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Monday, December 9, 2019

Extra Book: Mindhunter

Book: Mindhunter
Author: John Douglas
Pages: 448


This is my 154th read of the year

Even though we are 9 days into December, this was the first book I finished in December. 
I listened to this as an audiobook, and it was excellent in that format.

This is the stories from the author's 25 years as an FBI agent where he used psychological profiling to solve some of the toughest crimes.  He helped capture and interview many serial killers and assassins over his career and became one of the most well known and well respected FBI psychologists of his time.

This was an incredible book.  The stories are numerous in the book, and - while gruesome - they were intriguing to listen to.  We learned in depth details of the crimes of some of the most notorious serial killers, and how John and his team caught them.  We got into the minds of these criminals as John tries to figure out how they work.  Many times he was called in to try and figure out exactly the kind of person they were looking for after a crime had been committed.  His skill lead to the capture of many killers.

Definitely worth the read.  I am going to rank it as one of the best reads of the year. Just know that the content of the book is at times hard to read and the details are numerous about the crimes.  The book is well written, and John's story incredible.

Stars: 5


4 comments:

  1. OMG! I had no idea this was a book as well as a Netflix series! I've watched both seasons on Netflix and found it fascinating! I wonder how different the show is the book?

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    1. I haven't watched the show. But the book is unbelievable. Just an amazing read. And there are two books!! I am reading the second one right now. The stories are haunting

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  2. I also didn't realize this was a book, this is great because I was so interested in it but the show on netflix was so boring, so, I'm adding this to my tbr asap

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    1. That is good to know about the show. We haven't started it. There are actually two books. I am reading the second one right now.

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