Black House by Stephen King & Peter Straub has sections from the perspective of a copycat of Albert Fish, the serial killer.
Perfume by Patrick Suskind probably isn’t your standard murder reasoning, but it’s there.
If you want mass murder I can recommend some good books about The Holocaust.
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Try Brother by Ania Ahlborn. Told from the POV of the son of a family of cannibal serial killers.
Trigger warning for everything though. Seriously. Everything. I can’t stress this enough. Whatever’s running through your head right now, it’s worse.
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The Wasp Factory by Ian Banks.
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The You series.
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The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson.
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Are you asking for memoirs from killers? That might be a tough order to fill. In the US, Son of Sam laws state that convicted murderers can’t profit from their crimes, and I imagine that removes a major incentive for such criminals to seek publication. If you want nonfiction, I suggest looking into Anne Rule or a similar author. Or maybe a memoir from the law enforcement officers who track down such suspects.
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Crime and Punishment, a Russian classic
Black House by Stephen King & Peter Straub has sections from the perspective of a copycat of Albert Fish, the serial killer.
Perfume by Patrick Suskind probably isn’t your standard murder reasoning, but it’s there.
If you want mass murder I can recommend some good books about The Holocaust.
Try Brother by Ania Ahlborn. Told from the POV of the son of a family of cannibal serial killers.
Trigger warning for everything though. Seriously. Everything. I can’t stress this enough. Whatever’s running through your head right now, it’s worse.
The Wasp Factory by Ian Banks.
The You series.
The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson.
Are you asking for memoirs from killers? That might be a tough order to fill. In the US, Son of Sam laws state that convicted murderers can’t profit from their crimes, and I imagine that removes a major incentive for such criminals to seek publication. If you want nonfiction, I suggest looking into Anne Rule or a similar author. Or maybe a memoir from the law enforcement officers who track down such suspects.
Crime and punishment