The Best True Crime of the Month:
November 2026

6 new works of true crime history and reportage out this month, as selected by the CrimeReads editors.

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Edward Chisholm, Murder in Paris ’68: A True Story of Death and Glamour
(Pegasus Crime)

“Murder in Paris ’68 reads like an icy, existential thriller that [Alain] Delon, who died in 2024, might have been proud to star in, and in a sense did.” –
Airmail

Chuck Thompson, Sasquatch Country: Death, Myth, and Truth in the New American Wilderness
(Counterpoint)

“Mr. Thompson skillfully combines investigative journalism with wilderness exploration . . .” –Wall Street Journal

Terence Keel, The Coroner’s Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence
(Beacon)

“[T]he coroner, constrained by structural racism, politics, and moral panics, is part of the problem. The Coroner’s Silence is a big part of the solution.”–Robin D. G. Kelley

Don Stradley, New England’s Wickedest Killers: From the Witch of Windsor to the Boston Strangler
(Bloomsbury Academic)

“A grisly but fascinating compilation that will leave you wondering about human nature.” –Stephanie Schorow

Frank DiMatteo and Michael Benson, Red Hook: Brooklyn Mafia, Ground Zero
(Citadel)

“Readers who enjoy stories about organized-crime families will appreciate this book. Give to fans of Five Families by Selwyn Raab and For the Sins of My Father by Albert DeMeo.” –Library Journal

Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados, The Havana Syndrome: Secret Weapons, a Government Cover-Up, and the Greatest Spy Mystery of Our Time
(Crown)

“[A] startling exposé…The authors’ work is admirable and compelling.”–The New York Times

Lawrence Wright, Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row
(Knopf)

a truly moving and thoughtful book that will challenge readers’ assumptions about guilt, justice, and transformation.” –Boston Globe

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Editor’s Note: two of these titles came out in late October but we missed them in last month’s round-up, so we chose to add them here.