Books like American Predator

American Predator by Maureen Callahan reads as dark, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Good Nurse

Charles Graeber · 2013

Both explore serial killer & crime

90% genome match

Lost Girls

Robert Kolker · 2013

Both explore crime & investigation

66% genome match

Zodiac

Robert Graysmith · 1986

Both explore serial killer & investigation

76% genome match

Deranged

Harold Schechter · 1990

Both explore serial killer & crime

77% genome match

The Only Living Witness

Stephen Michaud · 1983

Both explore serial killer & crime

75% genome match

Too Late to Say Goodbye

Ann Rule · 2007

Both explore investigation

61% genome match

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

Michelle McNamara · 2018

Both explore serial killer & investigation

83% genome match

Chase Darkness with Me

Billy Jensen · 2019

Both explore crime & investigation

77% genome match

The Phantom Prince

Elizabeth Kendall · 1981

Both explore serial killer & crime

70% genome match

Whoever Fights Monsters

Robert Ressler · 1992

Both explore serial killer & investigation

68% genome match

Milat

Clive Small · 2014

Both explore serial killer & investigation

73% genome match

The Monster of Florence

Douglas Preston · 2008

Both explore crime & serial killer

85% genome match