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"'John Douglas knows more about serial killers than anybody in the world' - Jonathan Demme, Director of Silence of the Lambs 'A cracker of a book' - Esquire 'John Douglas is the FBI's pioneer and master of investigative profiling, and one of the most exciting figures in law enforcement I've had the privilege of knowing' - Patricia Cornwell 'Douglas is a hero for the agonised Nineties: not the action man quick on the draw, but the thinker who dares go into the unexplored badlands of the mind' - Nicci Gerrard, Observer"
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'John Douglas is the FBI's pioneer and master of investigative profiling' Patricia Cornwall
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I'm not easily scared, but this book really made cold shivers run down my spine. The reason for that is that the subject matter of "Mindhunter" is not the fantasy of an author's creation, but is true facts about real people. We watch horror movies and think, "Nobody could be like that", and feel safe in our knowledge that when the film is over, the horror goes away. Read "Mindhunter" and realise that there are people like that. The things they do make your skin crawl and it is not a story. Neither does it go away ! Not, at least, until they are caught and "Mindhunter" is an account of how forensic psychology does just that. Riveting stuff !
36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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This is one of the best books that looks into the minds of the sick people that committ these murders.
The author john douglas is an ex-FBI agent and is very detailed in the descriptions of the murders and crime scenes.
Highly recommend to anyone who is into crime and crime fighting.
The author john douglas is an ex-FBI agent and is very detailed in the descriptions of the murders and crime scenes.
Highly recommend to anyone who is into crime and crime fighting.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I think what strikes you as you read this book is just how many preconceptions you have about what kind of person would be a profiler in the FBI BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES UNIT. I can tell you in the first 20 pages these presumptions are turned on their head! As this book is largely biographical you get a real sense of the man behind the profiling. In that sense it is intensely personal and honest. What you see is a regular guy with a unique gift, and a great style of writing. It reads like a hollywood movie and I don't just mean silence of the lambs! You really do get caught up and enveloped with John Douglas' career through the FBI from his days as a college dropout, to club bouncer, to Air Force golf pro! I was apprehensive that this book might be a little over-technical or wooden. But I was not disappointed. As said below, a must for anyone who aspires to understand the darker side of humanity!
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G R E A T!!
Can't stop reading!! I recomend this book for anyone interested in crime, proffiling etc. It shows lots of different cases with psychological interpretation of a crime and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Angelina007
very good!
awesome book, gives me thrills, super stories about serial killers and FBI etc, really good insight on FBI every day life. plus a fast delivery even during festive season! Read more
Published 5 months ago by Paulius Tarbejevas
A stimulus to much painful thought
This is a frank and moving account and I recommend it. Of particular interest to me is where the author considers what makes a sexually-related serial killer and notes that they... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Frederick M. Toates
brilliant!
Gripping and informative, this book reads like a crime best seller and yet its true! John Douglas and Mark Olshaker talk about the start of the BSU and how John Douglas and other... Read more
Published 12 months ago by jackie17355
Mindhunter
Fascinating account of how behavioural characteristics can lead to an accurate profile of a murderer. Read more
Published 22 months ago by K. D. Gujral
Weak
A book whose purpose is suppose to bring you into a more detailed understanding of the criminal mind should do just that. This does not. Read more
Published 23 months ago by stonecold
What a waste!
"What makes a serial killer? Only one man really knows. John Douglas."
And he keeps this knowledge to himself. Read more
And he keeps this knowledge to himself. Read more
Published on 19 May 2010 by Reader's Digest
One for the bin...
The review by T.Quigley was spot on!
This is a self-indulgent autobiography which is not what I expected. I was so disappointed I filed in the bin!
This is a self-indulgent autobiography which is not what I expected. I was so disappointed I filed in the bin!
Published on 1 Dec 2009 by DG2B
Interesing book with good dose of narcissism!
This book is a riveting read and offers a clear and interesting insight into the life of John Douglas, one of the worlds foremost experts in the field of behavioural science and... Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2009 by Red
Brilliant and Compelling
Not easy to read - but gives insight into one of the first profilers in the US. Allows you inside the mind of the killers and knowledge of cases Douglas worked on during his... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2009 by J. Bailey
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