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