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Best True Crime Book Publishing Companies

Showing 25 publishers that match your search.

Honey Blossom Press

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, BIPOC, Business, Children's, Cookbook, Fantasy, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Politics, Romance, Science Fiction, Self-Help, True Crime, Women's Fiction, and Young Adult

Location: Philadelphia, US

Website: https://www.honeyblossompress.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Digital - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles

Kensington Publishing

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, African-American, History, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Romance, Urban Fiction, Westerns, True Crime, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Queries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Crimson Phoenix

John Gilstrap

After Francesco

Brian Malloy

Plain Jane

Fern Michaels

The Mysterious Press

Genres: True Crime, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: http://mysteriouspress.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Waiting for Rusty

William Cole

The Downside

Mike Cooper

The Seven of Calvary

Anthony Boucher

Genius Book Publishing

Genres: True Crime, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Location: Atlanta, US

Website: https://geniusbookpublishing.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Queries & manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Evil Desire: Recollections of a Sex Crimes Detective

Dean T. Olson

Commitment to Courage

Donald Redden

In Huttle We Trust

Chris Westphal

Citadel Press

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Cookbook, DIY, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humor, Medical, Environmental, Photography, Religion & Spirituality, Math & Science, Self-Help, Sports & Outdoors, Travel, True Crime, Technology, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and Nonfiction

Part of: Kensington Publishing > Citadel Press

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Queries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Diana Ross: a Biography

Randy Taraborrelli

The Bilderberg Conspiracy: Inside the World's Most Powerful Secret Society

H. Paul Jeffers

She's Gone Bridal!

Liz Razin

Wayne State University Press

Genres: Academic, Art, Education & Reference, History, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, Narrative Nonfiction, Environmental, Math & Science, Health & Wellbeing, Medical, Humor, Sports & Outdoors, True Crime, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Urban Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, and Children's

Location: Detroit, US

Website: https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

University press

💥 Hit titles
Crusader for Justice

Trevor W. Coleman & Peter J. Hammer

Rosie, A Detroit Herstory

Bailey Sisoy Isgro

Leaving Springfield

John Alberti

Headpress

Genres: Politics, True Crime, History, Art, and Nonfiction

Location: Manchester, GB

Website: https://headpress.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Bleeding Skull!

Joseph A. Ziemba & Dan Budnik

Small Town Skateparks

Clint Carrick

The Town Slowly Empties

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee

Big Sky Publishing

Genres: History, True Crime, Self-Help, Health & Wellbeing, Business, Biographies & Memoirs, Humor, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Nonfiction, and Fiction

Location: Sydney, AU

Website: https://www.bigskypublishing.com.au/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries & book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Between Five Eyes

Anthony R. Wells

The Art of Sacrifice

George Petrou

Murder At The Fort

Bob Marmion

No Exit Press

Genres: True Crime, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Part of: Oldcastle Books Group > Exit Press

Location: London, GB

Website: https://noexit.co.uk/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Mercenary

Paul Vidich

American Sherlocks

Nick Rennison

Nick

Michael Farris Smith

University of Georgia Press

Genres: Academic, African-American, Education & Reference, Art, Architecture, Biographies & Memoirs, DIY, Health & Wellbeing, Sports & Outdoors, Humor, History, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Law, Medical, True Crime, Travel, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Photography, Business, Law, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Children's

Location: Atlanta, US

Website: https://ugapress.org/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

University press

💥 Hit titles
Battleground

Celeste-Marie Bernier

Public Religions in the Future World

David Morris

An OutKast Reader

Regina Bradley

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