Non-fiction books about Serial Killers
1. 
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
by:
Ann Rule
4.14 avg rating — 109,004 ratings 2. 
Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez
by:
Philip Carlo
4.02 avg rating — 14,620 ratings 
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The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers
by:
Harold Schechter
4.08 avg rating — 4,684 ratings 5. 
Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
by:
John E. Douglas
4.09 avg rating — 78,655 ratings 6. 
Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters
by:
Peter Vronsky
4.13 avg rating — 5,912 ratings 
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Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho"
by:
Harold Schechter
3.92 avg rating — 9,197 ratings 
12. 
The Only Living Witness: The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy 4.14 avg rating — 5,024 ratings
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Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer
by:
Harold Schechter
3.96 avg rating — 3,151 ratings 
16. 
Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters
by:
Peter Vronsky
3.83 avg rating — 2,029 ratings 17. 
Natural Born Killer: In Love and on the Road with a Serial Killer
by:
Sandy Fawkes
3.47 avg rating — 97 ratings 18. 
Fiend: The Shocking True Story of America's Youngest Serial Killer
by:
Harold Schechter
3.79 avg rating — 1,426 ratings 
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Crime Classification Manual: A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes
by:
John E. Douglas
4.35 avg rating — 523 ratings 
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The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
by:
John E. Douglas
4.18 avg rating — 6,817 ratings 26. 
Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H.H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-of-the-Century Chicago
by:
Harold Schechter
3.98 avg rating — 2,427 ratings 27. 
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
by:
Vincent Bugliosi
4.06 avg rating — 152,013 ratings 
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Bestial: The Savage Trail of a True American Monster
by:
Harold Schechter
3.82 avg rating — 1,442 ratings 30. 
Ted and Ann: The Mystery of a Missing Child and Her Neighbor Ted Bundy
by:
Rebecca Morris
3.64 avg rating — 1,047 ratings 31. 
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Hunting Humans: The Rise of the Modern Multiple Murderer
by:
Elliott Leyton
3.82 avg rating — 525 ratings 
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Hunting the Devil: The Pursuit, Capture and Confession of the Most Savage Serial Killer in History
by:
Richard Lourie
3.94 avg rating — 398 ratings 
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Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies
by:
Aysha Akhtar
4.31 avg rating — 258 ratings 46. 
The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
by:
Harold Schechter
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,447 ratings 47. 
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No Stone Unturned: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigators
by:
Steve Jackson
4.22 avg rating — 4,024 ratings 
50. 
Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door
by:
Roy Wenzl
4.04 avg rating — 9,108 ratings 51. 
The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer
by:
Philip Carlo
4.15 avg rating — 10,310 ratings 
53. 
The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness and Murder
by:
Charles Graeber
3.86 avg rating — 26,991 ratings 
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Bobby Joe: In the Mind of a Monster : The Chilling Facts Behind the Story of a Brutal Serial Killer
by:
Bernie Ward
3.18 avg rating — 11 ratings 56. 
Unholy Messenger: The Life and Crimes of the BTK Serial Killer
by:
Stephen Singular
3.67 avg rating — 617 ratings 57. 
Fatal: The Poisonous Life of a Female Serial Killer
by:
Harold Schechter
3.91 avg rating — 603 ratings 58. 
I: The Creation of a Serial Killer: The Creation of a Serial Killer
by:
Jack Olsen
3.92 avg rating — 2,693 ratings 59. 
Step into My Parlor: The Chilling Story of Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer
by:
Edward Baumann
3.56 avg rating — 105 ratings 60. 
My Life Among the Serial Killers: Inside the Minds of the World's Most Notorious Murderers
by:
Helen Morrison
3.35 avg rating — 2,518 ratings 61. 
Comrade Chikatilo: The Psychopathology of Russia's Notorious Serial Killer
by:
Mikhail Krivich
3.75 avg rating — 201 ratings 61. 
Bad Boy: The True Story of Kenneth Allen McDuff, the Most Notorious Serial Killer in Texas History
by:
Gary M. Lavergne
3.82 avg rating — 234 ratings 63. 
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Unabomber: On the Trail of America's Most-Wanted Serial Killer
by:
John E. Douglas
3.67 avg rating — 210 ratings 66. 
Inside the Mind of BTK: The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer
by:
John E. Douglas
3.95 avg rating — 5,103 ratings 
68. 
Serial Killer Investigations: The Story of Forensics & Profiling Through the Hunt for the World's Worst Murderers
by:
Colin Wilson
3.84 avg rating — 152 ratings 
70. 
Invisible Darkness: The Horrifying Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka
by:
Stephen Williams
3.90 avg rating — 1,990 ratings 71. 
Psycho Paths: Tracking the Serial Killer Through Contemporary American Film and Fiction
by:
Philip Simpson
3.59 avg rating — 27 ratings 71. 
House of Horrors: The Shocking True Story of Anthony Sowell, The Cleveland Strangler
by:
Robert Sberna
3.85 avg rating — 318 ratings 73. 
Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer: The Death Row Interviews 3.80 avg rating — 4,725 ratings
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Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases (Crime Files, #16)
by:
Ann Rule
3.94 avg rating — 3,128 ratings 
78. 
Why We Love Serial Killers: The Curious Appeal of the World's Most Savage Murderers
by:
Scott A. Bonn
3.25 avg rating — 706 ratings 
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Dark Dreams: Sexual Violence, Homicide and the Criminal Mind
by:
Roy Hazelwood
4.05 avg rating — 2,869 ratings 83. 
Garden of Graves: The Shocking True Story of Long Island Serial Killer Joel Rikfin
by:
Maria Eftimiades
3.35 avg rating — 55 ratings 84. 
Camouflaged Killer: The Shocking Double Life of Canadian Air Force Colonel Russell Williams
by:
David A. Gibb
3.88 avg rating — 312 ratings 
86. 
Bound to Die: The Shocking True Story of Bobby Joe Long, America's Most Savage Serial Killer
by:
Anna Flowers
3.47 avg rating — 144 ratings 
88. 
The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer
by:
Robert D. Keppel
3.92 avg rating — 3,652 ratings 
89. 
Top 10 American Serial Killers: Inside the Minds of Psychopaths
by:
Sybil Jensen
2.90 avg rating — 29 ratings 89. 
The Bank Holiday Murders: The True Story of the First Whitechapel Murders
by:
Tom Wescott
3.81 avg rating — 448 ratings 89. 
Madmen’s Manifestos: Chris Dorner, Charles Manson, Timothy McVeigh and others
by:
Grigory Lukin
2.75 avg rating — 12 ratings 
89. 
Serial Killer Stranglers: Serial Killer Quick Reference Guides #1
by:
Kevin Smith
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 
