Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction—Mitzi Szereto
The Quiet Man in the Overalls Struggled to be Heard—Stephen Wade
The Accidental Serial Killer—Craig Pittman
The Rat Man—Joe Turner
Fred and Rose West: The Cultural Legacy of Serial Murder—Francesca Roe
Buxom Belle: Her Own Story—Vicki Hendricks
“Ye Should Nae Kill”: Glasgow’s Bible Bashing Serial Strangler—Lee Mellor
Interview with a Serial Killer—James Young
The Stranger in the Square—Danuta Kot
The Kičevo Monster—Mitzi Szereto
Connecting the Dots—Marcie Rendon
The First of Criminals—Martin Edwards
The Beast of BC—Mike Browne
Australia’s Brownout Murders—Anthony Ferguson
The Man in Black and the Silver Screen: The Life and Crimes of Peter Moore—Mark Fryers
Jolly Jane and the Deacon—Richard O Jones
The Bluebeard of Rome—Deirdre Pirro


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About the Editor
About the Contributors

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Her titles, which have sold in the region of 300,000 copies, have been published in print, digital, audio and CD formats as well as book club editions.

Her books and short fiction have been translated into multiple languages.

Mitzi has appeared at literature festivals worldwide including Miami Book Fair International, Wordplay Book Festival (Scotland), Cambridge Literary Festival (England) and The Cheltenham Festival of Literature (England).

She has an aggregate social media following of 55,000, encompassing multiple presences on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Goodreads, LinkedIn, Crimespace etc. plus newsletter subscribers.

She maintains a blog of personal essays at Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto’s Weblog and created/presented the London-based Web TV channel Mitzi TV.

She’s lectured in creative writing at several British universities and teaches writing from Europe to the Pacific Northwest.

Her anthology Erotic Travel Tales 2 is the first anthology of erotica to feature a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

A story from her crime anthology Getting Even: Revenge Stories received a “Highly Commended” from the UK Crime Writers Association’s Silver Dagger Awards.

About the Author

Mitzi Szereto (mitziszereto.com) is a multi-genre author and anthology editor of more than two dozen books in the areas of crime, gothic fiction, horror, cozy mystery, satire, parody, sci-fi/fantasy, paranormal romance, erotic fiction and assorted non-fiction.

Reviews

“Mitzi has a diamond eye for a good story and assembles her anthologies like carefully crafted pieces of engineering, regardless of genre. An editor with the Midas touch.”
—Maxim Jakubowski, author of The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths “In this new anthology, editor Mitzi Szereto collects some of the day’s very best true crime writing focused on one (troubling, fascinating, compelling) strand of the crime world: serial killers.”
—CrimeReads “For anyone interested in serial killers, The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers is a must read.”
—Best of Crime Book Reviews “The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers definitely will appeal to the sophisticated and experienced true crime reader. The anthology is outstanding.”
—Dan Zupansky, author and host of True Murder “If you're a lover of everything serial killers then this book by Mitzi Szereto is the one for you... A definite future classic.”
—Tina's Inundation “Fascinating! The book is a fast read. I found it to be interesting to read about the different killer mentioned discussed in the book. I’d recommend this book to anyone who has any interest in serial killers.”
—Fabulous and Fun “Wonderfully written, these stories will take you on a journey that will chill you to the bone, horrify you, even terrify you but it’s a journey you will be compelled to finish. Amazing book, one of the best true crime books I’ve read in a long time.”
—Readers Favorite “A very interesting and informative read!!!”
—Donadees Corner “This anthology is a perfect read for true crime fans.”
—The Nerdy Girl Express “The cases are maybe less well-known than the usual cases that pop up when you do an online search for serial killers. Nevertheless, all these killers had a huge impact on their communities, countries, and beyond.... Well written.”
—Defrosting Cold Cases “Can’t get enough true crime stories? Anthologist Mitzi Szereto has put together a collection of short pieces about serial killers that will help to satisfy the needs of any true crime junkie.... This book will be a must-have for any fans of true crime literature.”
—Manhattan Book Review “The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers is an extremely enlightening and eye-opening addition to the true crime genre that had me Googling and debating so much that it took me longer to read than was justifiable. In short, it’s a rabbit-hole kind of book. Buckle up and take notes, true crime junkies.”
—Get On My Damn Level book reviews “True Crime addicts will devour this book. The portraits of these psychopaths will mesmerize and horrify everyone who reads it.”
—Aphrodite Jones, bestselling True Crime author “This compelling collection of serial killer stories is more than its beautifully told parts—it adds up to a clear and startling portrait of murder as an addiction and the very human demons that haunt the lives of killers and victims alike.”
—Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz-Age New York “This is by far the best book about serial killers I’ve ever read—and I’ve probably read more than is good for my mental health. The writers each have unique insights—sometimes because they have encountered the killers they describe, always because they can get further into the unfathomable minds of the killers through their sensitivity. Chilling, very moving (those poor victims), but above all, essential reading.”
—Peter Guttridge, critic and crime fiction author “The latest collection of true crime stories compiled by Mitzi Szereto will more than satisfy those crime writers and readers amongst us who have that voyeuristic fascination for crime in all its ugly perspectives. From the virtually crime-free, ultra-respectable suburbs of Japan to the mean streets of South America where life is cheap; from the peaceful, but forever-tainted, English cathedral town of Gloucester to a Native Indian Reservation in Minneapolis; from the fjords of Norway to the idyll of a Midwest farm in the USA, this book travels the world, examining the history and psychology of some of the world’s most gruesome serial killers.”
—Robin Bowles, Australia’s True Crime queen “The stories in The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers provide insight into a compulsion that’s unfathomable to the average person. Can’t get enough true crime? This thought-provoking, highly readable collection will scratch that itch.”
—Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger “An engrossing and multi-faceted anthology for a new era of true crime writing. This fascinating collection goes beyond the procedural to raise important questions about how man’s darkest impulses both threaten and consume us—as individuals and as a culture.”
—Piper Weiss, author of You All Grow Up and Leave Me “By compiling true-crime stories by some of the smartest and most thorough writers in the game, Szereto offers a one-stop-shop of serial killer intel with The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers, and it's a genuine must have for any fan of true-crime books.”
—The Lineup “...Impeccable. One by one, each chapter explores a different story throughout time. Each chapter [is] extremely descriptive and meticulously presented.”
—Jess Loves Books, book reviewer (Argentina)