At BookBub he tagged eleven "engrossing narrative nonfiction books that will keep you engaged and teach you something new," including:
A Gentleman and a Thief by Dean JobbRead about another entry on the list.
Dean Jobb strikes the perfect balance between real-life history and crime thriller with this account of Arthur Barry, who grew up on the streets of a small Massachusetts town but parlayed a talent for mimicry into a career as a jewel thief. Able to pass himself off as a member of society, Barry infiltrated glittering parties and managed to steal an estimated $60 million worth of jewelry in the 1920s — including jewels stolen from the British royal family. David Grann calls Jobb “a master of narrative nonfiction.”
--Marshal Zeringue
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