Here are some great fiction titles that have been "ripped from the headlines"!
Cartwheel by Jennifer DuBois Adapted from the case of college student Amanda Knox who was accused of murdering a housemate while studying abroad.
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Inspired by the true story of a young woman’s final days after she is accused of murder in Iceland in 1829.
All We Know of Heaven by Jacquelyn Mitchard Based on a true case of mistaken identity, All We Know of Heaven is a drama of ordinary people caught up in an unimaginable tragedy and of the healing power of hope and love.
Quiet Dell by Jayne Anne Phillips A chilling novel based on a real life multiple murder by a con man who preyed on widows.
The Man Who Walked Away by Maud Casey Loosely based on the case history of Albert Dadas, a psychiatric patient in the hospital of St. André in Bordeaux in the nineteenth century. Casey imagines Albert’s wanderings and the anguish that caused him to seek treatment with a doctor who would create a diagnosis for him, a narrative for his pain.
Fever by Mary Beth Keane An intriguing novel about the woman known as Typhoid Mary; the first person in America identified as a healthy carrier of Typhoid Fever.
Day After Nightby Anita Diamant Re-imagines a true event in the aftermath of World War II.
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris Harris brings to life a scandal, the story of the infamous Dreyfus affair, that mesmerized the world at the turn of the twentieth century.
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan Fact and fiction blend together in this story about the love affair between Mamah Borthwick Cheney and Frank Lloyd Wright.
My Sister, My Love by Joyce Carol Oates A thinly-veiled retelling of the JonBenet Ramsey murder.
The Wife, the Maid & the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon Lawhon drew inspiration from the 1930’s disappearance of New York City judge and his wife Stella’s odd tradition every year after to toast him on this bizarre anniversary.