The Devil In The White City
Tells the parallel stories of Daniel Burnham, the main architect of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and serial killer Henry H.
364.15
year: 2013
copies: 66
call number/section: 364.15
lexile: 1170
subjects: mudgett, herman w., serial murders, serial murderers [X], serial killers, homicide [X], murderers, burnham, daniel hudson, world's columbian exposition, large type books, architects, chicago (ill.)
Jack The Ripper
Examines the unsolved case of Jack the Ripper, a killer who mutilated and murdered prostitutes in London in the late 1880s, and discusses the ongoing debate over the identity of the serial murderer.
364.15
year: 2004
copies: 6
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: jack, serial murders, serial murderers [X], murder, serial killers, homicide [X], london (england)
Counterfeit Son
When serial killer Hank Miller is killed in a shoot-out with police, his abused son Cameron adopts the identity of one of his father's victims in order to find a better life.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
subjects: mistaken identity, child abuse, serial murderers [X], murder, identity (psychology), homicide [X], serial killers
The Alienist
In 1896 New York, psychologist--or in period terminology, an alienist--Laszlo Kreizler joins forces with journalist John Schuyler Moore to track a vicious serial killer.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: serial murders, serial killers, homicide [X], mystery fiction, serial murderers [X], new york (n.y.), historical fiction, detective and mystery fiction, historical fiction
The Silence Of The Lambs
A serial murderer known by a grotesquely apt nickname, Buffalo Bill, is stalking particular women.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: government investigators, serial murders, homicide [X], mystery fiction, harris, thomas, serial murderers [X], lecter, hannibal (fictitious character), closed captioning, mystery fiction
I Hunt Killers
Seventeen-year-old Jazz learned all about being a serial killer from his notorious "Dear Old Dad," but believes he has a conscience that will help fight his own urges and right some of his father's wrongs, so he secretly helps the police apprehend the town's newest murderer, "The Impressionist.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 55
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: serial killers, homicide [X], conduct of life, father-son relationship, serial murderers [X], murder, fathers and sons, psychopaths, mystery and detective stories
Game
After solving a deadly case in the small town of Lobo's Nod, seventeen-year-old Jazz, the son of history's most infamous serial murderer, travels to New York City to help the police track down the Hat-Dog Killer.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 46
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
subjects: serial killers, homicide [X], serial murderers [X], new york (n.y.), teenagers, criminal investigation, psychopaths
Major Unsolved Crimes
Discusses six criminal cases in which there was no completely satisfactory conclusion reached, including the case of the Zodiac killer, the Tylenol murderer, the assassination of President Kennedy, and an unusual skyjacking in 1971.
364.15
year: 2000
copies: 3
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
Velveteen
Velveteen, who was murdered at sixteen, has difficulty adjusting to her current existence in purgatory, preferring to plot revenge against her killer, which could have dire consequences for purgatory and for her.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: juvenile fiction / social issues / death & dying, juvenile fiction / horror & ghost stories, juvenile fiction / love & romance, murder, serial murderers [X], serial killers, homicide [X], future life
Jack The Ripper
This book describes the murders of the victims of Jack the Ripper in London's East End in 1888 and discusses suspects of the Ripper crimes.
364.15
year: 2012
copies: 8
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: jack, serial murders, serial murderers [X], whitechapel (london, england), homicide [X], electronic books, serial killers, electronic books
Dearly Devoted Dexter
Dexter, a serial killer who limits his victims to other killers, bides his time between murders by working as a blood splatter analyst for the Miami Police Department, and dating Rita, the single mother of two children, but he is faced with a challenge when a psychopath arrives in town and his sister, a newly-minted Miami detective, becomes involved in the case.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: forensic scientists, serial murderers [X], serial murders, homicide [X], psychological fiction, miami (fla.), serial killers
The Boston Strangler
Discusses the facts and myths surrounding the case of the Boston Strangler, in which eleven women living in and around the Boston area were murdered in similarly brutal ways in 1962.
364.15
year: 2012
copies: 3
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: de salvo, albert henry, serial murderers [X], murder, serial killers, homicide [X], electronic books, electronic books
What The Night Knows
Twenty years after killing Alton Turner Blackwood, the serial killer who murdered his parents and sisters, homicide detective John Calvino fears for the safety of his wife and three children when someone begins recreating Blackwood's murders of two decades ago.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: serial murders, murder, homicide [X], serial murderers [X], criminal investigation, serial killers
The Ice Man
A biography of Mafia hit man Richard Kuklinski, who killed over 200 men over forty years, while leading a double life as a devoted family man.
921
year: 2009
copies: 4
call number/section: 921
lexile:
subjects: kuklinski, richard, serial murderers [X], serial murders, serial killers, homicide [X], organized crime
Serial Killers
Presents a selection of articles that examine issues related to serial murder, discussing the nature of serial murder, female serial killers, why serial murderers kill, the struggles of surviving victims and family, and public reactions to serial killers.
364.15
year: 2000
copies: 1
call number/section: 364.15
lexile: