Murder and Mayhem Book Club
People love true crime. Sometimes it’s because it gives us an insight into why other people may act the way they do, and sometimes it’s because it allows us to examine the darker sides of humanity from a safe distance. We can vicariously experience extreme situations from the safety of our home. With the Murder and Mayhem book club, you can face the dark with a friend at your side and a coffee in hand.
Read or listen to the book, and then meet with us as we talk about culture, crime, and the things we try to do to prevent it. The first coffee is on us!
The Murder and Mayhem True Crime Book Club meets at Verb bookstore on the first Thursday of every month. The meeting starts at 5:30pm, and ends at 7pm at the latest. This is an Adult’s book club; you must be 18 or older to participate.
If you have any questions, please forward them to bburgess@libraryinjonesboro.org
2025 Murder & Mayhem Book Club Books
February 6th, 2025
| The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel | 240 Pages |
March 6th, 2025
| Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America by Mark A. Bradley | 334 Pages |
April 3rd, 2025
| Blood & Ink : The Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime by Joe Pompeo | 344 Pages |
May 1st, 2025
| American Mother : The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood, and the Cyanide Murders That Shook the World by Gregg Olsen | 490 Pages |
June 5th, 2025
| A Killer By Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind by Ann Wolbert Burgess and Steven Matthew Constantine | 308 Pages |
July 3rd, 2025
| Butcher, Baker: The True Account of an Alaskan Serial Killer by Walter Gilmour and Leland E. Hale | 277 Pages |
August 7th, 2025
| Tremors in The Blood: Murder, Obsession, and the Birth of the Lie Detector by Amit Katwala | 335 Pages |
September 4th, 2025
| White Hot Hate: A True Story of Domestic Terrorism in America's Heartland by Dick Lehr | 304 Pages |
October 2nd, 2025
| A Harvest of Innocence : The Untold Story of the West Memphis Three Murder Case by Dan Stidham, Tom McCarthy | 333 Pages |
November 6th, 2025
| Killer Cults: Stories of Charisma, Deceit, and Death by Stephen Singular | 290 Pages |
December 4th, 2025
| When the Moon Turns to Blood : Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and a Story of Murder, Wild Faith, and End Times by Leah Sottile | 304 Pages |