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The 33 Best Serial Killer Books [For All You True Crime Lovers]

"If you grew up binge-watching Law & Order, and Criminal Minds or have recently become obsessed with Mindhunter on Netflix, you are definitely going to want to pick up one of these books. Whether you are looking for a way to escape reality, learn a bit of history, and read some chilling graphic details about true crime, these selections will check every box."
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The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me
1
Ann Rule
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
2
Erik Larson
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders (Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry)
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
3
Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker)
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
4
John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker
Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer (Robert Graysmith)
Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer
5
Robert Graysmith
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster (Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick)
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster
6
Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
7
Michelle McNamara
My Friend Dahmer (Derf Backderf)
My Friend Dahmer
8
Derf Backderf
The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers (Harold Schechter)
The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers
9
Harold Schechter
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
10
Truman Capote
My Dark Places: An L.A. Crime Memoir (James Ellroy)
My Dark Places: An L.A. Crime Memoir
11
James Ellroy
Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent Into Darkness (Alfredo Corchado)
Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent Into Darkness
12
Alfredo Corchado
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
13
Grann
Evidence of Love (John Bloom & Jim Atkinson)
Evidence of Love
14
John Bloom & Jim Atkinson
Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime (Ron Stallworth)
Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
15
Ron Stallworth
The Night Stalker (Philip Carlo)
The Night Stalker
16
Philip Carlo
The Monster of Florence
The Monster of Florence
17
From Cradle to Grave (Joyce Egginton)
From Cradle to Grave
18
Joyce Egginton
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
19
Agatha Christie
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
20
Thomas Harris
In the Garden of Spite (Camilla Bruce)
In the Garden of Spite
21
Camilla Bruce
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
22
Caleb Carr
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (Michael Newton)
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
23
Michael Newton
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five
24
Hallie Rubenhold
Female Serial Killers (Peter Vronsky)
Female Serial Killers
25
Peter Vronsky
Death in the Air (Kate Winkler Dawson)
Death in the Air
26
Kate Winkler Dawson
Jane Steele (Lyndsay Faye)
Jane Steele
27
Lyndsay Faye
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
28
Jeff Lindsay
The Good Nurse (Charles Graeber)
The Good Nurse
29
Charles Graeber
Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door (Roy Wenzl, L. Kelly, Tim Potter & Hurst Laviana)
Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door
30
Roy Wenzl, L. Kelly, Tim Potter & Hurst Laviana
The Galapagos Affair (J. E. Treherne)
The Galapagos Affair
31
J. E. Treherne
Deviant (Harold Schechter)
Deviant
32
Harold Schechter
Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer (Ann Rule)
Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer
33
Ann Rule
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