Ryan Green Books in Order
Browse Ryan Green books in order, with quick summaries, grouped true crime standalones, and simple where-to-start tips for his wide, dark catalog.
Last updated: June 10, 2026
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Publication Order
44 books
Charmed and Dangerous
by Ryan Green
2012
An early illustrated standalone, this book shows Ryan Green working in a darker fictional mode rather than true crime. It sits apart from the case books and offers a brief, offbeat glimpse of his interest in danger and troubled minds.
Rantings of a Lunatic Superhero
by Ryan Green
2014
Created as a companion graphic novel to a concept album, this story follows an ordinary man who gains great powers from ancient forces. His attempt to help humanity turns tragic as good intentions bring out the worst in people.
Harold Shipman
by Ryan Green
2015
Ryan Green traces how a respected family doctor turned routine appointments into murder. The book follows Shipman's rise, his abuse of trust, and the slow reckoning that exposed one of Britain's deadliest serial killers.
Colombian Killers
by Ryan Green
2016
This book looks at three of Colombia's most notorious predators, Luis Alfredo Garavito, Pedro Alonzo Lopez, and Daniel Camargo Barbosa. Green uses their cases to show how poverty, chaos, and indifference created room for repeated violence.
Fred & Rose West
by Ryan Green
2016
Behind an ordinary family home, Fred and Rose West built years of abuse, sexual violence, and murder. Green follows the couple's partnership in cruelty and the grim investigation that uncovered their buried secrets.
The Kurim Case
by Ryan Green
2016
A chance discovery exposed the abuse of two young boys in the Czech town of Kurim. What begins as a child torture case widens into a nightmare of manipulation, cult-like control, and shocking secrecy.
Obeying Evil
by Ryan Green
2017
During Christmas 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons murdered much of his own family before turning his guns on others. Green tells the story of control, sexual abuse, and obedience that led to one of America's most disturbing mass killings.
The Truro Murders
by Ryan Green
2017
In South Australia, James Miller fell under the spell of the younger, more ruthless Christopher Worrell. Their partnership became a wandering spree of abduction, sexual violence, and murder that ended only when the pair finally splintered.
Sinclair
by Ryan Green
2018
When two teenage girls vanished after a night out in Edinburgh, the case seemed to stall for years. Green follows the brutality of the World's End murders and the long road that finally closed in on Angus Sinclair.
Torture Mom
by Ryan Green
2018
Sylvia Likens was left in the care of Gertrude Baniszewski and entered a house with almost no rules and no mercy. Green reconstructs the cruelty, group violence, and shocking neglect that ended in one of Indiana's most notorious child murder cases.
You Think You Know Me
by Ryan Green
2018
Herb Baumeister looked like a successful husband and businessman, which made the truth harder to see. This book follows the bodies found on his property and the double life hiding behind his respectable image.
Black Widow
by Ryan Green
2019
Nannie Doss hid deadly intent behind a cheerful smile and a search for love. This book follows her string of husbands and relatives, and the poisonings that slowly revealed the woman later called the Giggling Granny.
Buried Beneath the Boarding House
by Ryan Green
2019
Dorothea Puente seemed like a kindly boarding house owner helping the elderly and vulnerable in Sacramento. Green follows the missing residents, the backyard digging, and the investigation that exposed the predator behind the smile.
Dissociation of Short Stories
by Ryan Green
2019
This collection gathers three stories shaped by depression, anxiety, PTSD, withdrawal, and isolation. One follows a suicide hotline worker hiding something monstrous, another a woman rebuilding after loss, and the last turns workplace despair into dark comedy.
Kill 'Em All
by Ryan Green
2019
Carl Panzram's childhood was brutal long before he became a killer, rapist, and arsonist. Green follows the abuse, prisons, and fury that shaped one of America's most openly vicious serial predators.
Man-Eater
by Ryan Green
2019
Katherine Knight's relationship with John Price had already turned violent before his final warning came true. Green traces the escalating threats, jealousy, and savagery behind one of Australia's most infamous murder cases.
The Curse
by Ryan Green
2019
When Leonarda Cianciulli became convinced human sacrifice could protect her son, superstition turned murderous. Green follows the fear, ritual thinking, and grisly crimes that made the so-called Soap-Maker of Correggio unforgettable.
The Townhouse Massacre
by Ryan Green
2019
Richard Speck broke into a Chicago townhouse expecting robbery and control to be easy. Green recounts the terrifying night that left eight student nurses dead and turned Speck into a symbol of senseless violence.
