiction And Crime

Secrets in the Cellar

by John Glatt • 2009

A father's dungeon beneath his home. Twenty-four years, one daughter, seven children in the dark.

3.83

6k+

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🏚️ Hidden Captivity 💔 Familial Abuse 🎭 Double Lives 🚫 Sexual Violence

Secrets in the Cellar 91%

A father's dungeon beneath his home. Twenty-four years, one daughter, seven children in the dark.

by John Glatt 2009

3.83

6k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🏚️ Hidden Captivity 💔 Familial Abuse 🎭 Double Lives 🚫 Sexual Violence

The Wolf of Wall Street

by Jordan Belfort • 2007

His brokerage was a carnival of drugs, money, and manipulation, and he was its ringmaster.

3.75

39k+

📈 Wall Street Memoir 💰 Financial Crime 💊 Drug-Fueled Excess 💔 Toxic Marriage 😈 Darkly Comic

The Wolf of Wall Street 91%

His brokerage was a carnival of drugs, money, and manipulation, and he was its ringmaster.

by Jordan Belfort 2007

3.75

39k+ ratings

📈 Wall Street Memoir 💰 Financial Crime 💊 Drug-Fueled Excess 💔 Toxic Marriage 😈 Darkly Comic

Nowhere Girl

by Cheryl Diamond • 2021

Forging documents before cursive. At sixteen, she walked a runway while hiding a fugitive past.

4.04

9k+

🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🕵️ Criminal Families 💔 Childhood Trauma 🎭 False Identities ✂️ Breaking Family Cycles

Nowhere Girl 91%

Forging documents before cursive. At sixteen, she walked a runway while hiding a fugitive past.

by Cheryl Diamond 2021

4.04

9k+ ratings

🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🕵️ Criminal Families 💔 Childhood Trauma 🎭 False Identities ✂️ Breaking Family Cycles

The Phantom Prince

by Elizabeth Kendall • 1981

She loved him. She called the police on him anyway. His name was Ted Bundy.

4.18

15k+

🕵️ True Crime Memoir 🧠 Psychological Abuse ⛓️ Coercive Control 🔗 Trauma Bonding ✊ Feminist True Crime

The Phantom Prince 91%

She loved him. She called the police on him anyway. His name was Ted Bundy.

by Elizabeth Kendall 1981

4.18

15k+ ratings

🕵️ True Crime Memoir 🧠 Psychological Abuse ⛓️ Coercive Control 🔗 Trauma Bonding ✊ Feminist True Crime

Confident Women

by Tori Telfer • 2021

The fake heiresses, false survivors, and phantom psychics who built empires on other people's hope.

3.72

4k+

🎭 Con Artists 👩‍⚖️ Female Criminals 🕰️ Historical Crime 🧠 Deception Psychology 🪪 Impostors

Confident Women 91%

The fake heiresses, false survivors, and phantom psychics who built empires on other people's hope.

by Tori Telfer 2021

3.72

4k+ ratings

🎭 Con Artists 👩‍⚖️ Female Criminals 🕰️ Historical Crime 🧠 Deception Psychology 🪪 Impostors

True Crime Addict

by James Renner • 2016

One journalist's obsessive search for a missing student leads to arrests, addiction, insanity.

3.65

9k+

🔍 True Crime Memoir 🕵️ Cold Cases 🔎 Obsessive Investigations 🍷 Addiction Memoir 👪 Family Trauma

True Crime Addict 91%

One journalist's obsessive search for a missing student leads to arrests, addiction, insanity.

by James Renner 2016

3.65

9k+ ratings

🔍 True Crime Memoir 🕵️ Cold Cases 🔎 Obsessive Investigations 🍷 Addiction Memoir 👪 Family Trauma

The Art of the Con

by Anthony M. Amore • 2015

A master forger fooled the experts for decades. Then they checked the paint.

3.54

1k+

🖼️ Art Fraud 🕵️ Art Theft 💰 Art Market 🎭 Con Artistry 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Art of the Con 90%

A master forger fooled the experts for decades. Then they checked the paint.

by Anthony M. Amore 2015

3.54

1k+ ratings

🖼️ Art Fraud 🕵️ Art Theft 💰 Art Market 🎭 Con Artistry 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Gates of Janus

by Ian Brady • 2001

From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.

