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The Best Villains in Literature

These are the books with the best villains in literature, according to Book Depository. Numbers 1-75 come from the list "The best villains in books for adults"; numbers 76-89 are from the list "The best villains in books for children and YAs."
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
1
Jeff Lindsay
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
2
Anne Rice
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
3
Anthony Burgess
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
4
Bram Stoker
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
5
Mary Shelley
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
6
Bret Easton Ellis
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
7
Gregory Maguire
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
8
Gaston Leroux
Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
9
Thomas Harris
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
10
Patrick Suskind
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
11
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
12
Terry Pratchett
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
13
William Peter Blatty
Death Note Vol. 1: Boredom (Tsugumi Ohba)
Death Note Vol. 1: Boredom
14
Tsugumi Ohba
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
15
Iain Banks
It (Stephen King)
It
16
Stephen King
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
17
Hubert Selby Jr.
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
18
John Milton
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
19
Patricia Highsmith
Invisible Monsters (Chuck Palahniuk)
Invisible Monsters
20
Chuck Palahniuk
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
21
Mario Puzo
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
22
George R.R. Martin
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
23
Koushun Takami
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
24
Robert Louis Stevenson
Watchmen (Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons)
Watchmen
25
Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Grendel (John Gardner)
Grendel
26
John Gardner
Batman: The Killing Joke (Alan Moore- Brian Bolland)
Batman: The Killing Joke
27
Alan Moore- Brian Bolland
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
28
George Orwell
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
29
Thomas Harris
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
30
Jim Thompson
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
31
Vladimir Nabokov
I, Lucifer (Glen Duncan)
I, Lucifer
32
Glen Duncan
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
33
Stephen King
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
Flashman
34
George MacDonald Fraser
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
35
Dan Brown
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Choderlos De Laclos)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
36
Choderlos De Laclos
I Am Not a Serial Killer (Dan Wells)
I Am Not a Serial Killer
37
Dan Wells
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
38
Gillian Flynn
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
39
Thomas Harris
Hit Man
Hit Man
40
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