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100 Must Read Books About Serial Killers

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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair Th
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair Th
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The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder (Claudia Rowe)
The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder
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Claudia Rowe
The Serial Killers (Colin Wilson)
The Serial Killers
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Colin Wilson
Female Serial Killers (Peter Vronsky)
Female Serial Killers
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Peter Vronsky
The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father...And Finding the Zodiac Killer (Gary L. Stewart & Susan Mustafa)
The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father...And Finding the Zodiac Killer
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Gary L. Stewart & Susan Mustafa
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker)
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
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John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker
The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me
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Ann Rule
Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters (Peter Vronsky)
Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters
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Peter Vronsky
The Night Stalker (Philip Carlo)
The Night Stalker
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Philip Carlo
Whoever Fights Monsters (Robert H. Ressler)
Whoever Fights Monsters
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Robert H. Ressler
Killer Clown (Terry Sullivan)
Killer Clown
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Terry Sullivan
Deviant (Harold Schechter)
Deviant
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Harold Schechter
Love Me to Death (Linda Wolfe)
Love Me to Death
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Linda Wolfe
Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert (Patricia Cornwell)
Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert
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Patricia Cornwell
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
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Vincent Bugliosi
My Friend Dahmer
My Friend Dahmer
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Blind Eye (James Stewart)
Blind Eye
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James Stewart
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
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Truman Capote
The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey Into the Mind of the Serial Killer (Jason Moss & Jeffrey Kottler)
The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey Into the Mind of the Serial Killer
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Jason Moss & Jeffrey Kottler
The St. Albans Poisoner (Anthony Holden)
The St. Albans Poisoner
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Anthony Holden
From Cradle to Grave (Joyce Egginton)
From Cradle to Grave
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Joyce Egginton
Zodiac (Robert Graysmith)
Zodiac
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Robert Graysmith
Nobody's Women: The Crimes and Victims of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Serial Killer (Steve Miller)
Nobody's Women: The Crimes and Victims of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Serial Killer
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Steve Miller
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
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Thomas Harris
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
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Thomas Harris
Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Tom Sweterlitsch)
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
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Tom Sweterlitsch
Deeper Than the Dead (Tami Hoag)
Deeper Than the Dead
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Tami Hoag
Children of the Street (Kwei Quartey)
Children of the Street
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Kwei Quartey
Criminal (Karin Slaughter)
Criminal
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Karin Slaughter
When She Was Bad (Jonathan Nasaw)
When She Was Bad
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Jonathan Nasaw
Rusty Nail (J.A. Konrath)
Rusty Nail
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J.A. Konrath
Now You See Me (Sharon Bolton)
Now You See Me
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Sharon Bolton
Dark Places (Jon Evans)
Dark Places
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Jon Evans
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
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Alice Sebold
The Hunt (Allison Brennan)
The Hunt
35
Allison Brennan
The Perfect Husband (Lisa Gardner)
The Perfect Husband
36
Lisa Gardner
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
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Jim Thompson
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
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Robert Bloch
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
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Jeff Lindsay
I'll Be Watching You (Tracy Montoya)
I'll Be Watching You
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Tracy Montoya
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