Best Serial Killer Books

1.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,220 ratings
2.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 363,035 ratings
3.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 214,027 ratings
4.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,258 ratings
5.
Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3)
Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 114,450 ratings
6.
Intensity
Intensity 4.03 avg rating — 91,384 ratings
7.
Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1)
Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 42,840 ratings
8.
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 190,827 ratings
9.
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2)
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 349,779 ratings
10.
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone 3.97 avg rating — 239,766 ratings
11.
Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters
Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters 3.83 avg rating — 2,029 ratings
12.
Not Okay
Not Okay 4.44 avg rating — 142 ratings
13.
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
by: Ann Rule
4.14 avg rating — 109,023 ratings
14.
The Serial Killer’s Wife (The Serial Killer's Family, #1)
The Serial Killer’s Wife (The Serial Killer's Family, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 28,356 ratings
15.
Measure Twice
Measure Twice 3.91 avg rating — 756 ratings
15.
A Disturbing Nature (Echo of Whispers, #1)
A Disturbing Nature (Echo of Whispers, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 108 ratings
17.
The Missing Piece
The Missing Piece 3.70 avg rating — 1,424 ratings
18.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,784 ratings
19.
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 739,925 ratings
20.
The Snuff Syndicate
The Snuff Syndicate 3.81 avg rating — 31 ratings
21.
Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez
Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez 4.02 avg rating — 14,622 ratings
22.
Zodiac
Zodiac 3.91 avg rating — 26,805 ratings
23.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating — 530,231 ratings
24.
I Hunt Killers (I Hunt Killers, #1)
I Hunt Killers (I Hunt Killers, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 42,426 ratings
25.
Murder Red Ink
Murder Red Ink 4.37 avg rating — 60 ratings
26.
Shadow Man (Smoky Barrett, #1)
Shadow Man (Smoky Barrett, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 14,702 ratings
27.
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse 3.79 avg rating — 24,135 ratings
28.
Green River, Running Red
Green River, Running Red
by: Ann Rule
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,720 ratings
29.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,470 ratings
30.
Creatures of Appetite (Emma Kane / Jacob Thorne #1)
Creatures of Appetite (Emma Kane / Jacob Thorne #1) 4.12 avg rating — 4,581 ratings
31.
I Am Not a Serial Killer (John Cleaver, #1)
I Am Not a Serial Killer (John Cleaver, #1)
by: Dan Wells
3.79 avg rating — 41,188 ratings
32.
Beauty Beyond Death
Beauty Beyond Death 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings
33.
Dexter by Design (Dexter, #4)
Dexter by Design (Dexter, #4) 3.76 avg rating — 28,732 ratings
34.
Dexter Is Delicious (Dexter, #5)
Dexter Is Delicious (Dexter, #5) 3.82 avg rating — 22,837 ratings
35.
Heron Park
Heron Park 4.19 avg rating — 62 ratings
35.
The Family Tree
The Family Tree 3.59 avg rating — 2,028 ratings
35.
Psychopath’s Diary Vol. I: Inner world of a serial killer through his own bloodthirsty entity (Psychopath's Diary Book 1)
Psychopath’s Diary Vol. I: Inner world of a serial killer through his own bloodthirsty entity (Psychopath's Diary Book 1) 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
38.
Mindf*ck Series (Mindf*ck, #1-5)
Mindf*ck Series (Mindf*ck, #1-5)
by: S.T. Abby
4.62 avg rating — 92,708 ratings
39.
Psychopath's Diary Vol.II
Psychopath's Diary Vol.II it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
40.
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 252,319 ratings
40.
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 172,632 ratings
42.
By Reason of Insanity
By Reason of Insanity 4.06 avg rating — 1,650 ratings
42.
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 480,590 ratings
44.
'Salem's Lot
'Salem's Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,796 ratings
45.
The Face of Death (Smoky Barrett, #2)
The Face of Death (Smoky Barrett, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 9,217 ratings
46.
Die Again (Rizzoli & Isles, #11)
Die Again (Rizzoli & Isles, #11) 4.20 avg rating — 33,820 ratings
47.
My Sister, the Serial Killer
My Sister, the Serial Killer 3.65 avg rating — 332,528 ratings
48.
Killing Sam Knight (The Knight Chronicles, #2)
Killing Sam Knight (The Knight Chronicles, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 88 ratings
49.
The Bank Holiday Murders: The True Story of the First Whitechapel Murders
The Bank Holiday Murders: The True Story of the First Whitechapel Murders 3.81 avg rating — 448 ratings
50.
EVO
EVO
by: Diane May
4.03 avg rating — 836 ratings
51.
The Darker Side (Smoky Barrett, #3)
The Darker Side (Smoky Barrett, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 7,613 ratings
52.
Bright Young Women
Bright Young Women 3.99 avg rating — 206,077 ratings
53.
Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer: The Death Row Interviews
Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer: The Death Row Interviews 3.80 avg rating — 4,725 ratings
54.