3.61

511

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling ⚖️ Crime And Power 📺 Media Sensationalism

The Gates of Janus 90%

From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.

by Ian Brady 2001

3.61

511 ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling ⚖️ Crime And Power 📺 Media Sensationalism

Marching Powder

by Rusty Young • 2003

A prison where inmates buy cells and a British smuggler leads tours for backpackers.

4.31

31k+

⛓️ Prison Memoir 🧳 Drug Smuggling 💰 Prison Economy 🏛️ Systemic Corruption 🎒 Backpacker Encounters

Marching Powder 90%

A prison where inmates buy cells and a British smuggler leads tours for backpackers.

by Rusty Young 2003

4.31

31k+ ratings

⛓️ Prison Memoir 🧳 Drug Smuggling 💰 Prison Economy 🏛️ Systemic Corruption 🎒 Backpacker Encounters

Kingpin

by Kevin Poulsen • 2011

Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.

3.97

8k+

🖥️ Cybercrime 💻 Computer Hacking 🕵️ Hacker Biography 🌐 Dark Web 🕵️‍♂️ Undercover Operations

Kingpin 90%

Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.

by Kevin Poulsen 2011

3.97

8k+ ratings

🖥️ Cybercrime 💻 Computer Hacking 🕵️ Hacker Biography 🌐 Dark Web 🕵️‍♂️ Undercover Operations

The Parrot's Perch

by Karen Keilt • 2019

Forty-five days in a Brazilian torture cell. Freedom was only the beginning of the fight.

4.23

334

🏛️ Political Imprisonment 🦋 Survivor Memoirs 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧊 Addiction Recovery 💔 Childhood Abuse

The Parrot's Perch 90%

Forty-five days in a Brazilian torture cell. Freedom was only the beginning of the fight.

by Karen Keilt 2019

4.23

334 ratings

🏛️ Political Imprisonment 🦋 Survivor Memoirs 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧊 Addiction Recovery 💔 Childhood Abuse

Provenance

by Laney Salisbury • 2009

A painter forged the art. A con man forged the archives. The art world bought both.

3.93

7k+

🎨 Art Forgery 💰 Art Market 🃏 Confidence Games 📋 Fakes And Frauds 🕵️ True Crime Narrative

Provenance 90%

A painter forged the art. A con man forged the archives. The art world bought both.

by Laney Salisbury 2009

3.93

7k+ ratings

🎨 Art Forgery 💰 Art Market 🃏 Confidence Games 📋 Fakes And Frauds 🕵️ True Crime Narrative

L'Avversario

by Emmanuel Carrère • 2013

Eighteen years as a fake doctor. His office: a parking lot. Then he killed his family.

3.99

51k+

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Pathological Lying 📖 Literary True Crime 🎪 Imposture 🪞 Self-Deception

L'Avversario 90%

Eighteen years as a fake doctor. His office: a parking lot. Then he killed his family.

by Emmanuel Carrère 2013

3.99

51k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Pathological Lying 📖 Literary True Crime 🎪 Imposture 🪞 Self-Deception

The Black Hand

by Chris Blatchford • 2008

He was the Mexican Mafia's most brutal enforcer. Then he became its greatest target.

4.08

2k+

🇲🇽 Mexican Mafia 🕴️ Organized Crime ⛓️ Prison Gangs 🚪 Gang Defection 🕵️ Criminal Informants

The Black Hand 90%

He was the Mexican Mafia's most brutal enforcer. Then he became its greatest target.

by Chris Blatchford 2008

4.08

2k+ ratings

🇲🇽 Mexican Mafia 🕴️ Organized Crime ⛓️ Prison Gangs 🚪 Gang Defection 🕵️ Criminal Informants

Red Notice

by Bill Browder • 2015

His lawyer died in a Moscow jail. To punish the men responsible, he wrote a US law.

