Crimes Canada Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Robert Pickton |
2015 |
Buy |
| Robert Pickton: The True Story of the Pig Farmer Killer |
2015 |
N/A |
| Marc Lépine |
2015 |
Buy |
| Marc Lépine: The True Story of the Montreal Massacre |
2015 |
N/A |
| Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka |
2015 |
Buy |
| Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka: The True Story of the Ken and Barbie Killers |
2015 |
N/A |
| Luka Magnotta |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Country Boy Killer |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Killer Handyman |
2015 |
Buy |
| Hell’s Angels Biker Wars |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Killer Handyman: William Patrick Fyfe (Crimes Canada: True Crimes that Shocked a Nation #7 |
2015 |
N/A |
| Hell’s Angels Biker Wars: True Story of The Rock Machine Massacres |
2015 |
N/A |
| The Dark Strangler |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Alcohol Murders |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Dark Strangler: Earle Leonard Nelson |
2015 |
N/A |
| Peter Woodcock |
2016 |
Buy |
| Clifford Olson |
2016 |
Buy |
| Taking Tori |
2016 |
Buy |
| Bandits & Renegades |
2016 |
Buy |
| Freedom of the Few |
2017 |
Buy |
| Invisible Victims: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women |
2016 |
N/A |
| Blood Thirst |
2020 |
Buy |
| Above Suspicion: The True Story of Serial Killer Russell Williams |
2017 |
N/A |
| Above Suspicion |
2020 |
Buy |
| Blood Thirst: The True Story of Rapist, Vampire and Serial Killer Wayne Boden |
- |
N/A |
Forensic Science#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Forensic Analysis and DNA in Criminal Investigations |
2015 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Serial Killers Abridged |
2014 |
N/A |
| Just a Cop |
2018 |
Buy |
| Beyond Sticks and Stones |
2019 |
Buy |
Notorious Serial Killers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Serial Homicide Vol 1 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Serial Homicide Vol 2 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Serial Homicide Vol 3 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Serial Homicide Vol 4 |
2018 |
Buy |
Top Cases of the FBI Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| TOP CASES of The FBI - Vol. I |
2011 |
Buy |
| TOP CASES of The FBI - Vol. II |
2017 |
Buy |
True Crime Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Women Who Kill |
2011 |
Buy |
| Case Closed |
2011 |
Buy |
| Doctors Who Killed |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Serial Killer Compendium |
2012 |
Buy |
| Rampage |
2012 |
Buy |
| Serial Killers Case Files |
2013 |
Buy |
| Cold Blooded Killers |
2013 |
Buy |
| Parents Who Killed Their Children |
2014 |
Buy |
| Social Media Monsters |
2014 |
Buy |
| Serial Killer Groupies |
2014 |
Buy |
| Backseat Tragedies |
2015 |
Buy |
| Radical Islamic Terrorism in America Today |
2016 |
Buy |
| Killing the Rainbow |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Basement |
2016 |
Buy |
| Escaped Killer |
2017 |
Buy |
| Blood Money |
2017 |
Buy |
| Abduction |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Staircase |
2018 |
Buy |
| Intercorpse |
2019 |
Buy |
| In Chains |
2019 |
Buy |
| Notorious San Francisco |
2019 |
Buy |
True Crime Cases Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Revenge Killings - Chris Dorner |
2016 |
Buy |
| Deadly Voices: The True Story of Serial Killer Herbert Mullin |
2015 |
N/A |
| The Beast of Birkenshaw: The True Story of Serial Killer Peter Manuel |
2016 |
N/A |
| James Fairweather: Britain’s Youngest Serial Killer |
2016 |
N/A |
R.J. Parker is a prolific true crime author who has published more than 60 books since 2011. His work covers serial killers, mass murderers, FBI cases, and Canadian criminal history. The Crimes Canada series alone spans 25 books, each focused on a specific Canadian crime or criminal, from Robert Pickton to Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka.
His broader True Crime series of 21 books covers a range of subjects including doctors who killed, social media-related crimes, parents who murdered their children, and serial killer case files. Parker has also written the four-volume Notorious Serial Killers series (Serial Homicide) and two volumes of Top Cases of the FBI. His books on forensic science and non-fiction titles like Just a Cop and Beyond Sticks and Stones round out a catalog focused almost entirely on real criminal cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has R.J. Parker written?
R.J. Parker has written 60 books across seven series.
What was R.J. Parker's first book?
R.J. Parker’s first book is Case Closed, published in 2011.
What distinguishes R.J. Parker's true crime writing?
Parker covers a wide geographic range of cases, from Canadian crimes to American serial killers to FBI investigations. His books tend to be concise and focused on specific cases or themes rather than sprawling narratives, making them accessible for readers who want direct accounts of criminal cases.