The following books -- which are either rare or ones which I have particularly enjoyed -- are displayed so people can see their covers. Their appearance on this page doesn't mean that I have copies of them for sale. Please use my search page to determine if there are copies available.
Allen, William: Starkweather -- The Story of a Mass Murderer.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1976 (hardcover). (Also paperback, Avon, 1977.)Altman, Jack & Ziporyn, Marvin, M.D.: Born to Raise Hell.
Grove Press, 1968. Richard Speck.Angelella, Michael. Trail of Blood.
New American Library, 1981. Albert Fish.Anspacher, Carolyn. The Trial of Dr. De Kaplany.
Signet, 1967. Doctor bathes his showgirl wife in acid, then mutilates her body with a knife.Beaver, Ninette, Ripley, B.K. and Trese, Patrick: Caril.
Bantam, 1976. Story of Charles Starkweather's "better half."Bolitho, William: Murder for Profit.
Dolphin Books, 1961.Cheney, Margaret: Why - The Serial Killer in America.
R & E Publishers, 1992. Edmund Kemper III. Revised reissue of Cheney's classic, The Co-Ed Killer, 1976.Dean, John: The Indiana Torture Slaying.
Bee-Line, 1966. Sylvia Likens/Gertrude Baniszewski. (Also back cover.)Duffy, Clinton T. with Hirschberg, Al: Sex and Crime.
Pocket Books, 1967.Englade, Ken: Cellar of Horror.
St. Martin's, 1988. Gary Heidnik.Ferry, Jon & Inwood, Damian: The Olson Murders.
Cameo Books, 1982. One of two books about Canada's most notorious serial killer.Freeman, Lucy: Catch Me Before I Kill More.
Cardinal, 1956. William Heirens.Freeman, Lucy & Hulse, Dr. Wilfred C.: Children Who Kill.
Berkley Medallion, 1962.Golden, Harry: A Little Girl is Dead.
Avon, 1965.Guillen, Tomas: Toxic Love.
Dell, 1995. The only true crime book to ever make me physically ill while reading it!Harrison, Fred: Brady & Hindley: Genesis of the Moors Murders.
Grafton, 1988.Jackman, Tom & Cole, Troy: Rites of Burial.
Pinnacle, 1992. Robert Berdella.Kaihla, Paul & Laver, Ross: Savage Messiah.
Seal Books, 1994. A Canadian classic -- this guy makes Manson look like Mother Teresa!Leyton, Elliott: Hunting Humans.
McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1986. Must-have book by Canadian anthropologist.Lunde, Donald: Murder and Madness.
Stanford Alumni Association, 1975. Chapter on Herbert Mullin, among other things.Lunde, Donald & Morgan, Jefferson: The Die Song.
Playboy Paperbacks, 1981. Herbert Mullin.Mulgrew, Ian: Final Payoff.
Seal Books, 1991. One of two books about Canada's most notorious serial killer.O'Brien, Darcy: Two of a Kind.
Signet, 1987. The Hillside Stranglers -- my favorite true crime book.Potter, John Deane: The Monsters of the Moors.
Ballantine Books, 1967. Brady and Hindley.Rule, Ann: The Stranger Beside Me.
New American Library, 1980.Sanders, Ed: The Family.
Avon, 1972. Charles Manson.Stack, Andy (Ann Rule): The I-5 Killer.
Randall Woodfield.Stack, Andy (Ann Rule): Lust Killer.
Jerome Brudos.Stack, Andy (Ann Rule): The Want-Ad Killer.
Harvey Carignan.Wertham, Fredric, M.D.: A Sign for Cain.
Warner Paperback Library, 1969. "An exploration of human violence." (Also second edition.)West, Donald: Sacrifice Unto Me.
Pyramid, 1974. Herbert Mullin and Edward Kemper.Williams, Emelyn: Beyond Belief.
World Books, 1968 (hardcover). Brady and Hindley. (Also paperback, Pan, 1968.)