10 Best Books Based On True Story

10 Best books based on true story - January 2026

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Last Updated: 09-01-2026

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Sleeping with a Psychopath: A real-life psychological crime thriller, the unbelievable true story. THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

HarperImpulse

9.8

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The Girl on the Platform: Based on a true story, a totally heartbreaking, epic and gripping World War 2 page-turner

9.6

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The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz: A totally gripping and absolutely heartbreaking World War 2 page-turner, inspired by a true story

Bookouture

9.5

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'Get me out of here!': Based on a true story about a little girl who lives in a horror foster home. Will she ever escape the hell she lives in...?: ... Will she ever escape this hell she lives in?

Independently Published

9.2

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The Mother: Based on a true story

9.1

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A Long Walk to Water: International Bestseller Based on a True Story

Oneworld Publications

8.8

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It Ends With Us: The emotional #1 Sunday Times bestseller. Now a major film starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni (Lily & Atlas, 1)

Simon & Schuster

8.6

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Will You Help Me?: Ralph’s true story of abuse, secrets and lies (A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story)

8.4

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The Girl Behind the Gates: The gripping, heartbreaking historical bestseller based on a true story

8.2

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The Secrets My Mother Kept: A gripping heart-wrenching historical novel based on a true story

8.1

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Sleeping with a Psychopath: A real-life psychological crime thriller, the unbelievable true story. THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

The Girl on the Platform: Based on a true story, a totally heartbreaking, epic and gripping World War 2 page-turner

The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz: A totally gripping and absolutely heartbreaking World War 2 page-turner, inspired by a true story

'Get me out of here!': Based on a true story about a little girl who lives in a horror foster home. Will she ever escape the hell she lives in...?: ... Will she ever escape this hell she lives in?

The Mother: Based on a true story

A Long Walk to Water: International Bestseller Based on a True Story

It Ends With Us: The emotional #1 Sunday Times bestseller. Now a major film starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni (Lily & Atlas, 1)

Will You Help Me?: Ralph’s true story of abuse, secrets and lies (A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story)

The Girl Behind the Gates: The gripping, heartbreaking historical bestseller based on a true story

The Secrets My Mother Kept: A gripping heart-wrenching historical novel based on a true story

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