serial murders

While in Paris, France, on a class trip, Colette Iselin enlists the help of her charming French tour guide in uncovering a possible connection between Marie Antoinette, a series of gruesome murders, and perhaps her own family history, and he also gives her insights into herself.

In the Louisiana bayou, a methodical killer with a taste for medical experimentation is hard at work completing his most harrowing crime yet, taunting the authorities who desperately try to catch up. Forensic pathologist Dr. Wren Muller is the best there is. Armed with an encyclopaedic knowledge of historical crimes and years of experience, she's never encountered a case she couldn't solve. Until now. As case after case lands on Wren's examination table, she is sucked into an all-consuming cat-and-mouse chase--on the tail of a brutal murderer, getting more brazen by the day.

"Robert Graysmith was on staff at the San Francisco Chronicle in 1969 when [serial murderer] Zodiac first struck, triggering in the resolute reporter an unrelenting obsession with seeing the hooded killer brought to justice. In this ... account of Zodiac's eleven-month reign of terror, Graysmith reveals hundreds of facts previously unreleased, including the complete text of the killer's letters"--Amazon.com.

"Framed around one salacious trial in 1891 London, a . . . true-crime narrative about the hunt for one of the first known serial killers, whose poisoning spree in the US, Canada, and England coincided with the birth of forensic science as well as the public's growing appetite for crime fiction such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels"--Provided by publisher.

An account of a serial murderer, Jerry Brudos, who killed four women in 1968 and 1969 in Portland, Oregon.

"New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Daniel Stashower returns with American Demon, a historical true crime starring legendary lawman Eliot Nes."--.

The true story of Anthony Ciaglia who suffers a traumatic brain injury that renders him incapable of judging or feeling repulsion, and subsequently becomes the most trusted confidant of numerous imprisoned serial killers.

"Discover the real-life inspirations behind history's most infamous serial killers: John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Charles Manson, and so many more. [The authors] present a guide to the serial killers who inspired the movies and media we all know and love. Delve into the brutal truth behind horror's secret: many monsters portrayed on the silver screen are based on true murderers. Uncover the truth behind the real monsters of horror, answering such questions as: What is the science behind serial killers' motivations like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy? How did detectives discover the identities of criminals like the Boston Strangler and the BTK Strangler? Has science made it possible to unmask Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer? What is the science behind female versus male serial killers?"--Amazon.

Kidnapping would-be victims in Golden, N.C., a serial killer sets up a torturous ending for them and then dares the lawmen to arrive in time for a last-second rescue. The primary agent assigned to stop the carnage is Lucas Jordan, who leads the investigation with a unique team of clairvoyant agents.

After Lacie Wagner's daughter is kidnapped, she receives a videotape which shows her daughter being burned alive, accompanied by a voice that is right out of Lacie's nightmares, and now, with the help of FBI agent Jack Stein, Lacie is forced to face her past and find the man whose quest for revenge is ruining her life.