4.44

110k+

🇷🇺 Russian Corruption 💰 Kleptocracy 📈 Financial Thrillers 🗳️ Activist Memoirs 🦔 Hedge Fund Memoir

Red Notice 90%

His lawyer died in a Moscow jail. To punish the men responsible, he wrote a US law.

by Bill Browder 2015

4.44

110k+ ratings

🇷🇺 Russian Corruption 💰 Kleptocracy 📈 Financial Thrillers 🗳️ Activist Memoirs 🦔 Hedge Fund Memoir

Behind the Door

by Amy Price • 2023

An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.

3.48

1k+

🏚️ Urban Decay 🏨 Hotel Memoir 💼 Workplace Memoir 🏠 Homelessness 🧠 Mental Health Crisis

Behind the Door 90%

An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.

by Amy Price 2023

3.48

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Urban Decay 🏨 Hotel Memoir 💼 Workplace Memoir 🏠 Homelessness 🧠 Mental Health Crisis

When a Killer Calls

by John E. Douglas • 2022

FBI profiler John Douglas chased a killer who phoned a family to claim their daughter's soul.

4.04

7k+

🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Murder Cases 🔬 Forensic Psychology 🕵️ Fbi Investigations 💔 Community Trauma

When a Killer Calls 90%

FBI profiler John Douglas chased a killer who phoned a family to claim their daughter's soul.

by John E. Douglas 2022

4.04

7k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Murder Cases 🔬 Forensic Psychology 🕵️ Fbi Investigations 💔 Community Trauma

The Desert and the Sea

by Michael Scott Moore • 2018

For 977 days, he was a bargaining chip: a journalist’s survival inside the Somali pirate economy.

3.98

3k+

🏴‍☠️ Somali Piracy ⛓️ Long-Term Captivity 💰 Pirate Economy 🧠 Psychological Survival 🧊 Dehumanization

The Desert and the Sea 90%

For 977 days, he was a bargaining chip: a journalist’s survival inside the Somali pirate economy.

by Michael Scott Moore 2018

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Somali Piracy ⛓️ Long-Term Captivity 💰 Pirate Economy 🧠 Psychological Survival 🧊 Dehumanization

American Kingpin

by Nick Bilton • 2017

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

4.41

55k+

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

American Kingpin 90%

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

by Nick Bilton 2017

4.41

55k+ ratings

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

Stealing Your Life

by Frank W. Abagnale • 2007

A former forger on how thieves pick targets, and the habits that make them move on.

3.67

293

🪪 Identity Theft 🔒 Personal Data Security 🎭 Social Engineering 💻 Digital Security 🛡️ Fraud Prevention

Stealing Your Life 90%

A former forger on how thieves pick targets, and the habits that make them move on.

by Frank W. Abagnale 2007

3.67

293 ratings

🪪 Identity Theft 🔒 Personal Data Security 🎭 Social Engineering 💻 Digital Security 🛡️ Fraud Prevention

You'll Never Believe Me

by Kari Ferrell • 2025

How does a Korean adoptee raised Mormon become a viral grifter? The answer took a decade.

3.34

3k+

🧸 Adoption Trauma 🔍 True Crime Memoir 🎭 Deception And Fraud ⛪ Mormon Upbringing 🪞 Body Image And Shame

You'll Never Believe Me 90%

How does a Korean adoptee raised Mormon become a viral grifter? The answer took a decade.

by Kari Ferrell 2025

3.34

3k+ ratings

🧸 Adoption Trauma 🔍 True Crime Memoir 🎭 Deception And Fraud ⛪ Mormon Upbringing 🪞 Body Image And Shame

Predators

by Gregory M. Cooper • 2007

An ex-FBI profiler reveals what predators look for in a victim, and how to stop being one.

4.20

🧷 Personal Safety 🧠 Predator Psychology 🔍 Criminal Profiling 👀 Situational Awareness 👶 Child Safety

Predators 90%

An ex-FBI profiler reveals what predators look for in a victim, and how to stop being one.

by Gregory M. Cooper 2007

4.20

46 ratings

🧷 Personal Safety 🧠 Predator Psychology 🔍 Criminal Profiling 👀 Situational Awareness 👶 Child Safety

The Cuckoo's Egg

by Clifford Stoll • 1989

A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.

4.28

16k+

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔍 Digital Forensics 🌐 Early Internet 🔎 True Crime Investigation

The Cuckoo's Egg 90%

A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.

by Clifford Stoll 1989

4.28

16k+ ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔍 Digital Forensics 🌐 Early Internet 🔎 True Crime Investigation

Molly's Game

by Molly Bloom • 2014

Tobey Maguire won millions at her table. Leonardo DiCaprio was a regular. The FBI seized everything.

3.84

25k+

🎰 High-Stakes Gambling 👩‍💼 Female Entrepreneurship 🕶️ Underground Economies 🌟 Celebrity Culture ⚡ Power Dynamics

Molly's Game 90%

Tobey Maguire won millions at her table. Leonardo DiCaprio was a regular. The FBI seized everything.

by Molly Bloom 2014

3.84

25k+ ratings

🎰 High-Stakes Gambling 👩‍💼 Female Entrepreneurship 🕶️ Underground Economies 🌟 Celebrity Culture ⚡ Power Dynamics

Knife

by Salman Rushdie • 2024

A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.

3.98

29k+

🩹 Trauma Memoir ✍️ Literary Memoir 🗽 Free Speech 🎯 Writers Under Threat ⚔️ Religious Violence

Knife 90%

A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.

by Salman Rushdie 2024

3.98

29k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Memoir ✍️ Literary Memoir 🗽 Free Speech 🎯 Writers Under Threat ⚔️ Religious Violence

Relentless Pursuit My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein

by Bradley J. Edwards • 2020

One lawyer. Ten years. The secret deal that almost let Jeffrey Epstein go free.

4.32

1k+

🚫 Sexual Abuse 🔗 Sex Trafficking ⚖️ Legal Memoir 🗣️ Victim Advocacy 💪 Survivor Stories

Relentless Pursuit My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein Summary

Relentless Pursuit My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein 90%

One lawyer. Ten years. The secret deal that almost let Jeffrey Epstein go free.

by Bradley J. Edwards 2020

4.32

1k+ ratings

🚫 Sexual Abuse 🔗 Sex Trafficking ⚖️ Legal Memoir 🗣️ Victim Advocacy 💪 Survivor Stories

Manifest Injustice

by Barry Siegel • 2013

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

4.10

178

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics 🏛️ Politics And Justice 🗝️ Prison Survival

Manifest Injustice 90%

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

by Barry Siegel 2013

4.10

178 ratings

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics 🏛️ Politics And Justice 🗝️ Prison Survival

Over the Edge

by Greg Child • 2002

Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.

3.78

643

🏔️ Mountain Survival 🔗 Hostage Captivity 🕌 Islamic Militancy 🇰🇬 Central Asia 🧗‍♂️ Climbing Disasters

Over the Edge 90%

Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.

by Greg Child 2002

3.78

643 ratings

🏔️ Mountain Survival 🔗 Hostage Captivity 🕌 Islamic Militancy 🇰🇬 Central Asia 🧗‍♂️ Climbing Disasters

The Missing Cryptoqueen

by Jamie Bartlett • 2022

A fake cryptocurrency, a hidden Bitcoin fortune, and the woman who vanished onto the Mediterranean.

4.20

2k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency Scams 💸 Financial Fraud 🔺 Multi-Level Marketing 🃏 Ponzi Schemes 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Missing Cryptoqueen 90%

A fake cryptocurrency, a hidden Bitcoin fortune, and the woman who vanished onto the Mediterranean.

by Jamie Bartlett 2022

4.20

2k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency Scams 💸 Financial Fraud 🔺 Multi-Level Marketing 🃏 Ponzi Schemes 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Confessions Of A Cannibal

by Robert Keller • 2015

A detective planted a lie in the newspaper. The cannibal mailed back his recipe.

