Give Your Dad the Gift of True Crime This Father’s Day 

A true crime novel that reads like a complex thriller, which is almost a guarantee to delight any dad, Helltown follows the investigation of Tony Costa. He’s known as Sire, the leader of a counter-culture movement filled with devout young women eating hallucinogens like candy. 

He’s a dangerous man who hides behind his good looks and charm—until the bodies of missing women begin appearing. Also living in Cape Cod are writers Kurt Vonnegut and Norman Mailer.

They both see the Costa story as a guarantee to secure their legacy. It’s a story of cults, hippies, and drugs, and the competition between two of the greatest American writers. 

Lana Turner seemed to have it all. She was a successful film actress, had a beautiful daughter, and enjoyed a life of luxury. Until she began dating mobster Johnny Stompanato and her life turned violent and unpredictable. His jealous outbursts increased into physical and emotional abuse. 

But when Lana tried to leave, Johnny was dead and her daughter claimed she plunged the knife into his stomach to protect her mother.

Now, Sherman pulls back the curtain on what really happened the night that led to one of the biggest murder trials in Tinseltown history. 

Dads like solving problems. It’s part of what makes them super adorable. That’s why I Am a Killer is the perfect gift.

In a series of interviews with dozens of murderers, these killers lay out their lives and crimes. Why did they do it? What motivated them? The answers are varied and complicated. 

And to ensure readers get the whole picture, included are interviews with family members on both sides, along with photographs and documents.

By the end, dad will be a crime expert with plenty of insight to share. 

One way to show dad how much you love him is showing him how he’s nothing like these sixteen cases of murderous fathers. Each one of these men killed their own children.

Some are high profile. Some you may have never heard of. And their motivations range from chilling to bizarre.

Pushing limits and testing boundaries are all part of growing up.

Killer Dads is the perfect way to show your dad how much you appreciate his patience during even your most trying moments. 

How often do men think about ancient Rome? According to the internet, every day.

And after we found this book, we might finally understand why. Over a fifty year period, twenty-six emperors were murdered. It shouldn’t really be that surprising.

After all, gladiators killing for sport was the main form of entertainment. 

But how did the ordinary citizen view crime and murder? Southon examines a series of real-life homicides from Roman history and helps shine a light on how Roman culture viewed life and death in this darkly fascinating history. 

What would it be like to one day learn your loving, normal father was a serial killer?

That’s what happened to Kerri Rawson. Before 2005, her father was a devoted father and husband, church president, and Boy Scout leader.

That all ended when the FBI knocked on her door and informed her that her father was the notorious BTK killer and her life had been a carefully constructed lie. 

We all see our father’s differently once we become adults, but thankfully, most of us will never have to reconcile childhood memories with a monster.

Still, this book can open the door to some interesting discussions with your dad about hope, healing, and forgiveness. 

If your dad loves analyzing sports, specifically baseball, The Man from the Train will delight his true crime-loving heart.

Bill James is a legendary baseball statistician and true crime expert who decided to use his skills to solve a hundred-year-old mystery. Between 1898 and 1912, dozens of families were bludgeoned in their sleep.

Few thought the crimes were related.

But using the same skills he applied to baseball analysis, James saw a pattern.

Together with his daughter, they sifted through court documents, newspapers, and public records to discover the truth and finally identify the killer. 

In the middle of Nazi-Occupied Paris, decapitated heads and dismembered body parts surfaced in the Seine.

Commissaire Georges-Victor Massu, head of the Brigade Criminelle, was in charge of finding who was responsible. The problem was it could be anyone. Resistance fighters, the Gestapo, gangsters, criminals, or spies.

If your dad has been binging Masters of Air, or any of the recently released World War II shows, he’ll love exploring this true crime story of murder, betrayal, and evil. 

Maybe your dad sees himself as a modern-day Frontier man. If that’s the case, take him back to the days of the actual Frontier and all the perils that came with it.

The Benders were a family of four who lived in Labette County, Kansas, in 1873. One day, they vanished leaving a cellar stained with blood and an orchard filled with bodies. 

Many people fled to the West after the Civil War looking for land and opportunity. Some of them never made it past meeting the Benders.

Jonusas weaves together a fascinating narrative of how a seemingly respectable family got away only to reappear where no one would expect to find them.