Reviews round-up
Murderland
by Caroline Fraser
3 of 3 critics positive
9 reviews: 3 positives; 6 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“A Provocative Argument About What Creates Serial Killers”
A Provocative Argument About What Creates Serial Killers
“A compulsive new history”
Murderland by Caroline Fraser review – what was behind the 1970s serial killer epidemic? | History books
“Caroline Fraser’s haunting Murderland”
What makes a serial killer
James Lasdun · American Berserk: Serial Killers in Seattle
Review: What does smelting have to do with Ted Bundy? A lot, argues ‘Murderland’ author
Serial Killers of the Pacific Northwest: Did Toxins Make Them Do It? (Published 2025)
Did Lead Poisoning Create a Generation of Serial Killers?
Tacoma, the city linked to three notorious serial killers — but why?
Review | Uncovering the Pacific Northwest’s violent history and toxic legacy
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
