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message 1: by Jeremy (new)

Jeremy A lot of great books here. Most true crime lists have the usual Ann Rule books and that is it. You have some good ones. I also recommend "The Ultimate Evil" by Terry Maury (controversial in his findings on Son of Sam acting with others, satanism...a lot of strange conspiracy...just a strange book)and "The Hillside Strangers" by Darcy O'Brien. Glad to see you included Chikatilo here. Oh, I would also recommmend the "True Crime" anthology by Harold Schechter as well. If you have any more recommendations, keep them coming!


message 2: by Sylvia (last edited Feb 13, 2013 05:43PM) (new)

Sylvia Perrini These are all books by men as far as I can see, except for Ann Rule. How about books about women serial killers by Sylvia Perrini?


message 3: by Joanne (last edited Aug 22, 2013 07:47AM) (new)

Joanne Annabannabobanna "The Hillside Stranglers" I believe is the title you mean. One of the better written books, I agree. However, I have still not found the same calibre of writing as that by Joe McGinnis. This author has written other true-crime books, all of which are excellent, but none are better than his first: "Fatal Vision" - which I found impossible to put down.


message 4: by Joanne (new)

Joanne Annabannabobanna Sylvia Perrini - thnx for the name, I will definitely check her out.


message 5: by Dannibal (new)

Dannibal Pretty good list. I would suggest adding "Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer."


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