3.99

374

🔪 Serial Killers 🍖 Cannibalism 📰 Classic True Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Insanity Defense

Confessions Of A Cannibal 90%

A detective planted a lie in the newspaper. The cannibal mailed back his recipe.

by Robert Keller 2015

3.99

374 ratings

🔪 Serial Killers 🍖 Cannibalism 📰 Classic True Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Insanity Defense

People vs. Donald Trump

by Mark Pomerantz • 2023

Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.

4.06

753

🕵️ White-Collar Crime ⚖️ Prosecutorial Ethics 📜 Legal Memoir 💸 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Prosecutorial Discretion

People vs. Donald Trump 90%

Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.

by Mark Pomerantz 2023

4.06

753 ratings

🕵️ White-Collar Crime ⚖️ Prosecutorial Ethics 📜 Legal Memoir 💸 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Prosecutorial Discretion

Unmasked

by Paul Holes • 2022

A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.

4.09

30k+

🔬 Forensic Science 📁 Cold Case Investigations 🧬 Genetic Genealogy 🕵️ Offender Profiling 🧪 Dna Forensics

Unmasked 90%

A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.

by Paul Holes 2022

4.09

30k+ ratings

🔬 Forensic Science 📁 Cold Case Investigations 🧬 Genetic Genealogy 🕵️ Offender Profiling 🧪 Dna Forensics

The Minds of Billy Milligan

by Daniel Keyes • 1981

Twenty-four selves, one body, and a crime that broke the legal definition of guilt.

4.27

36k+

🧠 Forensic Psychiatry 🪞 Dissociative Identity 💔 Childhood Trauma ⚖️ Landmark Court Cases 🧩 Memory And Identity

The Minds of Billy Milligan 90%

Twenty-four selves, one body, and a crime that broke the legal definition of guilt.

by Daniel Keyes 1981

4.27

36k+ ratings

🧠 Forensic Psychiatry 🪞 Dissociative Identity 💔 Childhood Trauma ⚖️ Landmark Court Cases 🧩 Memory And Identity

The Unexpected Spy

by Tracy Walder • 2020

Inside the CIA's most secret unit, a young woman hunted the world's most dangerous men.

3.84

7k+

🕵️ Spy Memoirs 👩‍✈️ Female Spies 💣 Counterterrorism ⚖️ Workplace Sexism 🧠 Vicarious Trauma

The Unexpected Spy 90%

Inside the CIA's most secret unit, a young woman hunted the world's most dangerous men.

by Tracy Walder 2020

3.84

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Memoirs 👩‍✈️ Female Spies 💣 Counterterrorism ⚖️ Workplace Sexism 🧠 Vicarious Trauma

The Art of the Con

by R. Paul Wilson • 2014

Step inside the con artist's mind: the universal scam structure and how to shut it down.

3.89

128

🎭 Confidence Games 🖥️ Social Engineering 🛡️ Scam Prevention 💰 Financial Scams 🧠 Psychological Manipulation

The Art of the Con 90%

Step inside the con artist's mind: the universal scam structure and how to shut it down.

by R. Paul Wilson 2014

3.89

128 ratings

🎭 Confidence Games 🖥️ Social Engineering 🛡️ Scam Prevention 💰 Financial Scams 🧠 Psychological Manipulation

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse

by Michael Franzese • 2009

What a former mob boss knows about negotiation and leadership that business school never taught you.

3.86

634

🗣️ Business Negotiation ⚖️ Business Ethics 🛡️ Integrity In Business 👂 Listening Skills 🎭 Ego Management

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse Summary

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse 90%

What a former mob boss knows about negotiation and leadership that business school never taught you.

by Michael Franzese 2009

3.86

634 ratings

🗣️ Business Negotiation ⚖️ Business Ethics 🛡️ Integrity In Business 👂 Listening Skills 🎭 Ego Management

Inside the Criminal Mind

by Stanton E. Samenow • 1984

The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.

3.77

2k+

🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Forensic Psychology 🎭 Psychopathy 💭 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Cognitive Therapy

Inside the Criminal Mind 89%

The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.

by Stanton E. Samenow 1984

3.77

2k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Forensic Psychology 🎭 Psychopathy 💭 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Cognitive Therapy

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