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Harold Schechter
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1948
Harold Schechter is an American true crime writer who specializes in serial killers. He is a Professor Emeritus at Queens College, City University of New York where he taught classes in American literature and myth criticism for forty-two years. Schechter's essays have appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and the International Herald Tribune. He is the editor of the Library of America volume, True Crime: An American Anthology. His newest book, published in September 2025, is 50 States of Murder: An Atlas of American Crime.
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About Harold Schechter
Birth
1948
First book
2007
Years writing
19
Harold Schechter is an American true crime writer who specializes in serial killers. He is a Professor Emeritus at Queens College, City University of New York where he taught classes in American literature and myth criticism for forty-two years. Schechter's essays have appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and the International Herald Tribune. He is the editor of the Library of America volume, True Crime: An American Anthology. His newest book, published in September 2025, is 50 States of Murder: An Atlas of American Crime.
Harold Schechter is a renowned expert in American literature and culture who balances his academic career with his writing.
His fascination with the true-crime genre has led him to publish an extensive bibliography of over eighty works.
He is the author of the acclaimed historical novel series featuring the famous writer Edgar Allan Poe.
His book Depraved is a fundamental reference for its account of the shocking story of America's first serial killer.
Literary talent runs in the family, as he is the father of the successful young adult novelist Lauren Oliver.
