Bibliograph

The killer across the table, unlocking the secrets of serial killers and predators with the FBI's original mindhunter, John Douglas and Mark Olshaker

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The killer across the table, unlocking the secrets of serial killers and predators with the FBI's original mindhunter, John Douglas and Mark Olshaker

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The killer across the table

Responsibility statement

John Douglas and Mark Olshaker

Sub title

unlocking the secrets of serial killers and predators with the FBI's original mindhunter

Summary

The FBI's legendary pioneer of criminal profiling and inspiration behind the hit Netflix show "Mindhunter", John Douglas has spent decades working with law enforcement to understand the criminal mind and hunt violent predators. Now Douglas, along with his long-time collaborator Mark Olshaker, turns his keen eye to four of the most disturbing killers he has confronted. Offering never-before-revealed details about his interview techniques and profiling process, Douglass goes step by step through his encounters with these murderers, connecting each sadistic predator's crimes to his conversation with them. In doing so, he shows his unprecedented ability to get into the heads of both predator and prey as he talks to the country's most dangerous men, and how he used his interrogation skills to expose their true evil

Target audience

adult

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