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Law & Disorder
Law & Disorder | Mark Olshaker, John Douglas
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"Fascinating." --Douglas Preston John Douglas is. . . "The FBI's pioneer and master of investigative profiling." Patricia Cornwell "At his best describing terrible crimes." Houston Chronicle "A real genius." Entertainment Weekly "At the top of his form." James Patterson It is mankind's most abominable crime: murder. No one is better acquainted with the subject and its wrenching challenges than John Douglas, the FBI's pioneer of criminal profiling, and the model for Agent Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs. In this provocative and deeply personal book, the most prominent criminal investigator of our time offers a rare look into the workings not only of the justice system--but of his own heart and mind. Writing with award-winning partner Mark Olshaker, Douglas opens up about his most notorious and baffling cases--and shows what it's like to confront evil in its most monstrous form. "Douglas can claim a rare authenticity regarding the evil that men do." --Kirkus Reviews "A fascinating and, at times, graphic tour of the criminal mind." --Library Journal Includes dramatic photos
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Hestapleton
Law & Disorder | Mark Olshaker, John Douglas
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A little too long for my tastes and I don‘t agree with his opinion on JonBenet, but overall, a thorough look at our imperfect justice system and those it‘s failed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #audiocommuting #bfcr2 Book 4/30

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Clare-Dragonfly
Law & Disorder | Mark Olshaker, John Douglas
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Mehso-so

Finally finished a book for #24B4Monday. (The stopwatch isn‘t quite accurate—I read a little at work on Friday, so I have a bit more than 6 hours.)

I was very interested in the crimes and trials described in this book, but I think it could have been much better written and organized. Maybe John Douglas is running out of material—some of his older books are much better.

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Clare-Dragonfly
Law & Disorder | Mark Olshaker, John Douglas
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Not a pair of names I expected to see in this book, let alone together 😳

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Clare-Dragonfly
Law & Disorder | Mark Olshaker, John Douglas
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This book, about possible miscarriages of justice, is fascinating, but I‘d forgotten how John Douglas‘ books tend to focus on him to the detriment of the true crime. Also how poorly edited they are. First the story of an arson investigation was so poorly told that I couldn‘t figure out until the end of the trial whether the suspect‘s wife had survived, and then there‘s this. Valentine‘s Day is not the 17th!

DivineDiana Oh my! 😳 6y
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booklover3258
Law & Disorder | Mark Olshaker, John Douglas
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I tried i really did. I made it to page 64 and had to stop. I was liking the cases but the author kept saying if i had this case this is the way it shouldve happened. It was getting annoying to the point i had to stop for my own sanity.

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BooksAtNight
Law & Disorder | Mark Olshaker, John Douglas
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As a fan of Criminal Minds, I am here for anything that has the word “profiler” in the title. That being said, this book is not Criminal Minds but still so so fascinating. Douglas offers his insight into many high profile cases and I really did enjoy listening to him talk. He is proud of his accomplishments and has strong opinions, all of which he shares in a slightly snarky voice. #25infive

MicheleinPhilly Have you watched Mindhunters on Netflix? It was EXCELLENT. 7y
BooksAtNight @MicheleinPhilly It is on my watch list. I‘m waiting for a long weekend when I can binge it because I have a feeling I won‘t be able to stop once I start. 7y
MicheleinPhilly Good plan. It is very bingeable. 7y
Andrew65 Almost there, best of luck with the last day! 🙌🙌🙌🙌 7y
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Kristy_K
Law & Disorder | Mark Olshaker, John Douglas
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I have way too many auto-buy authors (which seems to be both good and bad).

Krista and Becca Ritchie
Sarah J. Maas
J. K. Rowling
John Douglas
Tana French
Amie Kaufman
Brian K. Vaughn

#marchintoreading #autobuyauthors

Sue Amie Kaufman is pretty awesome. 8y
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PaperbackReader
Law & Disorder | Mark Olshaker, John Douglas
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Having read so many ofJohn Douglas's book, I can pretty much guarantee that this is my life. Working at a prison does that to you