The Greatest Books of All Time on Serial Killers
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 578 | The Silence of the Lambs | Thomas Harris | 1988 | American | English | |
| 1001 | Red Dragon | Thomas Harris | 1981 | American | English | |
| 2869 | Dead Zone | Stephen King | 1979 | American | English | |
| 3270 | Postmortem | Patricia Daniels Cornwell | 1990 | American | English | |
| 3462 | The First Deadly Sin | Lawrence Sanders | 1973 | American | English | |
| 4173 | The Bone Collector | Jeffery Deaver | 1997 | American | English | |
| 4766 | The Abc Murders | Agatha Christie | 1936 | British | English | |
| 4819 | Cat Of Many Tails | Ellery Queen | 1949 | American | English | |
| 5962 | The Hog Murders | William L. Deandrea | 1979 | American | English | |
| 6440 | The Snowman | Jo Nesbø | 2007 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 6646 | Exquisite Corpse | Poppy Z. Brite | 1996 | American | English | |
| 7204 | The Surgeon | Tess Gerritsen | 2001 | American | English | |
| 7988 | The Poet | Michael Connelly | 1996 | American | English | |
| 10304 | Death Notice | Zhou Haohui | 2014 | Chinese | Chinese | |
| 10877 | Darkly Dreaming Dexter | Jeff Lindsay | 2004 | American | English | |
| 10920 | The Shining Girls | Lauren Beukes | 2013 | South African | English | |
| 11291 | Heartsick | Chelsea Cain | 2007 | American | English | |
| 11796 | The Bride Collector | Ted Dekker | 2010 | American | English | |
| 14402 | La Ligne Noire | Jean-Christophe Grangé | 2004 | French | French | |
| 17173 | The Mermaids Singing | Val McDermid | 1995 | British | English | |
| 17173 | My Friend Dahmer | Derf Backderf | 2012 | American | English | |
| 17173 | Mindhunter | John E. Douglas | 1995 | American | English | |
| 17173 | The Talisman And Black House | Stephen King | American | English | ||
| 17173 | The Silence Of The Lambs And Red Dragon | Thomas Harris | 1991 | American | Unknown | |
| 17173 | Deeper Than The Dead | Tami Hoag | 2009 | American | English | |
| 17173 | Down The Darkest Road | Tami Hoag | 2011 | American | English |