True Crime Junkies
Announce Selections
 
The True Crime Junkies book discussion group meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month at the Main Library.
 
Books can be obtained through the Rodman Library catalog
or the Ohio Digital Library.
 
Registration is required for each session.
 
For information, call
330-821-2665, ext. 207.

January - June 2026 Selections
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JANUARY 20
 
Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes
Unmasked:
My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
 
by Paul Holes

From the detective who found The Golden State Killer, a memoir of investigating America's toughest cold cases and the rewards -- and toll  -- of a life solving crime.
 
 
FEBRUARY 17
 
A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau
A Devil Went Down to Georgia:
Race, Power, Privilege,
and the Murder of Lita McClinton
 
by Deb Miller Landau

Describes the 1987 murder of Lita McClinton Sullivan, a Black, Atlanta socialite in a suburb outside Atlanta in broad daylight by a for-hire, ex-con killer enlisted by Jim Sullivan, her estranged, white husband who saw her as the cause of his financial troubles.
 
 
MARCH 17
 
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke
The House of My Mother:
A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
 
by Shari Franke

From eldest daughter Shari Franke, the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog and the hidden abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, and how, in the face of unimaginable pain, she found freedom and healing.
 
 
APRIL 21
 
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alex Marzano-Lesnevich
The Fact of a Body:
A Murder and a Memoir

 
by Alex Marzano-Lesnevich

A genre-bending work that intertwines a true-crime investigation of child murderer Ricky Langley with the author's own traumatic childhood experiences, exploring themes of abuse, memory, the death penalty, and the elusive nature of truth, revealing how personal histories shape our understanding of justice and crime.
 
 
 
MAY  19
 
The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case by Chuck Hogan
The Carpool Detectives:
A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies,
and One Mysterious Cold Case

by Chuck Hogan

The incredible true story of a group of moms, united by a search for new purpose, attempt to solve a fifteen-year-old double murder.
 
 
JUNE 16
 
College Girl, Missing: The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight by Shawn Cohen
College Girl, Missing:
The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight

by Shawn Cohen

Student Lauren Spierer was pursuing her dreams, joining her boyfriend at a party school 800 miles from home. Social and gregarious, studying fashion and rooming with friends, Lauren embraced her new adventure with the zeal of a young woman who suddenly had everything she desired. But there was a dark side that she and her inner circle kept secret. And one warm June evening, after heading out with friends, she seemingly vanished. When investigators retraced Lauren's last steps using eyewitness accounts and security camera footage, the evidence ended at the doorstep of a group of wealthy, well-connected male students. 
 
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