Description: From the case of Lizzie Borden in the 1800s, to the murder of the Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short) in 1940s Hollywood, to the JonBenet Ramsey case, America's foremost expert on criminal profiling takes a fresh and penetrating look at several notorious murder cases and reinterprets facts using modern profiling with astonishing and haunting conclusions. 16-page B&W photo insert.
Brief description: 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.
Review Quotes: "For the true-crime buffs who can't get enough."
--The New York Times
--Patricia Cornwell "John Douglas is a brilliant man.... [He] knows more about serial killers than anybody in the world."
--Jonathan Demme, director of The Silence of the Lambs "Superbly written and narratively taut."
--Publishers Weekly "Engrossing.... What makes this book fascinating is the authors' exploration of how social biases and prejudices affect criminal investigations."
--Us Weekly "Refreshing...riveting."
--Entertainment Weekly "[John Douglas and Mark Olshaker] are a good team.... They write with restraint, with a dollop of humility, and with stylistic grace."
--The Denver Post