The best true crime books scintillate, fascinate, and speak to the dark heart of humankind, with many being adapted into movies and TV shows.

From nonfiction books about shocking robberies and serial killers to moving memoirs about survival, below, we rounded up the best true-crime books from the past decade that are worth reading.

There are crime books from many different decades waiting for a big screen adaptation, from stand-alone Agatha Christie novels to unique young adult crime books from the 21st century.

True crime captures audiences in all media forms: TV shows, podcasts, documentaries, and, of course, books. But what makes a good true crime read? Traci Thomas, creator of “The Stacks ...

The Best True Crime to Stream: Dramatizations That Deliver Across television, film and podcast, here are four picks that successfully give well-known true-crime stories the scripted treatment.

"Bringing Adam Home" is one of the finest true-crime books since Thomas Thompson's "Blood and Money" (1976). The authors meticulously recount Adam's kidnapping from a Sears store in Hollywood, Fla.

9 Best True-Crime Docs (and Series) of 2024 From disappearances to murders to retired movie-star apes, there's something for everyone in our picks for the best streaming true crime of the year ...