The Greatest Books of All Time on Psychopathy
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Patricia Highsmith | 1955 | American | English | |
| 511 | Perfume | Patrick Suskind | 1985 | German | German | |
| 570 | American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis | 1991 | American | English | |
| 578 | The Silence of the Lambs | Thomas Harris | 1988 | American | English | |
| 791 | Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn | 2012 | American | English | |
| 1001 | Red Dragon | Thomas Harris | 1981 | American | English | |
| 1183 | In A Lonely Place | Dorothy B. Hughes | 1947 | American | English | |
| 1240 | Strangers On A Train | Patricia Highsmith | 1950 | American | English | |
| 1268 | A Kiss Before Dying | Ira Levin | 1953 | American | English | |
| 1279 | Psycho | Robert Bloch | 1959 | American | English | |
| 1542 | The Devil In The White City | Erik Larson | 2003 | American | English | |
| 1679 | The Killer Inside Me | Jim Thompson | 1952 | American | English | |
| 2675 | Deep Water | Patricia Highsmith | 1957 | American | English | |
| 3461 | The First Deadly Sin | Lawrence Sanders | 1973 | American | English | |
| 3519 | Sidetracked | Henning Mankell | 1995 | Swedish | Swedish | |
| 3853 | The Girl Next Door | Jack Ketchum | 1989 | American | English | |
| 5234 | Intensity | Dean R. Koontz | 1995 | American | English | |
| 5644 | Pop. 1280 | Jim Thompson | 1964 | American | English | |
| 6424 | Cape Fear | John D. MacDonald | 1957 | American | English | |
| 6645 | Exquisite Corpse | Poppy Z. Brite | 1996 | American | English | |
| 6661 | You | Caroline Kepnes | 2014 | American | English | |
| 6889 | Frisk | Dennis Cooper | 1991 | American | English | |
| 7771 | The Bad Seed | William March | 1954 | American | English | |
| 8164 | Child Of God | Cormac McCarthy | 1973 | American | English | |
| 8173 | A Demon In My View | Ruth Rendell | 1976 | British | English | |
| 8719 | Rules Of Prey | John Sandford | 1989 | American | English | |
| 10872 | Darkly Dreaming Dexter | Jeff Lindsay | 2004 | American | English | |
| 11213 | A Sight for Sore Eyes | Ruth Rendell | 1999 | British | English | |
| 16754 | The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game | Patricia Highsmith | 1955 | American | English | |
| 17122 | Hogg | Samuel R. Delany | 1995 | American | English | |
| 17122 | My Idea Of Fun | Will Self | 1993 | British | English | |
| 17122 | The Psychopath Test | Jon Ronson | 2011 | British | English | |
| 17122 | Swimsuit | James Patterson | 2009 | American | English | |
| 17122 | Hannibal | Thomas Harris | 1999 | American | English | |
| 17122 | Sociopath | Patric Gagne | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17122 | Mindhunter | John E. Douglas | 1995 | American | English | |
| 17122 | Hot Blooded | Lisa Jackson | 2001 | American | English | |
| 17122 | The 9th Girl | Tami Hoag | 2013 | American | English | |
| 17122 | The Silence Of The Lambs And Red Dragon | Thomas Harris | 1991 | American | Unknown | |
| 17122 | Fantasticland | Mike Bockoven | 2016 | American | English |