Mindhunter (Inside the F.B.I.'s Elite Serial Crime Unit) - Mark Olshaker, John Douglas > Reviews > Behavioural Science revealed

Author's product rating:   

Degree of Information	High
How easy was it to read / get information from	Easy
How interesting was the book?	Captivating
How useful was it?	Very useful
Value for money	Good

Advantages:	Easy to read, very informative
Disadvantages:	You need to have an interest in the subject

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I work in forensics but have always had an interest in Criminal Psychology. I found this book very easy to read, it is autobiographical but it does not focus too much on the author, there is a good balance between the authors experiences and the cases he has worked on. There are a lot of details that I had not read in other books so it was good to find out a few extra bits of information. I paid around £5 for this book new, and feel my money was well spent. If you enjoy reading non fiction and have an interest in crime or criminal psychology then this is a good book to read.

This book gives a very good insight into how The FBI Behavioural Science Unit works, the type of work they undertake, including lectures, and the types of cases they are called in to work on. You get to see some well known cases from the point of view of the people who helped to catch the purpotrators of the crimes.

I enjoyed reading this book so much I have now ordered \'The Cases That Haunt Us\' by the same author, i just hope it lives up the same standard and style of writing as this title.