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True Accounts of Murder & Mayhem

Books : The Devil in the White City:  Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
by: Erik Larson


Books : Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
by: Jon Krakauer


Books : Columbine Columbine
by: Dave Cullen


Books : Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
by: John Berendt


Books : But I Trusted You: Ann Rule's Crime Files #14 But I Trusted You: Ann Rule's Crime Files #14
by: Ann Rule


Books : The Innocent Man The Innocent Man
by: John Grisham


Books : Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
by: Mara Leveritt


Books : The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town
by: Ron Franscell




Forensic Science Books

Books : The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
by: Deborah Blum


Books : Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by: Mary Roach


Books : Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science (College Edition) (9th Edition) Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science (College Edition) (9th Edition)
by: Richard Saferstein


Books : The FBI Career Guide: Inside Information on Getting Chosen for and Succeeding in One of the Toughest, Most Prestigious Jobs in the World The FBI Career Guide: Inside Information on Getting Chosen for and Succeeding in One of the Toughest, Most Prestigious Jobs in the World
by: Joseph W. Koletar


Books : Criminal Investigation Criminal Investigation
by: Charles Swanson, Neil Chamelin, Leonard Territo, Robert Taylor




Rick Geary's
True Crime
Graphic Novels
A Treasury of
Victorian Murder

 : The Beast of Chicago (Treasury of Victorian Murder (Graphic Novels))

 : The Borden Tragedy: A Memoir of the Infamous Double Murder at Fall River, Mass., 1892 (Treasury of Victorian Murder (Graphic Novels))

 : Jack the Ripper (Treasury of Victorian Murder (Graphic Novels))


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Book Awards  
Strange Nonfiction

Weird Stuff for Adults

Weird Stuff for Kids

 : Crime Album Stories: Paris 1886-1902 Crime Album Stories: Paris 1886-1902
by: Eugenia Parry, Alphonse Bertillon


 : Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
by: Jan Bondeson


 : The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries
by: Jan Bondeson


 : The Hollywood Book of Death: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More than 125 American Movie and TV Idols The Hollywood Book of Death: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More than 125 American Movie and TV Idols
by: James Parish


 : Hollywood Remains to Be Seen: A Guide to the Movie Stars' Final Homes Hollywood Remains to Be Seen: A Guide to the Movie Stars' Final Homes
by: Mark J. Masek


 : New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive
by: William J. Hannigan


 : Bodies from the Bog Bodies from the Bog
by: James M. Deem


 : Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Special Edition 2006 (Ripley's Believe It Or Not Special Edition) Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Special Edition 2006 (Ripley's Believe It Or Not Special Edition)
by: M Packard, Ripleys Inc.


 : The Egyptology Handbook: A Course in the Wonders of Egypt (Ologies) The Egyptology Handbook: A Course in the Wonders of Egypt (Ologies)
by: Emily Sands


 : It's Disgusting and We Ate It!  True Food Facts from Around the World and Throughout History It's Disgusting and We Ate It! True Food Facts from Around the World and Throughout History
by: James Solheim


 : Bodies From the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii Bodies From the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii
by: James M. Deem


 : Mummies and Their Mysteries (Photo Book) Mummies and Their Mysteries (Photo Book)
by: Charlotte Wilcox


Carnival Sideshows & Medical Curiosities
 : The Dr. Ikkaku Ochi Collection: Medical Photographs from Japan Around 1900 The Dr. Ikkaku Ochi Collection: Medical Photographs from Japan Around 1900
by: Ikkaku Ochi, Wilhelm Gloeden, Pierre Molinier, Charles Eisenmann


 : A Morning's Work: Medical Photographs from the Burns Archive & Collection, 1843-1939 A Morning's Work: Medical Photographs from the Burns Archive & Collection, 1843-1939
by: Stanley Burns


 : The Mutter Museum: Of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia The Mutter Museum: Of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
by: Gretchen Worden


 : A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities
by: Jan Bondeson


 : Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body
by: Armand Marie Leroi


 : Monsters: Human Freaks in America's Gilded Age: The Photographs of Chas Eisenmann Monsters: Human Freaks in America's Gilded Age: The Photographs of Chas Eisenmann
from: Ecw Press


 : Freak Show: Presenting Human Oddities for Amusement and Profit Freak Show: Presenting Human Oddities for Amusement and Profit
by: Robert Bogdan


 : James Taylor's Shocked and Amazed: On & Off the Midway James Taylor's Shocked and Amazed: On & Off the Midway
by: James Taylor


 : The Two-headed Boy, And Other Medical Marvels The Two-headed Boy, And Other Medical Marvels
by: Jan Bondeson


 : American Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers American Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers
by: Marc Hartzman



Agatha Awards

Best Nonfiction
Winner Nominees
 : How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art and Adventure of Sleuthing Through the Past
How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art and Adventure of Sleuthing Through the Past
by: Kathy Lynn Emerson

 : African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic Study African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic Study
by: Frankie Y. Bailey


 : Anthony Boucher: A Biobibliography Anthony Boucher: A Biobibliography
by: Jeffrey Marks


 : Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale Stories Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale Stories
by: Harry Lee Poe


 : The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
by: Kate Summerscale


This year's winners will be announced in Spring of 2010 / See All Categories

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

Best Fact Crime
Winner Nominees
 : American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century
American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century
by: Howard Blum

 : For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz Age Chicago For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz Age Chicago
by: Simon Baatz


 : Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cubaand Then Lost It to the Revolution Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cubaand Then Lost It to the Revolution
by: T. J. English


 : The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren
by: Jonathan Lopez


 : The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
by: Kate Summerscale


This year's winners will be announced in Spring of 2010 / See All Categories

Bram Stoker Awards

Nonfiction
Winner Nominees
 : A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writers over the Centuries
A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writers over the Centuries
by: Lisa Morton

 : Cheap Scares!: Low Budget Horror Filmmakers Share Their Secrets Cheap Scares!: Low Budget Horror Filmmakers Share Their Secrets
by: Gregory Lamberson


 : Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead
by: Jonathan Maberry


 : The Book of Lists: Horror: An All-New Collection Featuring Stephen King, Eli Roth, Ray Bradbury, and More, with an Introduction by Gahan Wilson The Book of Lists: Horror: An All-New Collection Featuring Stephen King, Eli Roth, Ray Bradbury, and More, with an Introduction by Gahan Wilson
by: Amy Wallace, Del Howison, Scott Bradley


This year's winners will be announced in Spring 2010 / See All Categories

 

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