Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy: My Search for Her Killer | 2006 | James Renner | Buy |
| 2 | Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill | 2007 | James Renner | Buy |
| 3 | The Serial Killer’s Apprentice | 2008 | James Renner | Buy |
| 4 | It Came from Ohio | 2012 | James Renner | Buy |
| 5 | Enormous Stories | 2014 | James Renner | Buy |
| 6 | True Crime Addict | 2016 | James Renner | Buy |
| 7 | Little, Crazy Children | 2023 | James Renner | Buy |
| 8 | Scout Camp | 2025 | James Renner | Buy |
James Renner’s non-fiction spans eight books from 2006 to 2025. His work draws on his background as an investigative journalist in Ohio. Amy: My Search for Her Killer (2006) covered the abduction and murder of Amy Mihaljevic, and True Crime Addict (2016) investigated the Maura Murray case.
Other non-fiction titles include The Serial Killer’s Apprentice (2008), a collection of true crime stories, and Little, Crazy Children (2023). His earliest non-fiction work, Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill (2007), is a local history book.