Harold Schechter Reading Order
1 series · 88 books
Harold Schechter is an acclaimed true crime author known for his meticulously researched narratives about serial killers and criminal history in America. A longtime literature professor at Queens College who taught for over four decades, he brings scholarly depth and narrative skill to his exploration of violent crime and its cultural significance. His essays and books have earned widespread recognition, appearing in major publications and establishing him as one of the most respected voices in the true crime genre.
Standalone Novels Series
88 books
Start with 50 States of Murder, the first of 88 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | 50 States of Murder |
| 2 | American Voices |
| 3 | American voices |
| 4 | Beauty Slain in Bath |
| 5 | Bestial |
| 6 | Butcher's Work |
| 7 | Buzz Words |
| 8 | Conversation Pieces |
| 9 | Conversation pieces |
| 10 | Depraved |
| 11 | Depraved |
| 12 | Depraved |
| 13 | Deranged |
| 14 | Deranged |
| 15 | Deviant |
| 16 | Deviant |
| 17 | Deviant |
| 18 | Devil's Gentleman |
| 19 | Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? |
| 20 | Discoveries |
| 21 | Discoveries |
| 22 | Discoveries |
| 23 | Discoveries Instructor's Man Herron/Pisciotta |
| 24 | Dr. Werthless |
| 25 | Edgar Poe and the Concord Killer |
| 26 | Edgar Poe and the Frontier Fiend |
| 27 | Edgar Poe and the Mystery Museum |
| 28 | Fatal |
| 29 | Fiend |
| 30 | Fiend |
| 31 | Film tricks |
| 32 | For reel |
| 33 | H. H. Holmes - Maligno – O Assassino Da Cidade Branca |
| 34 | Hell's Princess |
| 35 | Hell's princess |
| 36 | Kidvid |
| 37 | Killer |
| 38 | Killer Colt |
| 39 | Killer Colt |
| 40 | Killer Colt |
| 41 | Killer Verse |
| 42 | Killer verse |
| 43 | Mad Sculptor |
| 44 | Maneater |
| 45 | Maniac |
| 46 | Murderabilia |
| 47 | Nevermore |
| 48 | Nevermore |
| 49 | New Gods |
| 50 | Not-the-A-team beauty book |
| 51 | Omicidio al Museo delle Cere |
| 52 | Original Sin |
| 53 | Outcry |
| 54 | Outcry |
| 55 | Outcry |
| 56 | Patterns in popular culture |
| 57 | Patterns in popular culture |
| 58 | Picturehouse Poems - Poems about the Movies |
| 59 | Popular culture in the classroom |
| 60 | Psycho USA |
| 61 | Psycho USA |
| 62 | Real to Reel |
| 63 | Reel Verse |
| 64 | Ripped from the Headlines! |
| 65 | Ripped from the Headlines! |
| 66 | Savage pastimes |
| 67 | Spellbound |
| 68 | The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers |
| 69 | The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers |
| 70 | The A-Z encyclopedia of serial killers |
| 71 | The Devil's Gentleman |
| 72 | The Devil's Gentleman Lib/E |
| 73 | The Hum Bug |
| 74 | The Mad Sculptor |
| 75 | The Mad Sculptor |
| 76 | The Mask of Red Death |
| 77 | The Pirate |
| 78 | The Serial Killer Files |
| 79 | The Serial Killer Files |
| 80 | The Tell-Tale Corpse |
| 81 | The Whole Death Catalog |
| 82 | The bosom serpent |
| 83 | The mad sculptor |
| 84 | The new gods |
| 85 | The unpardonable sin in 'Washington Square' |
| 86 | The whole death catalog |
| 87 | True Crime |
| 88 | a to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Harold Schechter written?
- Harold Schechter has written 88 books across 1 series.