Eleven years ago, 16-year-old Nina Guerrera escaped the trap of a depraved serial killer. Now an FBI agent, Nina is hellbent on preventing terrors like her own from happening to others. But when she goes viral after a video of her fighting off an attacker in a park is shared online, the man who abducted Nina years ago once again sets his sights on her. As he uses the internet to invite the public to play along, Nina tracks him across the country. Clue by clue, victim by victim, Nina races to stop a deadly killer while the world watches. With that said, serial killer thrillers are one for the books. They chill you to the bone, keep you tossing and turning at night, and might even have you shutting and locking your door a little more tightly. How about that night light? It’s certainly on when you snuggle under the covers and try to catch some sleep after reading and researching these people and their psyche. From the bloody to the psychologically creepy, we have picked eight serial killer thrillers—fiction and nonfiction— sure to fascinate and scare you. Stay tuned, for these might just keep you up thinking about them long after you turn that last page. What serial killer-themed thrillers have you read lately? Which one of the ones featured do you plan to pick up next? Tweet at us at @AuroraMiami and @BookRiot and let us know your favorite creepy, true crime-inspired and related books.
