In this repository, you will find a short list of books on various OSINT tools and techniques, the use of OSINT in different fields (cybersecurity, recruiting), and the psychological aspects of investigations.
We tried to select books from the 2020s, but there are a few older books that contain little technical information that quickly becomes outdated.
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Hunting Cyber Criminals: A Hacker’s Guide to Online Intelligence Gathering Tools and Techniques | Vinny Troia | 2020 | https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1119540925/ | |
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Critical Thinking for Strategic Intelligence | Katherine H. Pherson, Randolph H. Pherson | 2020 | https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1544374267 | |
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Open Source Investigations in the Age of Google | Henrietta Wilson, Olamide Samuel, Dan Plesch | 2024 | https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0D6QRD8LG | |
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Deep Dive: Exploring the Real-world Value of Open Source Intelligence | Rae L. Baker | 2023 | https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1119933242/ | |
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OSINT: The Authoritative Guide to Due Diligence | Cynthia Hetherington | 2024 | https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1960299425/ | |
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The Intelligence Bible: A comprehensive guide to intelligence | Oliver Wright | 2024 | https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0DPGFZ3MB/ | |
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Digital Witness: Using Open Source Information for Human Rights Investigation, Documentation, and Accountability | Sam Dubberley, Alexa Koenig, Daragh Murray | 2020 | https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0198836074/ | |
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Extreme Privacy: What It Takes to Disappear | Michael Bazzell | 2024 | https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0DCJN61GF/ | |
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OSINT Techniques: Resources for Uncovering Online Information | Michael Bazzell | 2024 | https://www.amazon.com/OSINT-Techniques-Resources-Uncovering-Information/dp/B0DMSPTCFD/ | |
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Operator Handbook: Red Team + OSINT + Blue Team Reference | Joshua Picolet | 2021(?) | https://www.amazon.sa/-/en/Operator-Handbook-Team-OSINT-Reference/dp/B085RR67H5 | |
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We Are Bellingcat: Global Crime, Online Sleuths, and the Bold Future of News | Eliot Higgins | 2021 | https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Bellingcat-Global-Sleuths/dp/1635577306 | |
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Psychology of Intelligence Analysis | Richards J. Heuer Jr. | 2007 | https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Intelligence-Analysis-Richards-Heuer/dp/B0016OST3O | |
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Hack the World with OSINT | Chris Kubecka | 2019 | https://www.amazon.sa/-/en/Hack-World-OSINT-Hackers-Gonna/dp/0995687595 | |
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Open Source Intelligence Methods and Tools: A Practical Guide to Online Intelligence | Nihad A Hassan | 2018 | https://www.amazon.sa/-/en/Apress-Source-Intelligence-Methods-Tools/dp/1484232127 | |
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The Tao of Open Source Intelligence | Stewart Bertram | 2015 | https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Open-Source-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B00X7LE7NK | |
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The Open Source Intelligence Guide | Thomas Caliendo | 2022 | https://www.amazon.com/Open-Source-Intelligence-Guide-Investigate-ebook/dp/B0BMXRTG7P | |
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Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy | Mark M. Lowenthal | 2003 | https://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-Secrets-Mark-M-Lowenthal/dp/1568027591 | |
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Image & Geolocation Intelligence: Reverse Searching and Mapping | Algoryth Ryker | 2025 | https://www.amazon.com/Image-Geolocation-Intelligence-Searching-Techniques/dp/B0F1Y9NLXQ | |
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OSINT tools in local government: So what can be checked? | Mateusz Wójtowicz | 2020 | https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08RGR6WHP | |
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The Internet Intelligence & Investigation Handbook: A Practical Guide to Internet Investigation | Steve Adams | 2021 | https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0961BXYPS | |
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Investigators Guide to Open Source Intelligence | Craig Pedersen | ? | https://books.osint.co.za/investigators-guide-to-osint | |
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The Open Source Intelligence Guide: How to Investigate Anyone or Anything on the Internet | Tom Caliendo | 2022 | https://www.amazon.com/Open-Source-Intelligence-Guide-Investigate-ebook/dp/B0BMXRTG7P/ | |
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Offensive Intelligence: 300 techniques, tools, and tips to know everything about everyone, in companies and elsewhere | Philippe Dylewski | 2021 | https://www.amazon.com/Offensive-Intelligence-techniques-everything-companies/dp/B09LWPCRV7 | |
