Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers discussion

Hello fellow True Crime Readers,


Nominations for our February True Crime Group Read are now open. To ensure your nomination will be included in our poll, please make sure it conforms to the following guidelines:

✔️ You may nominate only one (1) book.

✔️By entering a nomination you are agreeing to act as our Discussion Leader for the month-long Group Read should your nomination win.

Don't worry it is neither difficult nor time-consuming. The moderators are here to help in the event that you need assistance. Please refrain from nominating a book if you are not prepared to lead the discussion.

✔️ Your nomination should be a True Crime selection.

True Crime is a non-fiction literary genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people. The crimes most commonly include murder, but true crime works have also touched on other legal cases. Still, others revisit historic crimes (or alleged crimes) and propose solutions, such as books examining political assassinations, well-known unsolved murders, or the deaths of celebrities.

✔️Your nomination should not have been read by the group in the past 24 months.

✔️A book is only eligible if it is available in both paperback and digital formats.

Please understand we are trying to give all our members the opportunity to participate in our book discussions. We don't want to exclude a significant portion of our members because they do not have access to the selection.

✔️If the book is in a series, you may only nominate the first book in a series.

The 2nd and subsequent books in a series may be nominated only after the group has read all the prior books in that series.

✔️Post your nomination as a comment below.

DO NOT notify the moderators of your selection by way of a private message, if you do you run the risk of your nomination being excluded from the poll.

✔️To ensure your nomination is included in our poll correctly, do include the name of both the book and the author. You would be surprised at how many books have the same title. You are welcome to use the "add book/author" tool, which is located above the right upper corner of the comment window when making your nomination.

📌AUTHORS please note: We DO NOT accept nominations of your own work. You are welcome to participate in the nomination (of another author's work), polling, and book discussions in general.

If you have any questions, you can leave a comment in this discussion or message Gem directly.

The nomination period will close on Tuesday, January 2 at approximately 7:30 pm PDT (UTC/GMT -7).

Polling will begin on Wednesday, January 4.

Thank you and happy reading!


Running List/verified

Bone Deep: Untangling the Twisted True Story of the Tragic Betsy Faria Murder Case by Charles Bosworth Jr. (Susan) not available in paperback only hardback/ebook/audio book
The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh (Gem)
The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer by Brian Masters (Cátia's)

Bone Deep: Untangling the Betsy Faria Murder Case
by Charles Bosworth and Joel Schwartz

I second Susan’s nomination!

Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
by Paul Holes and Robin Gaby Fisher

Cátia wrote: "Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
by Paul Holes and Robin Gaby Fisher"

Catia this selection is not available in paperback in all locations as yet. Would you like to make another selection?

I'm going to nominate The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh

Gem wrote: "Cátia wrote: "Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
by Paul Holes and Robin Gaby Fisher"

Catia this selection is not available in paperback in all locations as yet. Would you like to mak..."

Oops sorry. In that case, I would like to recommend The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer by Brian Masters

Cátia wrote: "Gem wrote: "Cátia wrote: "Oops sorry."

No worries.

I second The Onion Field. I've always wanted to read it.