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The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life

Explore fifteen life-truths gleaned from both contemporary murder investigations and ancient biblical wisdom. For decades, cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace investigated the causes behind deaths and murders, chasing one lead after another as he attempted to solve the case. Several of these cases remain open, unsolved mysteries. . .But even those that haven’t yet revealed the identity of the killer do expose the truths of human nature: what’s important to us, what threatens our well-being, and what causes us to flourish. Join Wallace as he investigates life lessons he learned as a detective. Each chapter introduces you to an investigation of a death as Wallace and his partner Rick chase down leads and along the way learn guiding principles to help you thrive and flourish as a human being created in the image of God.

Paperback, eBook 288 Zondervan 2024 ,
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Explore fifteen life-truths gleaned from both contemporary murder investigations and ancient biblical wisdom.

“Every murder investigation teaches two lessons: a death lesson and a life lesson.”

For decades, cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace investigated the causes behind deaths and murders, chasing one lead after another as he attempted to solve the case. Several of these cases remain open, unsolved mysteries. . .

But even those that haven’t yet revealed the identity of the killer do expose the truths of human nature: what’s important to us, what threatens our well-being, and what causes us to flourish.

Join Wallace as he investigates life lessons he learned as a detective, so that you can:

  • Better understand your own identity and the identity of your Creator.
  • Rethink the nature of death so you can live a better life.
  • Uncover life-truths gleaned from both contemporary murder investigations and ancient biblical wisdom.
  • Discover profound attributes of human beings that will guide you down the path of true self-discovery.

Each chapter introduces you to an investigation of a death as Wallace and his partner Rick chase down leads and along the way learn guiding principles to help you thrive and flourish as a human being created in the image of God.

Editorial Reviews

Want to know how to live a life that is fruitful, filled with joy, and aligned with truth? Want to glean from the wise advice Jim (J. Warner) has offered so many friends and loved ones? Read the words of this book. I did, and I walked away encouraged. And I think you will too. Because truth is hard, but as Jesus promised, ‘You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’
Alisa Childers, Author of The Deconstruction of Christianity and host of The Alisa Childers Podcast

Someone important once said, ‘A man is helped to live by remembering he must die.’ Jim’s new book investigating the meaning of life through the lens of a seasoned homicide detective is fascinatingly eye-opening and invigorating! Learn from felons, fugitives and frauds through these true crime stories and discover who you really are and why you were created.
Kirk Cameron, actor, evangelist, host of Takeaways with Kirk Cameron and author of As You Grow

What can we learn from some of the darkest deeds humans commit? My friend, Jim Wallace, explores this question and more on his quest to find The Truth in True Crime. As a cold-case homicide detective, Jim undertook grisly cases and, in doing so, uncovered many truths about what makes us tick—and why we need a Savior. Join him on this eye-opening journey to discovering the truth about life through an exploration of life and death, morality, and, ultimately, the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Greg Laurie, Senior Pastor, Harvest Christian Fellowship

God’s truth is revealed everywhere, even in the stories of a former homicide investigator, and God’s truth leads us to human flourishing. Jim brilliantly weaves these together in practical real world living for those interested in being a disciple of Jesus.
Zach Dasher, co-host Unashamed Podcast, Producer, The Blind Movie

This book brings true crime and apologetics together in a way I’ve never witnessed before. Jim’s approach is brilliant, extracting spiritual truth from true crime stories that every reader can practically apply in their daily Christian walk.
Matt Hammit, Grammy nominated singer (including as lead singer for Sanctus Real), songwriter, and author of Lead Me: Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children, and Faith

It’s amazing what you can learn from a crime scene. In this new book by my friend J. Warner Wallace, you’ll discover what a routine police investigation can reveal about human nature, the meaning of life, and our need for a Savior.
Jim Daly, President, Focus on the Family

Once again, J. Warner Wallace continues to use his longtime experience as a homicide detective and gives a one-of-a-kind approach to look at human nature, the struggles we face, and how each of us desire and seek Truth. Who would’ve known that decades of cold-case investigations answer some of the most important questions about life, death, purpose and identity from a Biblical worldview. In The Truth in True Crime, Wallace invites you into the drama of the investigation only to find out what really matters in the end of all things.
Cissie Graham Lynch, Host of the Fearless with Cissie Graham Lynch Podcast, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse

Sometimes death instructs us deeply about life, and vice schools us painfully in virtue. That’s what storied cold-case murder detective J. Warner Wallace has discovered. In The Truth in True Crime, Wallace shares 15 critical insights about human flourishing that he learned from years of chasing criminals and convicting killers. He found out that what many learn the hard way stumbling through life might have been learned the easy way heeding the ancient insight in Scripture. Wallace’s latest work is a storehouse of wisdom, both life wisdom and biblical wisdom—which turn out to be the same thing. You will be the wiser for feasting on it.
Gregory Koukl, President of Stand to Reason, author of Street Smarts, Tactics, and The Story of Reality.