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- The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. Check Current Price. If you haven’t read any books by Ann Rule, this one is a must-read! Based on a true story of the relationship she had with Ted Bundy, one of the most notorious American serial killers.
- The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Check Curent Price. Erik Larson takes you back to 1893, where the World’s Fair was held in Chicago. This nonfiction novel tells the story of two men, an architect, Daniel Burnham and H.H.
- Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi. Check Current Price. If you live in America, you’ve probably heard the name Charles Manson a few times.
- Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker. Check Current Price. You may have already seen Mindhunter on Netflix, but the book by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker is one you will definitely want to pick up!
Apr 5, 2024 · Here are 30 of the best serial killer books of all time. If you’re loving the new Netflix miniseries Ripley starring Andrew Scott, these are the books you’ll kill to read. Michael Giltz–the...
Jun 1, 2001 · Explore the chilling depths of the human psyche with the best books on serial killers. These titles have gripped readers and critics alike, consistently appearing in crime literature discussions.
- You by Caroline Kepnes
- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
- My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
- The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
- American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
- The Silence of The Lambs by Thomas Harris
- Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
- The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
- Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba
On the surface, Joe Goldberg seems kind of perfect. He’s handsome, intelligent, charismatic and an all-round catch. The only problem? He’s also an obsessive man who is willing to kill to get what he wants. When he meets Beck, he’s willing to do anything to get her to fall in love with him. He transforms himself into her ideal lover and takes care o...
Susie Salmon is only fourteen years old when she’s murdered in a cornfield. When she wakes up in a purgatory-like land, she is forced to watch as her father falls apart and her killer walks free. But Susie isn’t the only victim of her killer, and as she watches her father piece together what happened to her, she considers the possibility that there...
Korede has always lived in the shadow of her young, beautiful sister, Ayoola. But her sister has a dark secret – she has now killed three of her boyfriends. At first, it seemed that Ayoola might be a victim who has fallen prey to angry, abusive men, but Korede begins to sense a pattern that might suggest that Ayoola is more cunning than she lets on...
Theo Faber is starting anew at his new job as a psychologist. He just so happens to be in the same ward as the notorious Alicia Berenson – a young woman who shot her husband out of the blue and had the whole town talking about the suspicious act. Theo is determined to get to the bottom of why she did what she did. The only problem? Alicia hasn’t sp...
A horrific murder takes place in the town of Holcomb, leaving an entire family dead, but no apparent motive for a killer. Based on the true story of the event, Capote delves into how the murder unfolded and why, creating both tension and true understanding of the events that happened.
Patrick Bateman is a seemingly harmless guy – he’s made his fortune on Wall Street and he’s got through life using his incredible charm and wit to support himself. But at night, he’s a man that nobody in his world knows for real. At night, he has a hobby of his own. In 1980s Manhattan, he’s the Devil in disguise, indulging in murderous tendencies e...
In fiction, Hannibal Lecter may be one of the most famous serial killers ever to exist. In this groundbreaking novel, a young FBI agent is forced to work with him to try and solve a serial killer case about ‘Buffalo Bill,’ a man who is starving and skinning women. But Hannibal is a clever and evil man, and he wants something in exchange for his com...
The origin story of the infamous Hannibal Lecter begins here. After being rescued from an orphanage by his uncle, Hannibal is taken to France for a fresh beginning. But Hannibal can’t let the horrors of his past go, and even as he begins to heal, he knows that he can’t truly escape the things he endured. And so, a killer is born.
Sixteen-year-old Frank is no stranger to killing. He’s already got three killings under his belt, but he’s not concerned. He’s just a normal teenager. He won’t be doing it again. Or so he chooses to believe.
For those who like fantasy, this is the perfect book on serial killers for you. When Light Yagami receives a book that kills anyone whose name is written within, he becomes a new type of serial killer. He decides to rid the world of evil by killing notorious criminals, but he soon gets caught up in a maze of morals and a dangerous chase as the poli...
- The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) by Thomas Harris.
- Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1) by Jeff Lindsay (Goodreads Author)
- American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis.
- Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) by Thomas Harris.
May 25, 2017 · Some of the books in the nonfiction list are biographies, studies of several real-life serial killers, or scientific looks into what makes a serial killer. The Fiction section includes romantic suspense, psychological thrillers, satires, and everything in between.
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The Most Terrifying Serial Killers in Fiction to Read Right Now. From classic fairytales like Bluebeard to more modern horrors like Hannibal Lecter, murderous monsters of the more human variety have long held a firm grip on readers’ imaginations.
