Serial Killers: Alice Hunter, GR Halliday and Victoria Selman

At its best, the serial killer novel isn’t a relentless collection of victims but rather a deep dive into the psychology of the multiple murderer. Meet three authors with a handle on how to do it right. Alice Hunter’s The Serial Killer’s Daughter asks whether murder is in the blood as Alice, daughter of a prolific murderer, questions all she knows about herself. In the chilling Under the Marsh by GR Halliday, a hand-drawn map of desolate land near Inverness offers up the deadliest of secrets. Victoria Selman’s absorbing Truly, Darkly, Deeply delves into the complex relationship between a serial killer, a young woman, and the search for the truth.