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Top true crime/serial killer books?

>> No.8395345

literature is always books, but books aren't always literature.

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>>8395323

>> No.8395632

I liked In Cold Blood but I could've stopped halfway through and gotten just as much out of it.

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The more personal nature of this one elevates it over most other true crime, I think. Overall a lot of true crime is written by former detectives, officers, or other people who just aren't particularly exciting writers. Your best bet is to just find cases that interest you and then find any books written about them.

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>>8395345
>/lit/ is for the discussion of literature, specifically books (fiction & non-fiction)

also

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>> No.8396042

>>8395907
Thanks for admitting it's crap.

>> No.8396262

>>8395323
"Gates of Janus" is absolutely GOAT-tier.

>> No.8396340

>>8396042
>an entire genre is crap
literally the cancer that is killing /lit/. All the books here are perfectly valid non-fiction works.