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Title: John Douglas - Mindhunter
Review: Having read all the Douglas et al books I have to say that I find his work fascinating, though it lacks the psychological insight of someone like Paul Britton, a British forensic psychologist (author of "The Jigsaw Man" Corgi,1997; and "Picking Up The Pieces" Corgi, 2000). I have heard Douglas described as arrogant - but given his expertise, his compassion for the victims, and his desire to amass as much information on signature killers (Bob Keppel's description) in order to attempt to understand and try to head them off - I have to agree that some of the arrogance is deserved. The books are full of detail about the horrendous cruelty that we seem to see and hear so much of, the terrible pain of the victim's families and, thankfully, attempts to understand and explain what motivates these predators. Overall his books are a must for anyone who is interested in why, rather than how, these monsters prey on us. Highly recommended.
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