- Bad Axe County: Murder, Mayhem, and the Myth of the American Frontier
- Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald
Non-fiction Works:
- The Lawyer Who Blew up the Bar
- Last Breath: The Battle That Fought to End America's Most Brutal Slavery Ring and Save Two Innocent Brothers on Death Row
- Tangled Roots: The Appalachian Trail and American Environmental Politics
- Without Conviction: Audie Murphy - America's Most Decorated WWII Hero Turned Hollywood Legend - and His Life of Secrets