Law & Disorder:: Inside the Dark Heart of Murder with the Fbi's Legendary Mindhunter

Legendary FBI criminal profiler John Douglas, inspiration for the hit Netflix show Mindhunter, and the model for Agent Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, looks back on some of his most controversial cases--from JonBenet Ramsey to the West Memphis Three--and provides a personal look into the workings of the criminal justice system, and the criminal mind.

No one is more familiar with humanity's most notorious crimes, or those who commit them, than legendary FBI profiler John Douglas. Over the course of his celebrated career, Douglas has pursued, studied, and interviewed scores of violent predators, including Charles Manson, James Earl Ray, Dennis Rader, and David Berkowitz.

In this provocative and personal book, the most prominent criminal investigator of our time offers his unique perspective on the criminal mind while also exploring the wrenching challenges involved in seeing justice served. Writing with award-winning partner, Mark Olshaker, Douglas opens up about his involvement in historic, headline-making cases--including the West Memphis Three, Amanda Knox, and JonBenet Ramsey.

Brimming with gripping narratives, Law & Disorder sheds light on some of our most pressing questions about guilt, innocence, the pursuit of justice, and the heart of human darkness.

Author: John Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Publisher: Citadel Press
Published: 12/28/2021
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780806541839
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
JOHN DOUGLAS, the legendary FBI criminal profiler and New York Times bestselling author, has spent over twenty-five years hunting the worst of the worst, researching and culling the stories of America's most disturbing criminals. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he has been involved with more than five thousand violent crime cases over the past half century. He holds a doctorate degree in education based on teaching police officers methods of crime classification, he is an active consultant, and is a highly sought-after speaker. One of the foremost experts and investigators of criminal minds and motivations, he and his wife, Pam, a teacher, live in the Washington, DC area.

MARK OLSHAKER is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and author of twelve nonfiction books and five novels, including Einstein's Brain and The Edge. His books with John Douglas, beginning with Mindhunter and, most recently, The Killer's Shadow, have sold millions of copies and have been translated into many languages. Mindhunter has been made into a dramatic series on Netflix, directed by David Fincher. Olshaker has also written extensive on another subject of deadly mysteries: disease detection and public health. His book Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs, with Dr. Michael Osterholm, predicted the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and became a New York Times bestseller. He and his wife, Carolyn, an attorney, live in the Washington, DC area.