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Hacking Web Intelligence: Open Source Intelligence and Web Reconnaissance Concepts and Techniques | Sudhanshu Chauhan | 2015 | https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Web-Intelligence-Reconnaissance-Techniques-ebook/dp/B00ZAOBUQ4 | |
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Down the Rabbit Hole an OSINT Journey: Open Source Intelligence Gathering for Penetration Testing | Chris Kubecka | 2017 | https://www.amazon.com/Down-Rabbit-Hole-OSINT-Journey/dp/0995687544 | |
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OSINT For The Staffing World! | Dean Da Costa | 2019 | https://www.amazon.com/OSINT-Staffing-World-Dean-Costa-ebook/dp/B07W3JRW5Y | |
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OFFENSIVE INTELLIGENCE: 300 techniques, tools and tips to know everything about everyone, in business and beyond | Philippe Dylewski | 2025 | https://www.amazon.com/OFFENSIVE-INTELLIGENCE-techniques-everything-2025-2026/dp/B0DTV5JKZS/ | |
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Inteligência e Investigação Criminal em Fontes Abertas | Emerson Wendt | 2024 | https://www.editorabrasport.com.br/inteligencia-e-investigacao-criminal-em-fontes-abertas-4ed | |
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OSINT in the intelligence era | Gianluigi Me | 2023 | https://www.amazon.com/OSINT-Intelligence-Era-Lecture-notes-ebook/dp/B0CFZPL8NY |
| Cover | Title | Author | Author's social media | Year | Link |
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Hybrid Investigative Journalism | Maria Konow-Lund, Michelle Park, Saba Bebawi | 2024 | https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-41939-3 | |
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Story-Based Inquiry: A Manual for Investigative Journalists | Mark Lee Hunter | 2009 | https://www.storybasedinquiry.com/manual | |
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Digging Deeper: A Guide for Investigative Journalists in the Balkans | Sheila Coronel | 2012 | https://www.amazon.com/Digging-Deeper-Investigative-Journalists-ebook/dp/B007FQEE0Y | |
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Verification Handbook For Disinformation And Media Manipulation | Craig Silverman | 2020 | https://datajournalism.com/read/handbook/verification-3 | |
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Investigative Journalism Handbook | Al Jazeera Media Institute | 2020 | https://institute.aljazeera.net/sites/default/files/2020/Investigative%20Journalism%20Handbook_0.pdf | |
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The Hidden Scenario | Luuk Sengers, Mark Lee Hunter | 2019 | https://tcij.org/handbooks/the-hidden-scenario/ | |
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The Global investigative journalism casebook | Mark Lee Hunter | 2012 | https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000217636 | |
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INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM : A Contemporary Practice and Practical Guide to Investigative and Interpretative Reporting | John Asegiemhe | 2022 | https://www.amazon.com/INVESTIGATIVE-JOURNALISM-Contemporary-Investigative-Interpretative-ebook/dp/B0BR2NVXPF/ | |
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Citizen Investigation Guide | Global Investigation Journalism Network | 2019 | https://gijn.org/resource/citizen-investigation-guide/ | |
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The Investigative Journalist’s Guide to Company Accounts | Raj Bairoliya | 2014 | https://tcij.org/handbooks/the-investigative-journalists-guide-to-company-accounts/ | |
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Investigative Reporter's Handbook: A Guide to Documents, Databases, and Techniques | Brant Houston | 2020 | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Investigative-Reporters-Handbook-Documents-Techniques/dp/1319102840/ | |
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The Science Writers’ Investigative Reporting Handbook | Liza Gross | 2018 | https://www.nasw.org/bookstore/science-writers-investigative-reporting-handbook | |
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Investigative Practice | Tom Sanderson | 2018 | https://tcij.org/handbooks/investigative-practice/ | |
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The Story Tells the Facts | Luuk Sengers, Mark Lee Hunter | 2019 | https://tcij.org/handbooks/the-story-tells-the-facts/ | |
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Watchdog Journalism: The Art of Investigative Reporting | Stephen J. Berry | 2008 | https://www.amazon.com/Watchdog-Journalism-Art-Investigative-Reporting/dp/0195374029 | |
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Investigative Journalism: A Survival Guide | David Leigh | 2019 | https://www.amazon.com/Investigative-Journalism-Survival-David-Leigh-ebook/dp/B07XQ67JG3/ | |
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INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM - Revised New Edition: A Professional Handbook for Candidate and Early-Career Journalists | Osman Karakas | 2025 | https://www.amazon.com/INVESTIGATIVE-JOURNALISM-Professional-Early-Career-Journalists-ebook/dp/B0FFZSP5WL/ | |
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Global Muckraking: 100 Years of Investigative Journalism from Around the World | Anya Schiffrin | 2014 | https://www.amazon.com/Global-Muckraking-Investigative-Journalism-Around-ebook/dp/B00J1K3TKI/ | |
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Breaking News: A Guide to Investigative Journalism | Liam Robert Mullen | 2024 | https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-News-Guide-Investigative-Journalism-ebook/dp/B0CW1FSFXH/ |
If you are the author of an OSINT/investigative journalism book, feel free to request that it be added to this repository!
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