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Discover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals.

In chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating, and challenging cases—and into the darkest recesses of our worst nightmares.

During his twenty-five year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas became a legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time: the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle's Green River killer, the case that nearly cost Douglas his life.

As the model for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Douglas has confronted, interviewed, and studied scores of serial killers and assassins, including Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and Ed Gein, who dressed himself in his victims' peeled skin. Using his uncanny ability to become both predator and prey, Douglas examines each crime scene, reliving both the killer's and the victim's actions in his mind, creating their profiles, describing their habits, and predicting their next moves.
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John Douglas knows more about serial killers than anybody else in the world.

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John Douglas is the legendary FBI criminal profiler and former Chief of the FBI’s Behavioral Sciences Unit where he researched, investigated, and conducted interviews of some of America’s most violent criminals. Over the past half-century, he either directly worked on or had overall supervision in over 5,000 violent crime cases. He is one of the foremost experts of the criminal mind, its methods, and motivations. Douglas is a veteran of the United States Air Force and holds a doctorate degree in Education, and lives with his wife, Pamela, in the Washington, DC, area.



Mark Olshaker is an Emmy Award–winning documentary filmmaker and author of thirteen nonfiction books and five novels, including Einstein’s Brain and The Edge. His books with former FBI Special Agent and criminal profiling pioneer John Douglas, beginning with Mindhunter and most recently When a Killer Calls, have sold millions of copies and have been translated into many languages. Mindhunter was recently adapted by David Fincher into a critically acclaimed and award-winning dramatic series on Netflix. Olshaker and his wife, Carolyn, an attorney, live in the Washington, DC, area.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books; Media Tie-In edition (October 24, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1501191969
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1501191961
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erica roberts
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024
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Love this book and the updated prologue.
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California Dreaming
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read -- for Half the Population
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If you are a liberal, I would recommend that you stop reading this review immediately. And not to discourage sales of this fine book, but I would also recommend that you steer clear of making a purchase as well.

John Douglas makes no bones about the fact that he has no problems with guns or capital punishment. And if you are an UNSUB -- the F.B.I.s acronym for "unknown subject," and one that Mr. Douglas uses often throughout -- but later are convicted, he doesn't have much time worrying about cruel and unusual punishment for you either. He even discusses this at the end of a chapter, comparing the needs of a serial killer versus the needs of the victims' families. Guess which one is more important to Mr. Douglas?

And I really appreciated this perspective myself, since authors often times play both sides of an argument to not offend anyone, and therefore try to squeak out a few more sales. That doesn't work well with me, and Mr. Douglas does not make that rookie mistake. One thing that I remember from my early days in school from the best teachers: "Pick a side of an argument and argue it!" Most Americans nowadays don't know how to argue because at least they aren't willing to choose a side. And forget about all of the logical fallacies that usually go along with it.

But Mr. Douglas does do a fine job of arguing throughout this book. While he might give multiple sides of an argument, he will then finally argue which side is the "correct" one with strong evidence as for why. Nothing wrong with that. As a matter of fact, it is a good tactic if you are going to enter into debate: address your competition's points and attack them before he has a chance to speak. It gives you the upper hand.

I don't think that it could easily be argued, however, that Mr. Douglas is the greatest writer in the world. I read a book from Dr. Robert Keppel -- a police officer, detective, and retired professor in Seattle -- and his writing style was surely better. But these two guys are at least strong acquaintances; Mr. Douglass alludes to that point at least once in the book. And there is a passage in one of the chapters where Mr. Douglas is discussing Dr. Keppel and another gentleman named "Robert" or "Bob" and the author seemed to use both names interchangeably, so I was lost figuring out which "Bob" or "Robert" that the passage was discussing. And I even read a couple of pages twice and I was still confused.

But it's not the case that Mr. Douglas is a bad writer, far from it; you could just say that it is not his number one forte. That is fine and understood. He surely is one of the greatest profilers ever, and I "enjoyed" -- if "enjoyed" is the correct word -- reading about many of the cases that he worked on in which I'm already aware. I have read so many true crime books now that, as a matter of fact, it was unusual if he discussed a case in which I wasn't already familiar.

I think that the strongest point of this work: Mr. Douglas does not talk down to his readers. Even though it's probably not true, he is nice enough to the reader to at least make you believe you could become a profiler yourself given enough time and education. After all, he has many "disciples" that he has trained himself, and that might be his greatest legacy. (As a side note, and a possible theme of the book: he discusses the Manson murders at one point, of course. Mr. Douglas even called Manson's followers "disciples," and it got me thinking: Mr. Manson and Mr. Douglas have some similarities, but Mr. Douglas used his strengths for good while Mr. Manson used his strengths for evil.)

And so I will leave you with some advice if you are considering reading this fine book. I would "bone up" on as many cases as you possibly can first; it will help you when reading this book I believe. And if you are at that point -- and are a conservative as well -- I highly recommend making that purchase and be ready for an inside look at how the F.B.I. really works.
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Duane Schneider
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book but Lose the Ego
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019
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I'm sure that as with many readers, I came to the book "Mindhunter" after watching the Netflix series. While both are highly worthwhile, the TV show is heavily fictionalized. Parts of Douglas's book--like the interviews with Kemper, Manson, and Berkowitz; and the Atlanta child murders--make their way into the show, but the characters are composites, and a number of plot points are made up. So if you want the true skinny on profiling, read Douglas's "Mindhunter." The book is filled with actual cases Douglas assisted with, so if you're a fan of true crime you'll enjoy it. I was intrigued by the novel techniques Douglas used to capture killers. His profiles were often spot-on, but he was also a pioneer of using the media to draw out criminals, and he also created some effective interrogation tactics. Some of the cases Douglas describes are familiar to fans of the Netflix show, but he also highlights many cases not on the show. (I recognized a couple from episodes of "Forensic Files.") And he moves beyond serial murder to talk about a bomber, a pill bottle tamperer, a potential political assassin, even Jack the Ripper. Once again, I recommend the book to any true crime fan for the wealth of law enforcement information. I loved reading about how Douglas and his team solved these terrible crimes. However, "Mindhunter" flags whenever Douglas inserts too much of his personality--primarily his ego--into it. He constantly boasts about how busy and successful he was, how he flouted FBI conventions to get things done, how he singlehandedly developed the profiling wing, how his profiles were never wrong, even things as unnecessary to the story as how successful he was with women and how attractive his wife was. I suppose it takes a great deal of confidence to create profiles of unsubs and pass them off to other law enforcement personnel, convinced of their accuracy. But I think this book would've benefited from far more humility. Why didn't the co-author keep this in check? Toward the end of "Mindhunter," Douglas veers from his profiles and starts giving the reader his opinions on capital punishment and ways to fix the amount of violent crime in the US. He's of course entitled to his beliefs, and he has a lot of direct experience to base them on, but they don't really have a place in this book. Douglas never shows us any adversity. With the exception of one case (Green River killer), he never mentions a profile that didn't work. He even depicts his relationship with his wife as more successful now than ever, even though she divorced him. And he talks up his TV appearances and the fact he advised Thomas Harris ("Tom") when Harris was writing books like "Silence of the Lambs." We get it: Douglas is awesome. But he never seems to realize that his ego and opinions take a backseat to the gruesome killers in this book and how they were ultimately caught.
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Katya Deyanira Céspedes Solís
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesante
Reviewed in Mexico on January 3, 2024
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Espectacular! Cassete, radio, CD tudo com um óptimo som, mas o vinil tem um som espectacular. Estou muito satisfeita com esta compra e recomendo imenso!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars Mindhunter
Reviewed in Spain on April 26, 2024
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Ainda não o acabei, mas é de leitura viciante!
Recomendo imenso para quem gosta de saber mais sobre o trabalho do FBI relativamente a serial killers.
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Keyla
5.0 out of 5 stars Libro molto atteso. Ottimo per chi è appassionato di psicologia
Reviewed in Italy on December 25, 2022
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Era già esaurito nelle librerie. La consegna è stata di meno di 24 ore. Felicissima
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Mrinal
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 star
Reviewed in India on March 8, 2022
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Very interesting book
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anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Diversão* garantida
Reviewed in Brazil on February 24, 2018
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Minha avaliação vai ser dividida em duas partes:
1) O livro é muito interessante ao mesmo tempo que é pitoresco. Explicou-me: O autor, que possui um ego enorme, narra a si mesmo como “O CARA “. As vezes chega até a ser engraçado quando ele sugere que foi a partir da suas experiências de campo que o autor de o Silêncio dos Inocentes se baseou para escrever a sua obra. Por outro lado, é inegável (pela profundidade com q ele aborda os crimes narrados) que ele estava lá e sabe muito bem do que está falando. Alguns capítulos dão medo.
2) Essa foi minha primeira experiência com e-books e eu fiquei muito satisfeito. Tanto que vou adotar esse formato para as minhas leituras em inglês.
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