Pros & Cons
Pros
John douglas is the originator of profiling for the fbi being one of the first agents in the behavioral science unit. The first part of the book discusses douglas's life and the early portion of his career, where he discusses some of the criminals he ... Read More
Cons
Mind hunter seems to be written only to try and capitalize on the success of whoever fights monster's success. This book, only hints at those things, only drops small morsels merely as annecdotes to this purely autobiographical work.
Douglas mentions that we can all be fooled.

Highlights
Quality
I found my self familiar with the cases discussed in the book to criminal minds and minhunter on netflix
The insight into how the practice came into being each step and its contributor along with the case studies was really fascinating
I was obviously lucky because i’m still here but my urgency to understand has never really ended or been satisfied
I disagree with the reviews saying he just talks about himself duh
Price
Shipped fast and the price was very good
Shipping
I dont know what happened during shipping or wherever this book was being held previously but my copy has some sort of water or... Read More
Had a small wound on the corner of the book but that could have been done during shipping
Competitiveness
This was an interesting journey into the fbi profilers world
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you want to know how the minds of some of the worst serial killers and mass murderers operate this book is for you
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
By the way even though i teach at the high school level i would not recommend the book for young readers as the material is highly adult content as is the netflix series
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not nearly as bloody and graphic as i thought it would be
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This review was originally posted in 2013
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I dont know what happened during shipping or wherever this book was being held previously but my copy has some sort of water or liquid damage on the back
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I skipped the parts when douglas talks about himself so much and thats pretty much the first 100 pages
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But it is a book on the mind of serial killers
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Knowing that this was written by someone who is not an author by trade i expected the writing to be difficult