The real-life inspiration for Hollywood's obsession with criminal profiling, this is the bestselling true story behind the Silence of the Lambs. Mindhunter is a fascinating insight into the life of a FBI Special Agent, and the minds of the psychologically disturbed serial killers he hunts.
John Douglas joined the FBI in 1970, starting his career as a sniper in a SWAT team and progressing on to become a hostage negotiator. In 1977 he transferred to the Behavioural Science Unit (BSU), where he taught applied criminal psychology. He created the FBI's Criminal Profiling Program and led this division of special agents through harrowing and groundbreaking cases, including those behind Anthony Hopkins' role as Hannibal Lecter. Douglas lives with his family in the Washington, DC area. Mark Olshaker, author of four novels and producer of the Emmy-nominated The Mind of a Serial Killer, lives in Washington DC.
"John Douglas knows more about serial killers than anybody in the world" -- Jonathan Demme, Director of The 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 The Observer "John Douglas is the FBI's pioneer and master of investigative profiling" Patricia Cornwell
"John Douglas knows more about serial killers than anybody in the world" -- Jonathan Demme, Director of The 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 The Observer "John Douglas is the FBI's pioneer and master of investigative profiling" Patricia Cornwell
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