First True Crime

Named One of the 50 Best Thriller Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | Over 1 million copies sold! This unputdownable psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell follows a woman who finds herself the subject of her own...

This omnibus includes the first four books of a seven book series. Book 1: Rescued by Ghosts A TRUE STORY Three spirits start visiting young Tim at night. They don’t come to haunt him, they come to warn him. Upstairs, the church is singing and stomping and praying. Downstairs, Tim is hiding, because in his world, being “found” doesn’t mean being saved. It means punishment. Raised inside a high-control religion where obedience is everything, Tim watches the rules tighten, the fear deepen, and the adults call cruelty “God’s will.” The ghosts keep appearing, nudging him away from...

We think our current true-crime news cycle is a product of the internet age. We blame the algorithms, the smartphones, and the viral doomscroll. But the terrifying truth is that our obsession with true crime was masterminded in 1836, deep in a damp Manhattan cellar smelling of stale beer and ink. In this high-energy, fast-paced narrative deep dive Verity North tears down the velvet ropes to expose the origin story of our collective true-crime obsession. A trial is about to begin, the gallery is packed, and it’s time to dive right in.

Terrifying things are happening to Kay Weden, a 40-something single mom and high school teacher in Salisbury, North Carolina. Despite having no known enemies, Kay's home, car, and peace of mind are under attack throughout 1993. Most chilling of all are the senseless attacks on her only son and the shot fired in the night through a wall of her house, which narrowly misses his head as he sleeps.

A powerful family. Two brutal murders. A guilty verdict that did not survive. On June 7, 2021, Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh and her son Paul were found shot to death near the dog kennels of their family’s sprawling Moselle property in South Carolina. The man who called 911 was Maggie’s husband and Paul’s father, prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh. What followed exposed far more than a murder investigation. As detectives reconstructed the final hours at Moselle, Alex’s account began colliding with phone records, vehicle data, missing weapons, financial pressure, and a brief video ...

“No badge, no problem. Michael Lister’s first swing at the modern private eye novel is a home run. The Night Of is an instant classic with rich characters and storytelling that grips your heart from first page to last.” - #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly Lucas Burke and Alix "Blade" Baker: A Pair of Determined Detectives In the sun-soaked expanse of Panama City Beach, Florida, Lucas Burke and Alix “Blade” Baker are the area's most tenacious private investigators. Specializing in missing persons cases, their work is more than just a job—it’s a personal ...

The Black Widow is a non-fiction true crime novel about the notorious drug smuggler Griselda Blanco. Discover Griselda's story from her childhood on the streets, to becoming an international criminal mastermind. Learn how she partnered with infamous criminals like Pablo Escobar to become one of the most powerful businesswomen in organized crime history - earning billions of dollars in profits along the way. This riveting tale of true crime takes you through all the twists and turns as you uncover secrets that span countries and continents while witnessing first-hand what it takes to become ...

From the bestselling author of If Something Happens to Me , which AudioFile called "thoroughly engaging from beginning to end," comes one of the year’s most anticipated thrillers. This program features an author's note and acknowledgments read by the author. In the glow of their children’s...

In this twisty psychological thriller, a young woman still haunted by her brother’s murder is forced to question everything she thought she knew when the killer’s brother claims the wrong man went to prison. Jessica will never forgive herself. Five years ago, her brother and best friend were...

Mary "Mae" Foley was a force to be reckoned with. On one hip she held her makeup compact, on the other, her NYPD badge. When women were fighting for the vote, Mae was fighting crime in the heart of New York City—taking down rapists, bootleggers, Nazis, and serial killers. One of the first women to be sworn into the police force, Mae not only fought crime in the city that never sleeps, but also did something much bigger—challenged the patriarchal systems that continually tried to shut her and other women down.

🕯 He couldn’t stop history’s first serial killer… but he might finally save himself. 🕯 On the brink of relapse, a broken man wanders into a decaying amusement park exhibit on Chicago’s lakefront. Moments after taking a long-feared hit of heroin, he finds himself not dead — but transported to the glittering horror of the 1893 World’s Fair. There, amid marvels of invention and carnival excess, he meets a charming doctor named H.H. Holmes. What begins as a surreal hallucination turns into a waking nightmare as the man realizes he’s inside the past… and inside the orbit of...

Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2025 The knock on the door changed everything. Until then, we were happy; we knew who we were. ‘You’ve got the wrong person,’ I told him. ‘My wife is gentle and kind. She wouldn’t hurt a fly.’ In 1939, when she was just nineteen years old...

An intrepid female reporter matches wits with a serious, sexy detective in an award-winning author's fun and flirty historical rom-com, perfect for readers of Evie Dunmore, Julia Quinn, and Tessa Dare! England, 1865: Newspaper columnist Lady Katherine Bascomb finds herself the subject of...

Mix in murderous maids, bumbling burglars, and unflinching local heroes and you have True Crime Philadelphia.

"Finlay’s debut is a twisty puzzle that will please fans of thrillers, suspense, and true crime. Cady McClain and Jon Lindstrom capably voice a large cast of characters and keep ratcheting up the tension." -- Library Journal One of the Most Anticipated Books of the year: Newsweek CNN...

This program is read by the author. A deeply-reported, riveting account of a cold case murder in Los Angeles, unsolved until DNA evidence implicated a shocking suspect – a female detective within the LAPD’s own ranks. On February 24, 1986, 29-year-old newlywed Sherri Rasmussen was murdered...

This program includes a bonus conversation with the authors. Taking place during the most critical period of our nation’s birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington’s character, but also illuminates...

He was not Robin Hood. He was a Confederate guerrilla, a political terrorist, and a killer—and a newspaper editor turned him into a hero while he was still robbing trains. On April 3, 1882, Jesse James took off his gun belt, climbed onto a chair to straighten a picture, and Robert Ford shot him in the back of the head for reward money and a pardon. The dust was still settling when the legend swallowed the man whole. Within hours, the murder of the most wanted man in America became a national sensation, and Ford became “the dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard.” But the legend of ...

Meet Roxy.... After years of abuse at the hands of her husband, she's completely lost her mind. Sadly though, turns out her insanity might be her only escape from her nightmarish marriage. With her two young children, Jada and Junior witnessing their mother's torment, Roxy vows to put and end to the abuse, refusing to let history repeat itself through her kids. But will she save herself before it's too late, or will she only find her freedom through a hole in the ground? Find out what happens when a woman's feed up to the top of her skull with the mistreating, the cheatings and the beatings.

From a former law professor of 30+ years comes an age-gap legal suspense romance where the tension isn't just personal—it's a matter of life and death. A relentless true crime podcaster. A brilliant law professor who plays strictly by the rules. And a ticking clock on death row that forces them to cross every line. Kendra Pierce has built her top-rated true crime podcast on one ironclad rule: follow the evidence, never your feelings. But when a terrifying new lead suggests an innocent man is weeks away from execution on Louisiana’s death row, she flies to New Orleans to blow the case ...