If You Can’t Wait For 'Mindhunter' Season 2, You’ll Love These True Crime Books

True crime is having a serious pop culture moment, and let's be honest, you still can’t get enough. On your commute, you listen to your fave true crime podcast. At home, there’s always something creepy to binge on Netflix, like Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile or Mindhunter (good news: it’s coming back for a second season in August).

Of course, society's fascination with true crime is far from recent. For decades, authors penned true crime books, exploring the chilling motives of serial killers and laying bare society’s underworlds in vivid detail for you to read before bed.

So, while you wait for the return of Mindhunter, get ready for all that true crime good-I mean, badness by immersing yourself in the show’s namesake book. That way, you can brush up on the Son of Sam and Atlanta child murders. Or, opt for a classic work on Charles Manson: Helter Skelter. And you don’t have to stop there-make a whole summer reading list out of these 25 best true crime books. Just make sure you grab a flashlight and read 'em beneath your blankets (where it’s safe, duh).