Best Books About Sociopaths (45 books)

Based off a list by Kimberly Turner on Lit reactor-and agreed upon by many!!

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1	A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 767,798 ratings score: 1,096, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,435,239 ratings score: 989, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 3.80 avg rating — 360,822 ratings score: 676, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 3.81 avg rating — 133,045 ratings score: 496, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos 4.05 avg rating — 58,757 ratings score: 489, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	East of Eden by John Steinbeck 4.44 avg rating — 634,016 ratings score: 485, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Trashed by Paloma Meir (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 212,243 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Not Okay by Brett Axel (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 151 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy 4.17 avg rating — 245,752 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Battle Royale by Koushun Takami 4.26 avg rating — 85,320 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.25 avg rating — 717,301 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Terrorscape (Horrorscape, #3) by Nenia Campbell (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 1,470 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Horrorscape (Horrorscape, #2) by Nenia Campbell (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 1,744 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith 4.09 avg rating — 1,784 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Othello by William Shakespeare 3.89 avg rating — 435,780 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Fearscape (Horrorscape, #1) by Nenia Campbell (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 2,608 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 3.91 avg rating — 293,850 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 4.48 avg rating — 6,242 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Let Me Go (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #6) by Chelsea Cain (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 9,742 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Kill You Twice (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #5) by Chelsea Cain (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 12,703 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Evil at Heart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #3) by Chelsea Cain (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 16,183 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Sweetheart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #2) by Chelsea Cain (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 21,497 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1) by Chelsea Cain (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 43,317 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 4.04 avg rating — 550,659 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Misery by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 845,141 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks 3.75 avg rating — 108,511 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy 4.15 avg rating — 218,597 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Whisper To A Scream (The Sociopath Diaries, #1) by Lauren Hammond (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 881 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Tale of Two Masks: A Transgender Psychopath’s Search for Realization and Restraint by Jessica B. Kelly (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Enter the Uncreated Night by Christopher Rankin (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 204 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Bound Before the Morrow by David J. Ring III (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet 3.02 avg rating — 3,715 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1) by Jeff Lindsay (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 218,446 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Thicket by Noelle W. Ihli (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 17,681 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Night Season (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #4) by Chelsea Cain (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 12,328 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Psycho Save Us by Chad Huskins (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 271 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Ann Marie's Asylum (Master and Apprentice, #1) by Christopher Rankin (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 137 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Female of the Species by Lionel Shriver (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 819 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Trilby by George du Maurier 3.31 avg rating — 1,514 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Tampa by Alissa Nutting (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 57,847 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Banksters by Nicolas Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 26,697 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Justine ou Les Malheurs de la vertu by Marquis de Sade 3.42 avg rating — 16,826 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Sociopath by Patric Gagne 3.75 avg rating — 99,857 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars