Antagonist as main character?

[Phillips101]

Hi again, looking for more books.

I apologise for that fact that 'antagonist' is probably the wrong word to use.

Does anyone know of any books where the main character is the villain? Just a basic example of following a serial murderer throughout the book, and how he escapes from the police, rather than following the police and the serial murderer alternately.

That's a crappy example, I admit. But does anyone have any ideas? If possible, please avoid bog-standard thriller stuff (essentially what I described above).

Thanks :)

[Freewheeling Andy]

The Debt To Pleasure by John Lanchester (although telling you that the main protagonist is the bad guy may kind of ruin the book slightly).

[shelbel]

You may like to try Crime and Punishment by Fydor Dostoevsky.

[supergran71]

I have just finished Helpless by Barbara Goudy which might fit the bill. One of the main characters is the abductor of a child and the whole story is built around his feelings and perspective, rather than the child or the child's mother.

[Kell]

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (Told from the POV of Patrick Bateman, a psychotic murderer)
I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan (Told from the POV of the Devil himself!)

[Michelle]

I've just read The Silver Bear by Derek Haas (http://bcfreviews.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/the-silver-bear-by-derek-haas/), which is about an assassin.

[eschulenburg]

Have you read the Dexter series? Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Dearly Devoted Dexter, etc. (not sure if that is the correct order...)

The main character is, in fact, a serial killer, but the author gives him a lot more depth than just that. It's also a fabulous show on Showtime. :)

[Colin Jacobs]

sounds like a little Britain sketch. Margaret! Margeret!.........................YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EES!