The Night Stalker (Robert Hunter, #3)
The Night Stalker (Robert Hunter, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 23,026 ratings
55.
Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit 4.09 avg rating — 78,669 ratings
56.
Blood and Justice (Jake and Annie Lincoln, #1)
Blood and Justice (Jake and Annie Lincoln, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 6,719 ratings
56.
Reaping the Whirlwind: A Trent Tyson Historical Mystery
Reaping the Whirlwind: A Trent Tyson Historical Mystery
by: Rosey Dow
3.79 avg rating — 57 ratings
58.
The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1)
The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 53,566 ratings
58.
The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1)
The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 4,696 ratings
60.
Bogeyman - He Was Every Parent's Nightmare
Bogeyman - He Was Every Parent's Nightmare 3.95 avg rating — 1,104 ratings
61.
Mr. Monster (John Cleaver, #2)
Mr. Monster (John Cleaver, #2)
by: Dan Wells
4.11 avg rating — 15,052 ratings
62.
Messiah
Messiah 4.13 avg rating — 3,177 ratings
63.
Oracle
Oracle 4.08 avg rating — 52 ratings
63.
The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1)
The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 3,245 ratings
63.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,487 ratings
66.
I Don't Want to Kill You (John Cleaver, #3)
I Don't Want to Kill You (John Cleaver, #3)
by: Dan Wells
4.23 avg rating — 12,188 ratings
67.
Th1rt3en (Eddie Flynn, #4)
Th1rt3en (Eddie Flynn, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 100,161 ratings
67.
Insanity Never Sleeps II the Resurrection
Insanity Never Sleeps II the Resurrection 4.78 avg rating — 92 ratings
69.
Dark Rivers of the Heart
Dark Rivers of the Heart 3.94 avg rating — 20,246 ratings
69.
Paint It All Red (Mindf*ck, #5)
Paint It All Red (Mindf*ck, #5)
by: S.T. Abby
4.55 avg rating — 278,950 ratings
71.
Shadow of the Redeemer
Shadow of the Redeemer 4.50 avg rating — 98 ratings
72.
Game (I Hunt Killers, #2)
Game (I Hunt Killers, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 14,483 ratings
72.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 969,045 ratings
74.
The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1)
The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1)
by: S.T. Abby
4.26 avg rating — 336,922 ratings
75.
The Client
The Client 4.06 avg rating — 458,558 ratings
76.
Forever and Ever
Forever and Ever 4.07 avg rating — 114 ratings
77.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
I'll Be Gone in the Dark 4.12 avg rating — 257,815 ratings
78.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 4.18 avg rating — 14,593 ratings
79.
The Firm
The Firm 4.06 avg rating — 634,777 ratings
80.
Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1)
Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 274,582 ratings
81.
I, Ripper
I, Ripper 3.33 avg rating — 2,549 ratings
82.
All of Her Men
All of Her Men 3.35 avg rating — 105 ratings
82.
Deviation (Breaking the Pattern, #1)
Deviation (Breaking the Pattern, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 55 ratings
82.
Top 10 American Serial Killers: Inside the Minds of Psychopaths
Top 10 American Serial Killers: Inside the Minds of Psychopaths 2.90 avg rating — 29 ratings
82.
His First His Second (Alicia Friend Investigation, #1)
His First His Second (Alicia Friend Investigation, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,508 ratings
82.
The Black Heart: A Dark Disturbing Murder Thriller
The Black Heart: A Dark Disturbing Murder Thriller 3.50 avg rating — 58 ratings
82.
Feeding the Urge- Remastered
Feeding the Urge- Remastered 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
82.
Cupid's Poison Arrow
Cupid's Poison Arrow 4.73 avg rating — 77 ratings
82.
The Keystroke Killer: Transcendence
The Keystroke Killer: Transcendence 4.92 avg rating — 39 ratings
82.
The Thicket
The Thicket 3.54 avg rating — 13,115 ratings
82.
The Guest List
The Guest List 3.80 avg rating — 1,216,846 ratings
92.
The Apprentice (Rizzoli & Isles, #2)
The Apprentice (Rizzoli & Isles, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 70,392 ratings
92.
Pieces of Wood
Pieces of Wood 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
94.
Broken Prey (Lucas Davenport, #16)
Broken Prey (Lucas Davenport, #16) 4.20 avg rating — 21,473 ratings
94.
The Son
The Son
by: Jo Nesbø
4.08 avg rating — 48,333 ratings
94.
Gone (FBI Profiler, #5)
Gone (FBI Profiler, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 47,791 ratings
94.
The Cleaner (Cleaner, #1)
The Cleaner (Cleaner, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,697 ratings
98.
The Mephisto Club
The Mephisto Club 4.03 avg rating — 49,897 ratings
99.
Seven Ways to Die
Seven Ways to Die 3.84 avg rating — 380 ratings
99.
Jimmy
Jimmy 3.72 avg rating — 4,045 ratings
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