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ⓘ About Gordon Kerr
While many years may pass after the crime, the houses where these are committed retain the haunted house feel. Somehow, anyone who goes into these houses can feel the fear, horror, and disgust in the air. This book explores such dwellings, ranging from small apartments like Jaffrey Dahmer’s to massive castles like one the Countess Erzsebet Bathory lived in. The author also takes a look at numerous prisons where serial killers call home, and more crime has been committed much to the shock of law enforcement officers. While the media covered most of these stories, it has been a while since they happened, so most of them may be new to you. One outstanding thing about this book is that it doesn’t go into details about the gruesome murders.
All Book Series by Gordon Kerr
Houses of Death: Horrific Secrets Behind Closed Doors
Book 13 of 70 · published 2008
Hotels of Death: The Famous Checked In But Never Checked Ou
Book 14 of 70 · published 2008
Timeline of Kings & Queens : From Charlemagne to Elizabeth II
Book 15 of 70 · published 2008
Goners: The Final Hours of the Notable and Notorious
Book 18 of 70 · published 2009
A Short History of Europe: From Charlemagne to the Treaty of Lisbon
Book 21 of 70 · published 2009
Great British Losers: A Compendium of National Embarrassments from the Great Auk to Eddie the Eagle
Book 23 of 70 · published 2010
Mapping the Trail of a Crime: How Experts Use Geographic Profiling to Solve the World's Most Notorious Cases
Book 26 of 70 · published 2011
Treacherous Women - Sex, temptation and betrayal
Book 27 of 70 · published 2011
Spree Killers: Ruthless Perpetrators of Mass Murder
Book 28 of 70 · published 2011
Fugitives from Justice : Audacious Bids for Freedom
Book 29 of 70 · published 2011
Notorious Fugitives : Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide
Book 32 of 70 · published 2011
Fugitives on the Run : Keeping Ahead of Retribution
Book 34 of 70 · published 2011
Ancient and Medieval Traitors - Back-stabbers, turncoats and conspirators
Book 37 of 70 · published 2011
World Serial Killers - Manson, Bundy, Olson, Sells, Son of Sam, Kemper, Stayner, Jack the Ripper, Brady, Hindley, West, Shipman, Glover, Dupas, Birnie, ... Denyer, Milat, Barraza, Lopez
Book 39 of 70 · published 2011
American Serial Killers - They just can't stop themselves
Book 40 of 70 · published 2011
Traitors and Spies: Spooks, sleepers and sabotage
Book 41 of 70 · published 2011
European Serial Killers - Evil on the edge of society
Book 43 of 70 · published 2011
Great Leaders of the Last 100 Years - A century that changed the world
Book 44 of 70 · published 2011
Historic Leaders who Changed the World: Monarchs, Presidents and Despots
Book 45 of 70 · published 2011
Great Leaders who Changed the Ancient World - Philosophers, Prophets and Commanders
Book 46 of 70 · published 2011
Great Leaders who Changed the Medieval World - Emperors, Tyrants and Saints
Book 47 of 70 · published 2011
Great Leaders of the 19th Century - Heroes, Outlaws and Demagogues
Book 48 of 70 · published 2011
A Short History of Africa: From the Origins of the Human Race to the Arab Spring
Book 49 of 70 · published 2011
College Killers : School Shootings in North America and Europe - Columbine, Jonesboro, Bath, Thurston, Red Lake, Virginia, Pontiac's Rebellion, Texas Tower, Beslan, Erfurt, Dunblane
Book 53 of 70 · published 2012
A Short History of China: From Ancient Dynasties to Economic Powerhouse
Book 54 of 70 · published 2013
Breakout - The Great Prison Escapes - Alcatraz, Billy the Kid, John Dillinger, Bundy, Biggs and the Great Train Robbery, Texas Seven, Blake, Hinds, Sheppard, Ramensky, Billy Hayes, Dengler
Book 55 of 70 · published 2013
Timeline of the Popes : A History from St Peter to Francis I -- Rome, Vatican, Catholic, Cardinal, Papal Election, John Paul I, John Paul II, Benedict XVI
Book 56 of 70 · published 2013
A Short History of the First World War: Land, Sea Air, 1914-1918
Book 58 of 70 · published 2014
A Short History of Brazil: From Pre-Colonial Peoples to Modern Economic Miracle
Book 59 of 70 · published 2014
Cthulhu: Dark Fantasy, Horror & Supernatural Movies
Book 60 of 70 · published 2014
A Short History of the Middle East: From Ancient Empires to Islamic State
Book 62 of 70 · published 2016
A Short History of India: From the Earliest Civilisations and Myriad Kingdoms, to Today's Economic Powerhouse
Book 64 of 70 · published 2017
The War that Never Ended: A Short History of the Korean War
Book 69 of 70 · published 2020
Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2019 Anthology · Ian Wright
North American Maps for Curious Minds
Book 2 of 4 · published 2021 Anthology · Matthew Bucklan
Wild Maps for Curious Minds
Book 3 of 4 · published 2022 Anthology · Mike Higgins
The 1960s | Maps for Curious Minds
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Gordon Kerr?
While many years may pass after the crime, the houses where these are committed retain the haunted house feel. Somehow, anyone who goes into these houses can feel the fear, horror, and disgust in the air. This book explores such dwellings, ranging from small apartments like Jaffrey Dahmer's to massive castles like one the Countess Erzsebet Bathory lived in.
Which Gordon Kerr series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Masterpieces of Art series, the earliest of Gordon Kerr's multi-book series: it opens with William Morris (2009) and runs to 14 books across 2009–2019, ending with Scottish Colourists (2019). Gordon Kerr's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Gordon Kerr written?
Gordon Kerr has 91 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2025. 20 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Masterpieces of Art series with 14 books — and 71 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Gordon Kerr's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Gordon Kerr's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Masterpieces of Art (2009–2019, 14 books), Best Kept Secrets (2014–2015, 2 books) and Maps for Curious Minds (2019–2025, 4 books).
How are Gordon Kerr's books organised into series?
This guide splits Gordon Kerr's 91 books into 3 named series and 71 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Masterpieces of Art (14 books, 2009–2019); Maps for Curious Minds (4 books, 2019–2025); Best Kept Secrets (2 books, 2014–2015).