Dirty John, Fyre, Making a Murderer, and American Crime Story are just a few of the multitude of titles for true crime events that have been recently released. In fact it seems as if every time I turn around there is a new (and successful) show, documentary, or podcast devoted to a shocking crime. I blame this on the bone chilling cold and dreary weather, and this time of year always feels like the time to hunker down with books that are a little chilling as well. I love to curl up with a plot twisting, page turner of a novel, or to get lost in excellent story telling. Taking a page from The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by William Morrow, I decided to follow in the footsteps of the Scandinavian’s and share with you a few fascinating crime reads to help keep you warm and cozy this month.

For the non-fiction lovers:

• I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
• The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman
• The Library Book by Susan Orlean
• The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
• Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
• Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
• The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson
• American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse
• Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca

For the fiction fans:

• Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
• The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
• My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
• IQ by Joe Ide
• #FashionVictim by Amina Akhtar
• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
• The Suspect by Fiona Barton
• The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
• Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

As for me, I am currently enjoying Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton, Golden State by Ben H. Winters, and Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land.

Happy Reading!