15 best-selling true crime books like Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present by Peter Vronsky

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Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present

By: Peter Vronsky

3.82

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the author of Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters comes an in-depth examination…

"Northern Kentucky University's criminal sociologist J. Robert Lilly, looked closely at the statistics of wartime rapes committed by American GI's serving in Britain, France and Germany. To everyone's horror, Lilly reported that American liberators raped 14,000 to 17,000 women between 1942 and 1945 in those 3 European countries alone."

-Peter Vronsky, Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present

"Northern Kentucky University's criminal sociologist J. Robert Lilly, looked closely at the statistics of wartime rapes committed by American GI's serving in Britain, France and Germany. To everyone's horror, Lilly reported that American liberators raped 14,000 to 17,000 women between 1942 and 1945 in those 3 European countries alone."

-Peter Vronsky, Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present

If you liked the true crime plot in Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present by Peter Vronsky , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. While the City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness

By: Eli Sanders

3.99

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

On a summer night in 2009, three lives intersected in one American neighborhood. Two people newly i… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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2. Journey Into Darkness (Mindhunter #2)

By: None , Mark Olshaker , John E. Douglas

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Mindhunter," John Douglas, who headed the FBI's elite Invest… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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3. Obsession

By: None , Mark Olshaker

4.81

Format: 539 pages,

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  • history
  • true crime
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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4. John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster

By: Vincent Bugliosi , Sam L. Amirante , Danny Broderick

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Sam, could you do me a favor?"Thus begins a story that has now become part of America's true crime… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook

5. The Road Out of Hell: Sanford Clark and the True Story of the Wineville Murders

By: Anthony Flacco , Jerry Clark , Michael Stone

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From 1926 to 1928, Gordon Stewart Northcott committed at least 20 murders on a chicken ranch outsid… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • horror
  • crime
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6. Law & Disorder: The Legendary FBI Profiler's Relentless Pursuit of Justice

By: None , Mark Olshaker

4.48

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

From law enforcement legend John Douglas, the FBI's pioneer of criminal profiling and the model for… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. The Cases That Haunt Us (Lisa Drew Books)

By: None , Mark Olshaker

4.00

Format: 256 pages,

America's foremost expert on criminal profiling provides his uniquely gripping analysis of seven of… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook

8. The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime

By: Judith Flanders

3.65

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

"Superb... Flanders's convincing and smart synthesis of the evolution of an official police force, … read more

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9. Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer

By: Katherine Ramsland

3.66

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In 1974, Dennis Lynn Rader stalked and murdered a family of four in Wichita, Kansas. Since adolesce… read more

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10. Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

By: None , Mark Olshaker

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

He has hunted some of the most notorious and sadistic criminals of our time: The Trailside Killer i… read more

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11. Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho"

By: Harold Schechter

4.05

Format: None pages, Paperback

Murder Was the Least of His Crimes... The truth behind the twisted crimes that inspired the films P… read more

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12. Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde

By: Jeff Guinn

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Forget everything you think you know about Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Previous books and films… read more

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13. Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer

By: Ann Rule

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

In her most personal and provocative book to date, the #1 bestselling master of true crime presents… read more

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14. The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

By: John E. Douglas

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The legendary FBI criminal profiler and international bestselling author of Mindhunter and The Kill… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The journey to reckon with our nation's searing history of racial hatred, intolerance, and discrimination is ongoing, and there are no neutrals in that struggle. The shadow cast by Joseph Paul Frankl…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

"With today's technology, conversations that used to be limited to basements and meeting halls, the kinds of words and places that first helped radicalize Franklin, now have tens of thousands of parti…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

"Due to the remarkable advances in communications technologies, we find ourselves living at a time when it is far easier to radicalize and inspire hate than ever before. The internet and social media …"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

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15. When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2)

By: John E. Douglas

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town From John Douglas—th… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. In the Name of the Children: An FBI Agent's Relentless Pursuit of the Nation's Worst Predators

By: Jeffrey L. Rinek

4.16

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

"The voice that narrates In the Name of the An F.B.I. Agent's Relentless Pursuit of the Nation's W… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice

By: C. Alexander Hortis

3.61

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Before the sensational cases of Amanda Knox and Casey Anthony—before even Lizzie Borden—there was P… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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18. To Kill and Kill Again: The Terrifying True Story of Montana's Baby-Faced Serial Sex Murderer

By: John Coston

3.93

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

The twelve-year rampage of “Missoula Mauler” Wayne Nance—and the shocking end to his murder spree T… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present

By: Peter Vronsky

3.82

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the author of Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters comes an in-depth examination… read more

Similar categories in Peter Vronsky's Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present book and Peter Vronsky's Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present

  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • crime
  • sociology
  • audiobook
"Northern Kentucky University's criminal sociologist J. Robert Lilly, looked closely at the statistics of wartime rapes committed by American GI's serving in Britain, France and Germany. To everyone's…"

-Peter Vronsky, Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present

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20. The Most Bizarre True Crime Stories Ever Told: 20 Unforgettable and Twisted True Crime Cases That Will Haunt You

By: Jack Rosewood

3.72

Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you a hardcore true crime fan? Do you know all the ins and outs of popular cases and killers? … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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21. The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers

By: Mitzi Szereto

3.42

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Serial Killer—Your Neighbor, Friend, Even Your Spouse? Serial killers. Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gac… read more

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  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook

13 Top audiobook books like Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present by Peter Vronsky

Transform Your Habits

While the City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness

Eli Sanders

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Journey Into Darkness (Mindhunter #2)

None , Mark Olshaker , John E. Douglas

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Obsession

None , Mark Olshaker

4.81

Transform Your Habits

John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster

Vincent Bugliosi , Sam L. Amirante , Danny Broderick

3.50

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14 best-selling audiobook books like John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster by Vincent Bugliosi, Sam L. Amirante, Danny Broderick

Transform Your Habits

Cellar of Horror: The Story of Gary Heidnik

Ken Englade

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez

Philip Carlo

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders

Terry Sullivan , Peter T. Maiken , Peter Maiken

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door

Roy Wenzl , L. Kelly , Tim Potter , Hurst Laviana

4.04

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