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

Author: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Unabridged: 16 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/19/2019


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

The story line seemed to be predictable. I expected more to happen and I was not "drawn in"......more

Goodreads review by Suze

OBSESSION This was not my favorite Lisa Jackson book, it was long on romance and short on the mystery thriller part.......more

Goodreads review by Kate

Zane Flannery has a security business and when he's hired as a bodyguard for Kaylie Melville--at the time, an up-and-coming actress--he never dreams that she'll become anything other than a client. But she does, when he falls in love with her. Trouble is, Zane is convinced this is a bad idea. Kaylie......more