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Mindhunter

Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

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Mindhunter

By: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Narrated by: John E. Douglas
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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. Literary History & Criticism True Crime Murder Biographies & Memoirs
Informative Content • Fascinating Cases • Professional Voice • Personable Personality • Credible Expertise • True Hero

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Being a true-crime fan, I’ve enjoyed all of John Douglas’s books. They are particularly good in audio-format. They are informative, honest, and properly laced with real-life personal experiences. I imagine he teaches and speaks much like he writes.

Very good

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I’ve listened to several of John Douglass’s books and waited to listen to this on as the last one to this point. Don’t want to spoil anything but it was great.

Great Book!

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

For true crime buffs, this is a must read. This is the guy who created the Behavioral Science Unit at Quantico (though it's called something else now, this is the most recognizable title). Definitely recommend this for anyone interested in criminal profiling, FBI, law enforcement, serial killers, and again, true crime.

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I really, really wish there were an unabridged version of this.

Need the unabridged version!

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I love his voice. His accent is fun, and his obvious passion for his work is contagious. He also has a personable, humble personality that comes out in this book. I find myself wishing it was longer.

Love It

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Great insight! Tough work. So glad for a unit like this. Crime is a moral crime. Fix that, lower crime.

very insightful

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