Trust Me
by Ryan Green
2019
Henry Lee Lucas became famous as a confession killer, but the truth was far messier than the legend. Green follows Lucas's abusive childhood, drifting violence, and the murky web of claims that made him a national obsession.
Gorilla Killer
by Ryan Green
2020
Long before modern serial killers became household names, Earle Nelson drifted from city to city leaving strangled landladies behind him. Green tracks the roaming predator whose violence shocked the 1920s press and public.
The Kentucky Cannibal
by Ryan Green
2020
Boone Helm chased fortune and trouble across the violent American frontier. Green tells the story of a drifter, outlaw, and cannibal whose hunger for survival and domination left a trail of blood behind him.
The Texas Tower Sniper
by Ryan Green
2020
Charles Whitman spent years cracking under family pressure, ambition, and anger before climbing the University of Texas tower. Green charts the unraveling that led to one of America's earliest and most infamous mass shootings.
Vampire Killer
by Ryan Green
2020
Richard Chase spiraled into psychosis, delusion, and a gruesome fixation on blood. Green follows the short, chaotic killing spree that terrified Sacramento and showed how deadly untreated madness can become.
Doctor Satan
by Ryan Green
2021
Marcel Petiot offered desperate people a route out of Nazi-occupied France, then robbed and murdered them instead. Green follows the false hope, wartime chaos, and greed behind one of France's most chilling crimes.
Don't Shoot The Harbinger
by Ryan Green
2021
Blaine finally tells Megan that his parents run the cult that shaped his entire childhood, and that he was meant to inherit it. Their relationship turns into a reckoning with abuse, deception, and the chance to destroy the order from within.
No Place for the Weak
by Ryan Green
2021
When acid-filled barrels were found in an abandoned South Australian bank vault, the scale of the Snowtown murders began to emerge. Green follows the group cruelty, vigilante rhetoric, and sadism that drove the killings.
The Beast
by Ryan Green
2021
Clifford Olson preyed on children and teenagers while cycling in and out of prison. Green follows the predatory life, manipulative bargains, and monstrous violence that made Olson one of Canada's most feared killers.
Butcher, Biter, Spy
by Ryan Green
2022
Fritz Haarmann was known to police as an informant even as he hunted young men in Hanover. Green explores the blend of sexual violence, mutilation, and official blind spots that let his crimes continue.
Crimson Petticoats
by Ryan Green
2022
In rural France, servant girls disappeared after encounters with a man who promised work or kindness. Green reconstructs the old French murder case, where deception, bloodstained clothing, and possible marital complicity fueled the horror.
Drop Dead Dangerous
by Ryan Green
2022
Paul John Knowles used charm, looks, and restless movement to stay one step ahead of police. Green follows the Casanova Killer's cross-country murder spree and the ego that kept pushing him onward.
No Stranger to the Dark
by Ryan Green
2023
In this personal nonfiction book, Green writes about grief, addiction, abuse, and the losses that marked his life. It is less about crime than survival, and about trying to find gratitude without pretending the pain was small.
Outback Outlaw
by Ryan Green
2023
Ivan Milat turned the Australian bush into a killing ground for young travelers. Green follows the backpacker murders, the fear that spread across the country, and the grim manhunt that finally cornered him.
Seeking Hearts
by Ryan Green
2023
Henri Landru advertised for lonely women, promised companionship, and quietly led them toward disappearance. Green tells the story of a charming predator who exploited grief, loneliness, and wartime uncertainty for profit.
Smile
by Ryan Green
2023
Rodney Alcala could pass for a playful photographer, even appearing on a dating show while women were vanishing. Green follows the charm, manipulation, and predation behind the man later known as the Dating Game Killer.
The Monster Within
by Ryan Green
2023
Peter Kurten's violence was driven by sexual sadism, bloodlust, and a need for terror. Green follows the attacks that gripped Dusseldorf and the warped compulsions behind one of Germany's most notorious killers.
Angel of Death
by Ryan Green
2024
Jane Toppan built her reputation as a capable nurse while patients kept dying around her. Green follows the thrill she took in control and the mounting suspicions that exposed a killer in uniform.
I Hear Voices
by Ryan Green
2024
Herbert Mullin believed murder could prevent a catastrophic earthquake, and he killed without hesitation. Green traces the delusions, the brief but savage spree, and the fear that spread through Northern California.
The Baby Farm Murders
by Ryan Green
2024
Amelia Dyer sold desperate mothers the promise of safe adoption and gave them nightmare instead. Green revisits the baby farming scandal, where Victorian respectability hid a business built on infant murder.
The Hunt
by Ryan Green
2024
In Anchorage, baker Robert Hansen seemed ordinary until the missing women and scattered remains said otherwise. Green follows the chilling pattern that revealed a killer using the Alaskan wilderness as his private hunting ground.
