Serial killers in real life? Obviously I’d like to avoid them. Serial killers in books? GIMME. From books about catching serial killers to the perspective of serial killers, there’s just something so fascinating about people who kill. And since I’m not into true crime these books will have to do!
Here are 10 books about serial killers.
Bright Young Women – Jessica Knoll
The year is 1978 and the ‘All-American Sex Killer’ has been terrorising women across the Pacific Northwest, but the members of a sorority at Florida State University aren’t thinking about that. Most of them have gone out of the night and when Pamel Schumacher, president of the sorority, is startled awake in the middle of the night, she makes the mistake of deciding to investigate. She finds a horrific scene where her sisters have been maimed and killed. Pamela is quickly thrust into a terrifying mystery that captivates the public interest for decades to come.
On the other side of the country, Tina’s friend has disappeared from a crowded lake in broad daylight and becomes convinced the All-American Sex Killer is to blame. When she hears of the tragedy at the sorority she knows it’s the same killer and travels to Florida to investigate what happened with Pamela.
The Return of Ellie Black – Emiko Jean
Ellie Black disappeared years ago and she’s just turned up again. The detective in charge of her case, Chelsey Calhoun, is determined to figure out what happened to her since her own sister disappeared in an unsolved case 20 years ago. But Ellie Black refuses to cooperate with the police. It soon becomes clear that she is keeping secrets to protect someone… and then Chelsey realises that the disappearance of Ellie Black might just be linked to other missing people cases.
The Lamb – Lucy Rose
Margot and Mama have lived next to the forest for as long as Margot can remember. They live in a cottage and when Margot isn’t in school, they spend their days waiting for strangers, or ‘strays’ to knock on their door. And when they do they feed them, keep them warm… before eating them.
But Mama’s hunger is getting out of control and when a stray called Eden arrives and ends up joining their family, the dynamic changes and Margot begins to long for a little bit of freedom.
The Invocations – Krsytal Sutherland
A supernatural serial killer who leaves no evidence is killing young witches.
Zara’s sister was one of the victims and she’s not willing to let her sister go that easily – even if it means learning necromancy.
Jude is the daughter of a billionaire who made a bad deal with a demon and now her soul is slowly turning necrotic.
Emer is the daughter of a witch who sells spells to desperate young women in exchange for part of their souls, and she’s the solution to both of their problems.
They come together to attempt to stop the serial killer before they end up on his hit list.
A Flicker in the Dark – Stacy Willingham
When Chloe was a child, 6 teenage girls went missing from her down and by the end of summer her dad had been arrested and put in prison.
20 years later, Chloe is working as a psychologist and preparing for her wedding. She’s worked hard to create a life she’s happy with until a local teenage girl goes missing. And then another. And all of a sudden that horrible summer as a child comes crashing back. These crimes are eerily similar to the ones her dad committed all those years ago. Is she paranoid? Or is someone recreating the murders her dad committed?
Just Like Home – Sarah Gailey
Vera’s mother calls her back and, in spite of their long estrangement, she returns to the childhood home where her serial killer father killed and buried his victims.
Coming home is hard for Vera and it’s made even worse when she finds that a parasitic artists has moved into the guest house and someone is leaving notes around the house in her dad’s handwriting.
The Risk – S.T. Abby
Logan is an FBI agent that’s just begun investigating the crimes of a serial killer. He’s also just met an amazing woman called Lana. What he doesn’t know is that Lana is the serial killer he’s so desperate to catch. She’s on a mission of revenge and she’s incredible at covering her tracks.
Survive the Night – Riley Sager
A killer has been stalking a college campus, and he’s just killed Charlie’s best friend – so she’s ready to go home.
She accepts a ride from a stranger that she met on a college ride share board. On their journey they begin to share stories and Charlie starts to notice that his stories don’t exactly match up. So she soon begins to suspect that she has accepted a ride from the Campus Killer.
Maeve Fly – C.J. Leede
Maeve Fly spends her days working as the ice princess at the happiest place on earth. By night she haunts dive bars imitating her favourite misanthropic literary heroes.
But when her best friend’s brother, Gideon Green, moves to town something dangerous awakens inside of her.
My Sister, the Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite
One evening, Korede receives a call from her sister, Ayoola, and she knows exactly what is expected of her. Ayoola has killed her boyfriend in what she claims is self defence and Korede is there to help her clean up. But this is the first time it’s happened, but Korede will always be there to help her sister.
Except that now Ayoola is interested in Korede’s longtime crush… and Korede really doesn’t want to watch her sister end his life. But saving one would mean sacrificing the other.
