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Books like A Is for Alibi

A Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton is about female independence, deception and self-deception, class and vulnerability. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.

  1. In Cold Blood
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    In Cold Blood

    Truman Capote · Memoir

    Truman Capote's account of the 1959 murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas — and of the investigation, capture, trial, and execution of the killers Perry Smith and Richard Hickock — is the founding document of the true crime genre and one of the most admired works of American nonfiction of the twentieth century.

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  2. Devil in a Blue Dress
    Devil in a Blue Dress

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    Devil in a Blue Dress

    Walter Mosley · Mystery

    Easy Rawlins is a Black World War II veteran living in Watts in 1948.

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  3. The Poet
    The Poet

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    The Poet

    Michael Connelly · Thriller

    Jack McEvoy is a crime reporter in Denver whose twin brother, a homicide detective, apparently kills himself.

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  4. The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time
    The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time

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    The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time

    Maria Konnikova · Psychology

    Maria Konnikova has a PhD in psychology and writes about it for a wide audience.

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  5. The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
    The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

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    The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

    Gavin de Becker · Psychology

    Gavin de Becker's central argument is that fear is a gift, not a problem to manage.

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  6. A Fatal Grace
    A Fatal Grace

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    A Fatal Grace

    Louise Penny · Mystery

    A Fatal Grace is the second novel in Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series, set in the fictional Quebec village of Three Pines.

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