6. Lost Girls (2026)

: The book examines the "underside of the internet," the stigma surrounding sex work, and the systematic police failures in investigating the cases.

: A meticulously reported portrait of five women whose disappearances led to the discovery of multiple bodies along Ocean Parkway. 6. Lost Girls

: The transition from innocence to awareness, the use of historical Edwardian "smut" as an art form, and the intersection of war, music, and time. : The book examines the "underside of the

: The book features characters from classic literature (Alice from Alice in Wonderland , Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz , and Wendy from Peter Pan ) meeting in an Austrian hotel in 1913. : The book features characters from classic literature

For a criminology or sociology paper, you would likely focus on Robert Kolker’s nonfiction book about the Long Island Serial Killer.