Reading/Media List
An accumulation of books, podcasts, articles, other Substack stories, and more that I find interesting or have used in my research for either my books or true crime content.
Podcasts
The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast with Jeff Nadu
The Underworld with Danny Gold and Sean Williams
Parcast has several true crime podcasts worth listening to. “Serial Killers”, “Mafia”, “Scotland Yard Confidential”, “Cults”, and “Espionage” are among my favourites.
Spycraft 101 interviews authors, historians, and former members of the intelligence world to bring to life stories of the mysterious world of espionage.
True Spies also features interviews with authors, historians, and former members of the intelligence world.
Gone South is an Audacy podcast that discusses riveting crimes in the Southern U.S.
Underbelly: Killing Kurt is the harrowing story of Kurt, the son of infamous mob boss Frank Calabrese Sr. He talks about growing up with a mob boss and finally getting out.
Books
General True Crime
Anything by Ann Rule, really. My favourites from her are “If You Really Loved Me” and “Green River, Running Red.”
Organized Crime
“Crime and the Art Market” by Riah Pryor
“Snatched: FBI’s Top Ten Art Crimes & More” by Synova Cantrell
“Diamond Doris” by Doris Payne
“The Great Diamond Heist” by Gordon Bowers
“Jersey Tough” by Douglas P. Love and Wayne “Big Chuck” Bradshaw
“Five Families” by Selwyn Raab
“The Sixth Family” by Adrian Humphreys
“The Red Mafiya” by Robert L. Friedman
Spies
“All the King’s Men” by Robert Marshall
“The Spy Who Was Left Behind” by Michael Pullara
Female Killers
“A Daughter’s Deadly Deception” by Jeremy Grimaldi
“A Tangled Web” by Leslie Rule (Ann Rule’s daughter)
“Mary Ann Cotton, Dark Angel” by Martin Connolly
“Sins of the Mother” by Maria Eftimiades (about Susan Smith)
“Beyond All Reason: My Life With Susan Smith” by David Smith and Carol Calefh
Serial Killers
“The Five” by Hallie Rubenhold (Jack the Ripper)
“Dead Ends” by Joseph Michael (Aileen Wuornos)
Cults
“Malignant Pied Pipers” by Peter A. Olsson
Fiction
“Speargrass: Opioid” by Dwayne Clayton
“The Harvey Girl: Fool’s Treasure” by Ann Kimbrough
News, magazines, articles, and newsletters
The Trace - a nonprofit newsroom investigating gun crime in America
Connections Clearinghouse for Mystery and Thriller Authors
