Obsession, John E. Douglas
Obsession, John E. Douglas
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Obsession
The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists, and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back

Author: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

Narrator: John E. Douglas

Abridged: 2 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/1998

Synopsis

In Obsession, John Douglas once again takes us fascinatingly behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape, stalking, and sexual murder through such cases as Ronnie Shelton, the serial rapist who terrorized Cleveland; and New York's notorious "Preppie Murder."

But Douglas also looks at obsession on the other side of the moral spectrum: his own career-long obsession with hunting these predators. Douglas shows us how we can all fight back and protect ourselves, our families, and loved ones against the scourge of the violent predators in our midst.

The first step is insight and understanding, and no one is better qualified to penetrate Obsession than John Douglas.

About John E. Douglas

John Douglas is the legendary FBI criminal profiler and former Chief of the FBI’s Behavioral Sciences Unit where he researched, investigated, and conducted interviews of some of America’s most violent criminals. Over the past half-century, he either directly worked on or had overall supervision in over 5,000 violent crime cases. He is one of the foremost experts of the criminal mind, its methods, and motivations. Douglas is a veteran of the United States Air Force and holds a doctorate degree in Education, and lives with his wife, Pamela, in the Washington, DC, area.  

About Mark Olshaker

Mark Olshaker is an Emmy Award–winning documentary filmmaker and author of thirteen nonfiction books and five novels, including Einstein’s Brain and The Edge. His books with former FBI Special Agent and criminal profiling pioneer John Douglas, beginning with Mindhunter and most recently When a Killer Calls, have sold millions of copies and have been translated into many languages. Mindhunter was recently adapted by David Fincher into a critically acclaimed and award-winning dramatic series on Netflix. Olshaker and his wife, Carolyn, an attorney, live in the Washington, DC, area.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Daisy on March 16, 2023

Not as good as Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit, still prefer Roy Hazelwood (Dark Dreams: A Legendary FBI Profiler Examines Homicide and the Criminal Mind is fantastic) but must give Douglas respect for his work on having stalking taken seriously and as a precursor to more seriou......more

Goodreads review by Alex.andthebooks on November 11, 2024

Ta książka ma swoje dobre momenty, gdy szokuje i wiele możemy z niej wyciągnąć, ale nie ukrywam, że czasem donosiłam wrażenie, że nie wszystkie z rozdziałów w ogóle są na temat. Być może były to moje wyobrażenia o niej, z którymi się rozminęłam, ale spodziewałam się, że całość będzie wyłącznie o pro......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on May 30, 2010

Anyone who's followed my reviews for any length of time knows that I'm a big John Douglas fan, and that I'm steadily working my way through all his books. I enjoyed this about as much as I've enjoyed the others, although I think that The Cases That Haunt Us is still my favorite. This book had more p......more

Goodreads review by Brenna on August 01, 2009

To live in a state of fear, according to retired FBI profiler and author John Douglas, is to live with a sense of heightened awareness. Although, he goes on to say, victims of such crimes of stalking did nothing to deserve their perpetual state of terror. But living with a moderate dose of common se......more

Goodreads review by James on February 12, 2009

Excellent, moving, and both disturbing and inspirational. Dr. Douglas, with his co-author, presents articulate, organized accounts of a variety of crimes that were based on some form of obsession, either with a particular person - stalking - or with a type of victim and fantasy. He describes the off......more

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