Caged Killer
by Ryan Green
2025
Marvin Gray was already dangerous before prison, but confinement only gave him a new hunting ground. Green follows the manipulative killer's violence behind bars and the fear he created among other inmates.
The Man Who Cooked Children
by Ryan Green
2025
Nathaniel Bar-Jonah looked harmless to neighbors who saw a friendly, overweight loner. Green explores the allegations, missing boys, and freezer evidence that turned him into one of America's most disturbing suspects.
The Pit
by Ryan Green
2025
Gary Heidnik used money, religion, and false promises to lure vulnerable women into his orbit. Green recounts the basement prison, the survivors' ordeal, and the horror hidden inside an ordinary Philadelphia house.
Killer Quiz
by Ryan Green
2026
This one swaps narrative for challenge, offering hundreds of questions drawn from notorious cases. It is a quick, morbid test of memory for readers who think they already know the darkest corners of true crime.
The Red Light Assassin
by Ryan Green
2026
Werner Mucki Pinzner moved through Hamburg's underworld as a contract killer with friends in low places. Green follows the bodies, the confession, and the corruption scandal that made the case even darker.
Where should I start?
If you want the book that started his true crime run: Harold Shipman → Fred & Rose West → Torture Mom
If you prefer notorious American cases: Buried Beneath the Boarding House → Black Widow → The Texas Tower Sniper → The Pit
If you like historical and international cases: Doctor Satan → Crimson Petticoats → Outback Outlaw → Seeking Hearts
If you want his bleakest home-grown horror: The Kurim Case → Torture Mom → Fred & Rose West → The Pit
If you want to sample the books outside true crime: Don't Shoot The Harbinger → Dissociation of Short Stories → No Stranger to the Dark
Author bio
Ryan Green lives in Herefordshire, England, with his wife, three children, and two dogs. When he is not writing, he likes walking, reading, and windsurfing. That calm home life sits in sharp contrast to the material he is best known for.
Green writes mainly about true crime, and his books keep circling the same troubling question: how does somebody dangerous pass for ordinary? He is especially drawn to the overlap between history, psychology, and crime, which is why so many of his cases are not just about murder, but about trust, control, and the slow failure of the people and systems around the killer. Doctors, parents, landlords, nurses, drifters, charming strangers, he likes the moment when the safe-looking surface gives way.
In 2015, he began researching and writing in earnest, and his first true crime title focused on Harold Shipman. Starting with Harold Shipman says a lot about his interests. It is a case about routine, access, and professional respectability, and it set the tone for a long run of books about predators who hide in plain sight.
He kept going.
A lot of readers first meet his work through Torture Mom, Buried Beneath the Boarding House, or Man-Eater. Those books show the shape of his catalog well: compact, grim, and built around a single case that gets harder to forget the deeper you go. He often writes close to the killer's point of view, or close to the people around them, which gives even familiar cases a tense, immediate feeling.
His range is broader than one country or one era. In one part of the shelf there is British horror like Fred & Rose West. In another there are American cases such as Black Widow, The Texas Tower Sniper, Smile, and The Pit. Then the geography widens again with books like Outback Outlaw, Crimson Petticoats, The Baby Farm Murders, and Doctor Satan, which push the reading from Australia to France to Victorian and wartime Europe. The settings change, but the moral weather rarely does.
His catalog also steps outside strict true crime now and then. There is the graphic novel Rantings of a Lunatic Superhero, the fiction of Don't Shoot The Harbinger, the short story collection Dissociation of Short Stories, and the personal nonfiction of No Stranger to the Dark. Even there, the through line is easy to spot. He seems drawn to trauma, identity, obsession, and the point where a person either breaks or remakes themselves.
Short books. Heavy material.
That direct style is a big part of why readers stick with him. These are not sprawling academic histories. They read more like narrative case files, fast enough to move, detailed enough to unsettle. Green has said he tries to stay open-minded, pay attention to facts and alternative considerations, and place the reader inside the perspective of the killer and the people who knew them. Whether he is writing about Nannie Doss in Black Widow, Gary Heidnik in The Pit, or Jane Toppan in Angel of Death, he keeps returning to the same hard themes: manipulation, sadism, family violence, and the terrible cost of being overlooked.
Green still lives in Herefordshire, and the public details he shares about life away from the page are simple ones: family, dogs, walks, books, windsurfing. Maybe that is part of the tension in his work. He writes about the darkest corners of human behavior, then goes home to ordinary life. That contrast feels very Ryan Green, plain on the surface, unsettling once you look closer.
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