Journey Into Darkness

Delve into chilling true crime cases with the legendary FBI criminal profiler and bestselling authors of Mindhunter, now a major Netflix drama. 'John Douglas knows more about serial killers than anybody in the world' Jonathan Demme, Director of The Silence of the Lambs John Douglas is the world's top pioneer and expert on criminal profiling. His lifelong work to understand and combat serial killers is legendary among law enforcement circles. Now, following up on his first book, Mindhunter, Douglas delves further into the criminal mind in a range of chilling new cases. Famously the inspiration for Special Agent Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Douglas reveals the fascinating circumstance of each crime in detail as he explores the larger issues, from crime prevention and rehabilitation to the reasons behind escalating violence in society. Profiling suspects from OJ Simpson to the Unabomber, Journey Into Darkness explores the crimes of the century - as well as cases you've never heard of - with the peerless eye of one of the FBI's finest. Written with a unique insight into the criminal mind, this is a must-read for all true crime fans. Praise for Journey into Darkness and Mindhunter: 'John Dougals is the FBI's pioneer and the master of investigative profiling' Patricia Cornwell, bestselling crime writer 'Chilling, well-written and very informative...provides a wonderful sense of the kind of very clever work done by criminal profilers' * Reader review 'A real-life page-turner' * Reader review 'A must read if you are interested in crime and particularly the criminal mindset.' * Reader review 'Had me hooked' * Reader review 'A brilliant insight into serial killers and criminals, I just couldn't put it down!' * Reader review

John Douglas (Author) John Douglas joined the FBI in 1970, starting his career as a sniper in a SWAT team and progressing on to become a hostage negotiator. In 1977 he transferred to the Behavioural Science Unit (BSU), where he taught applied criminal psychology. He created the FBI's Criminal Profiling Program and led this division of special agents through harrowing and groundbreaking cases, including those behind Anthony Hopkins' role as Hannibal Lecter. Douglas lives with his family in the Washington, DC area. Mark Olshaker, author of four novels and producer of the Emmy-nominated The Mind of a Serial Killer, lives in Washington DC. Mark Olshaker (Author) Mark Olshaker is a critically acclaimed novelist and producer of teh Emmy-nominated The Mind of a Serial Killer. He lives in the Washington, DC area.