Deep Dives

Serial Killers Books

Books selected for readers looking for serial killers books.

31 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 490+ tracked lists·1 crossover shelf·228% reader overlap with Mass Murder Books

1. Murderland
Caroline Fraser
Fits this list for its focus on killers and serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
2. When a Killer Calls
John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Fits this list for its focus on killers and serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
3. A Serial Killer's Daughter
Kerri Rawson, Devon O'day
Fits this list for its focus on killers and serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
4. The Killer Across the Table
John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Fits this list for its focus on killers and serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
5. Behold the Monster
Jillian Lauren, Michael Connelly
Fits this list for its focus on serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
6. The Butcher and the Wren
Sophie Amoss, Joe Knezevich
Fits this list for its focus on serial.
Shelf signal: Psychological Thrillers
7. Long Haul
Frank Figliuzzi
Fits this list for its focus on killers and serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
8. American Predator
Maureen Callahan, Amy Landon
Fits this list for its focus on serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
9. Raised by a Serial Killer
April Balascio, Simon & Schuster Audio
Fits this list for its focus on serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
10. The Killer Book of Serial Killers
Tom Philbin, Michael Philbin
Fits this list for its focus on killers and serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
11. The Stranger Beside Me
Ann Rule, Lorelei King
Fits this list for its focus on killers and serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
12. Lying in Wait
Ann Rule
Fits this list for its focus on killers.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
13. I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Michelle McNamara, Gabra Zackman
Included for strong book club alignment with this serial killers list.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
14. To Kill and Kill Again
John Coston, A. T. Chandler
Fits this list for its focus on serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
15. The Serial Killer Cookbook
Ashley Lecker
Fits this list for its focus on killers and serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
16. The Good Nurse
Charles Graeber
Fits this list for its focus on serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
17. American Mother
Gregg Olsen, Karen Peakes
Included for strong book club alignment with this serial killers list.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
18. The Amish Wife
Gregg Olsen
Included for strong murder alignment with this serial killers list.
Shelf signal: Mass Murder Cases
19. The Devil at His Elbow
Maggi-Meg Reed, Valerie Bauerlein
Included for strong book club alignment with this serial killers list.
Shelf signal: Mass Murder Cases
20. Shadow of the Bridge
Aine Cain, Kevin Greenlee
Included for strong true alignment with this serial killers list.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
21. The Devil's Harvest
Jessica Garrison, Frankie Corzo
Included for strong true alignment with this serial killers list.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
22. Our Little Secret
Kevin Flynn, Rebecca Lavoie
Fits this list for its focus on killers and serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers
23. A Killing in Amish Country
Gregg Olsen, Rebecca Morris
Included for strong true alignment with this serial killers list.
Shelf signal: Mass Murder Cases
24. The Education of a Coroner
John Bateson
Fits this list for its focus on killers and serial.
Shelf signal: Serial Killers