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Omaha library staffers list their favorite true crime books for your next chilling read

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Omaha library staffers list their favorite true crime books for your next chilling read

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Omaha Public Library wants to help readers find new books — or at least books new to them.

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“American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road” by Nick Bilton (2017) is one of many true crime books recommended by Omaha Public Library staff.

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Nebraska's Harper Murray (27) and Bergen Reilly (2) walk off the court after the Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge was suspended at Wrigley Field in Chicago, on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. The match was suspended to a later date due to court conditions.

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Gov. Jim Pillen and former Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne make their out to the field for a Nebraska Hall of Fame ceremony after a college football game at Memorial Stadium in in Lincoln, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026.

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Nebraska's Anthony Colandrea (10) runs the ball past North Dakota's Kylyn Macklin (99) during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in in Lincoln, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026.

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North Dakota's Grant Noland (27) hits Nebraska's Jamal Rule (25) during the first half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in in Lincoln, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026.

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A light show is put on before the start of the fourth quarter of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in in Lincoln, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026.

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Creighton head coach Brian Rosen talks to his team during a timeout against Texas A&M during a college volleyball match at Sokol Arena in in Omaha, on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026.

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Zac Konrad, a band teacher is saluted musically by his students at Papillion Middle School after being named Nebraska Teacher of the Year on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026.

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Lightning can bee seen in the distance as Omaha Skutt and Blair clear the field as they enter a lightning delay during a high school football game at Omaha Skutt in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.

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Blair's Brevin Leggott (11) passes the ball against Omaha Skutt as the sun sets behind a storm that would eventually cause a weather delay during a high school football game at Omaha Skutt in Omaha, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.

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Gov. Jim Pillen and former Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne make their out to the field for a Nebraska Hall of Fame ceremony after a college football game at Memorial Stadium in in Lincoln, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026.

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Omaha's Kamy Ndione (30) blocks a shot above Creighton's Angel Lopez (9) and Omaha's Amari Fowlkes (8) during the first half of a college men's soccer match at Caniglia Field in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.

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Jovita Neliupsiene, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, shows Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, Creighton University President, the exhibit on the U.S.-EU relationship at Creighton University in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. The exhibit features a book and letter from each of the 27 member countries of the European Union.

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A bald eagle is seen perched on an OPPD high-voltage transmission line in Omaha on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026.

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Nebraska's Vincent Genatone (30) scores a touchdown against Michigan State during the second half of a college football game at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.

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A Nebraska fan stares down Michigan State mascot Sparty prior to a college football game between the Nebraska Huskers and the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.

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