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Best True Crime Books of 2025

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BORN IN FLAMES

by Bench Ansfield

A vital history of racial discrimination in the insurance market—and the fires that followed. Full review >

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NONFICTION

MURDERLAND

by Caroline Fraser

A true-crime story written with compassion, fury, and scientific sense. Full review >

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NONFICTION

38 LONDRES STREET

by Philippe Sands

An extraordinary exposé of the collusion of Nazis with the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Full review >

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