Ryan Green True Crime Books in Order

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.