The first season of Serial — co-produced by Koenig and Julie Snyder and developed by This American Life — investigated the 1999 death of Hae Min Lee and the 18-year-old Adnan Masud Syed who was convicted of her murder. This first season of the podcast, which was released in 2014, remained at the top of the iTunes charts for months. The New York Times called Serial “podcasting’s first breakout hit.” In 2015, the highly anticipated second season of Serial followed the story of U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who disappeared from his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban. In 2018, Serial returned for a third season that analyzes the criminal justice system and law enforcement. While a release date for the fourth season of Serial has not been announced yet, it appears as if one is in the works, and when it comes out, Koenig and crew will likely be interrogating another difficult and multi-faceted case. With no release date currently in sight, where can you find books like Serial that are equally compelling and thought-provoking when it comes to addressing crime topics? Here are four nonfiction books and four fiction books like Serial for fans of the show.
Nonfiction for Fans of Serial
Fiction for Fans of Serial
