Mindhunter: Inside the Fbi's Elite Serial Crime Unit

In "Mind Hunter" by Mr. John Douglas sparks the question. Are Killers Born or are Killers Made? In this 1st of 3 amazing books by John Douglas, he allows you to decide but also gives his professional and personal opinion. This is an amazing book, even for a seasoned "True Crime Junkie" like myself. If you are just starting to dip your toes into true crime this would make a great introductory book. Just a warning, there is some graphic content. I had to take a break from reading it a few times ( the reason it took me almost 2 months to read it) due to the graphic nature of the crimes. This book is definitely beyond a 5 star read!

I had a copy of this book years ago and enjoyed it. With the television show out now I wanted to read it again.

I went into it knowing Douglas sounds condescending. And I'm so glad that I did! The tone is very much 'I'm better than all these people', rightfully so. My major complaint is that I went into this thinking he would cover a lot more on actual profiling, when it was majority of storytelling. Still a very good read!

I choked the book down, gore, ego, and all. Mr. Douglas lived an exciting life in the FBI. He includes detailed info on numerous cases in which he was desperately wanted for profiling. Half of the book is highlighting the minds and profiling of hard criminals and the other is about Mr. Douglas. Don't get me wrong his job is bad@$$ but, man the guy just loves talking about himself. memememememe

I’m a little over halfway through this one and it’s a really enjoyable read, not to mention interesting. It’s written in a very engaging way, despite some of the dark subject matter.

Being a criminology major, this book gives me a different perspective on everything—especially the other side, the perp. It’s a great read. I highly suggest it to anyone who loves a good crime book, or those who just want to know what goes on in the perp’s mind or even just a good read.