Mindhunter
Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker
Published By: Pocket Books, 1996
Genre: Nonfiction | True Crime
Page Count: 397 (Paperback)
Audiobook Length: 15 hours and 26 minutes
Audiobook Narrator: Richard M. Davidson
ISBN: 9780671528904
Publisher’s Description
Now a Netflix original series
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.
About the Author
John E. Douglas
John E. Douglas is a retired FBI agent and renowned criminal profiler who pioneered the use of behavioral analysis to catch serial killers. Full bio here.
Mark Olshaker
Mark Olshaker is an American author and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who has collaborated with John E. Douglas on several books about criminal and investigative psychology, including the New York Times bestseller Mindhunter. Full bio here.