title: The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (Pocket Books True Crime)
author:  Harold Schechter 
description: <i>The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers</i> is a lighthearted but reasonably tasteful collection of information about serial killers, by a respected historian of crime (Harold Schechter) and the author of <a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809239949/${0}"><i>Human Monsters</i></a> (David Everitt). It includes individual entries devoted to the most famous killers from all over the world, and amusing sections devoted to such topics as black widows, bluebeards, killer couples, <a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/096503240X/${0}"><i>Lustmord</i></a>, Nazi buffs, power tools, pyromania, and trophies. There are also useful tips for further ventures into art, movies, books, zines, music, and tourist attractions devoted to serial killers.  <i>The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers</i> is cross-indexed, with numerous black-and-white illustrations. <i>--Fiona Webster</i>
zlib_text: Acclaim for
  HAROLD SCHECHTER,
  “America’s principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic
  killers”
  (The Boston Book Review)
  BESTIAL
  The Savage Trail of a True American Monster
  “Yet another essential addition to Schechter’s canon of serial murder
  history. . . . Deserves to be read and pored over by the hard crime
  enthusiast as well as devotees of social history.”
  —The Boston Book Review
  “Bestial spare[s] no graphic detail. . . . Reads like fast-paced ﬁction,
  complete 
  with 
  action, 
  plot 
  twists, 
  suspense, 
  and 
  eerie
  foreshadowing. . . . Provides chilling insights into the motivations of
  a man who killed for killing’s sake.”
  —Amazon.com
  “[A] deftly written, unﬂinching account.”
  —Journal Star (Peoria, IL)
  DEPRAVED
  The Shocking True Story of America’s First Serial Killer
  “Must reading for crime buffs. Gruesome, awesome, compelling
  reporting.”
  —Ann Rule, bestselling author of . . . And Never Let Her Go
  “A meticulously researched, brilliantly detailed and above all
  riveting account of Dr