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100 Must Read Books About Serial Killers

Bookriot recently published a list of 100 must read books about serial killers. The list includes fiction and non-fiction books.
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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
Claudia Rowe
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The Serial Killers (Colin Wilson)
The Serial Killers
Colin Wilson
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Female Serial Killers (Peter Vronsky)
Female Serial Killers
Peter Vronsky
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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
Gary L. Stewart & Susan Mustafa
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker)
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker
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The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me
Ann Rule
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Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters (Peter Vronsky)
Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters
Peter Vronsky
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The Night Stalker (Philip Carlo)
The Night Stalker
Philip Carlo
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Whoever Fights Monsters (Robert H. Ressler)
Whoever Fights Monsters
Robert H. Ressler
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Killer Clown (Terry Sullivan)
Killer Clown
Terry Sullivan
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Deviant (Harold Schechter)
Deviant
Harold Schechter
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Love Me to Death (Linda Wolfe)
Love Me to Death
Linda Wolfe
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Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert (Patricia Cornwell)
Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert
Patricia Cornwell
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Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
Vincent Bugliosi
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My Friend Dahmer
My Friend Dahmer
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Blind Eye (James Stewart)
Blind Eye
James Stewart
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
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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
Jason Moss & Jeffrey Kottler
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The St. Albans Poisoner (Anthony Holden)
The St. Albans Poisoner
Anthony Holden
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From Cradle to Grave (Joyce Egginton)
From Cradle to Grave
Joyce Egginton
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Zodiac (Robert Graysmith)
Zodiac
Robert Graysmith
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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
Steve Miller
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The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
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Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
Thomas Harris
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Tom Sweterlitsch)
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Tom Sweterlitsch
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Deeper Than the Dead (Tami Hoag)
Deeper Than the Dead
Tami Hoag
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Children of the Street (Kwei Quartey)
Children of the Street
Kwei Quartey
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Criminal (Karin Slaughter)
Criminal
Karin Slaughter
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When She Was Bad (Jonathan Nasaw)
When She Was Bad
Jonathan Nasaw
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Rusty Nail (J.A. Konrath)
Rusty Nail
J.A. Konrath
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Now You See Me (Sharon Bolton)
Now You See Me
Sharon Bolton
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Dark Places (Jon Evans)
Dark Places
Jon Evans
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The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
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The Hunt (Allison Brennan)
The Hunt
Allison Brennan
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The Perfect Husband (Lisa Gardner)
The Perfect Husband
Lisa Gardner
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The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
Jim Thompson
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Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
Robert Bloch
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Jeff Lindsay
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I'll Be Watching You (Tracy Montoya)
I'll Be Watching You
Tracy Montoya
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