Here at The Lineup we have an insatiable hunger for true crime. We suspect you’re just as obsessed. That’s why we rounded up the best true crime tales of 2016.

From notorious kidnapping cases to the Victorian boy murderers of London, these horrifying true crime tales are sure to keep you glued to your reading chair.

Here are the 14 best true crime books of 2016.

Truevine, by Beth Macy

In 1899, a white man offered a piece of candy to brothers George and Willie Muse on a tobacco farm in Truevine, Virginia. But his intentions were far from caring. Soon, young George and Willie, two albino African-American brothers, were kidnapped and put into the circus. They were forced to perform as cannibals Eko and Iko, among other disturbing, racist characters. In this gripping true crime account, Beth Macy tells the story of George and Willie’s kidnapping, and their mother’s 28-year struggle to get back her boys.

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Adnan’s Story, by Rabia Chaudry

From Adnan Syed’s friend Rabia Chaudry comes a new perspective of the murder case featured on the immensely popular Serial podcast. In 2000, high school senior Adnan Syed was convicted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and sentenced to life in prison. As Serial revealed to millions of listeners, there are serious doubts about Adnan’s guilt. In this book, Chaudry unearths even more evidence against the state’s case, including a new suspect, revealing cell phone records, and more on Hae’s abduction and murder.

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American Heiress, by Jeffrey Toobin

For many, the 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst by the SLA defined an era. The granddaughter of publishing giant William Randolph Hearst, young Patty’s abduction dominated headlines. But then news surfaced that Hearst had joined her captors in their renegade revolution, raising questions about her capture, culpability, and mental state. From the author of The Run of His Life, on the trial of O.J. Simpson, American Heiress is the definitive true crime account of one of America’s strangest and most notorious cases.

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Want to read a summary of American Heiress? Download it on Worth Books and Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes.

Who Killed These Girls? The Yogurt Shop Murders, by Beverly Lowry

In 1991, four young female employees were murdered in a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. Each had been shot, execution-style, their bodies bound and gagged. To this day, the heinous crime remains unsolved. In this fascinating account, Beverly Lowry explores the tragic repercussions of this baffling cold case, one that continues to haunt the Austin community and the families of the victims.

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The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer, by Kate Summerscale

In the summer of 1895, wealthy patrons in Victorian East London were met with a curious sight: a pair of young boys, siblings, living the high life in upscale restaurants, coffee houses, and theaters. With their mother nowhere to be found, the boys’ aunt was called to investigate. After forcing her way into the brothers’ home, the aunt made a grisly discovery. Lying in an upstairs bedroom was the badly decomposed corpse of the mother. She had been stabbed to death. The tale of the “boy murderers” gripped England. One pleaded insanity, pitting brother against brother. Kate Summerscale’s fascinating book focuses on the crime and its aftermath for Robert, the elder brother, who despite being sentenced to a lunatic asylum at 13, eventually managed to turn his life around.

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Jane Doe January, by Emily Winslow

In 1992, Carnegie Mellon University student Emily Winslow was brutally raped by a male attacker. Despite an exhaustive search, the suspect was never brought to justice. Winslow moved on with her life—but in 2013, she received the shocking news that her rapist had been found. In this personal memoir, Winslow recounts her sexual assault and the years of knowing her attacker was still out there … and the redemption of meeting a fellow victim, now no longer Jane Does, thanks to DNA evidence and unrelenting police work.

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The Deadly Dozen, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, by Robert Keller

best true crime books 2016

If you crave serial killers profiles, you’d be hard pressed to find a better compendium than Robert Keller’s two volume series about the worst murderers to have ever walked the Earth. A self-described “true crime junkie,” Keller’s unflinching look at these cases will thrill even the most hardened reader. Volume one contains the likes of David Berkowitz, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and John Wayne Gacy. Volume two has H.H. Holmes, Edmund Kemper, and more, bringing the grand total to 24 in-depth profiles.

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The 14 Best True Crime Books of 2016

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