Hey book lovers! I’ve just finished watching M Night Shyamalan’s Trap (2024), and I’m still reeling from its intense first-person perspective of a serial killer. It got me thinking about books that deliver a similar psychological punch.
Books that are like the Trap movie, and books that are from a first-person perspective of the serial killer that come to mind for me are; The Talented Mr. Ripley and its sequels by Patricia Highsmith, The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson, Frenzy by Rex Mille and The Killer by Colin Wilson
What novels have you read that dive deep into the mind of a killer, making you feel uncomfortably close to their twisted thoughts?
I’m particularly interested in books that use unique narrative techniques to blur the line between reader and character, much like how Trap uses its first-person POV to create that unsettling immersion.
Drop your recommendations below, and let’s discuss what makes these stories so captivating (and maybe a little disturbing).
