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  • My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI
  • Written by: Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman
  • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
  • Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (169 ratings)

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Whoever Fights Monsters

Written by: Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
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Publisher's Summary

Face-to-face with some of America's most terrifying killers, FBI veteran and ex-Army CID colonel Robert Ressler learned from them how to identify the unknown monsters who walk among us - and put them behind bars. Now the man who coined the phrase "serial killer" and advised Thomas Harris on The Silence of the Lambs shows how he has tracked down some of the nation's most brutal murderers.

Just as it happened in The Silence of the Lambs, Ressler uses the evidence at a crime scene to put together a psychological profile of the killers. From the victims they choose, to the way they kill, to the often grotesque souvenirs they take with them, Ressler unlocks the identities of these vicious killers for the police to capture.

Join Ressler as he takes you on the hunt for America's most dangerous psychopaths. It is a terrifying journey you will not forget.

©1992 Robert K. Ressler and Tom Shachtman (P)2016 Tantor

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I was brought to this by MFM #ssdgm

this book was amazing, the depth and detail that it went into was absolutely stunning! a must read or listen to for any true crime fan. the history behind these cases and the thought processes explained are phenomenal

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A great story held back

The narrator chosen for this title was a big miss. Lacks personality, is very monotone and sounds like he'd work best for reading factual information from a textbook; not from a person's point of view.

Ressler gets a little exhausting himself spouting his feats and shows fierce determination to ensure the reader knows ALL about ALL of his achievements. I'm sure failure was a huge part to his success along the way, though, we don't hear much about those.

Fascinating stories that travel through large peaks and valleys on the interesting spectrum, mildly held back by uninteresting personalities.

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Interesting...but too self congratulatory

Story was interesting but the bragging and self congratulations got really tiring - I stopped listening with 3 hours to go. More about the psychologly and hunt for the killers and less about how great the author is would have made the book great!

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Fascinating content. narration is brilliant.

This book is a fascinating look at the minds of serial killers brought to you by the FBI agent who worked tirelessly to fight for the importance of understanding what made these men do what they did. A must-read for any True Crime aficionado.

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Fantastic look into the FBI

truly enjoyed the inside look of the FBI and its BSU. The stories are as interesting as they are disturbing. #audible1

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Egotistical

This could have been very interesting if the author would have included more stories and less bragging!

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fascinating read for true crime addicts

Ressler is incredibly intelligent and experienced - it was interesting to learn about his career. Honestly, just a great book by a dude who knows what it's all about!

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Breaking a Glass Roof

This is an account of true events and one detective that decided that to prevent murders you had to first understand the mind of a murderer. What better way than to learn how to properly interview murderers so they share their way of thinking. This was early days for profiling.

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Whoever fights monsters

Great book, very informative and interesting. This book kept me looking to go back to it as soon as I could

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Very interesting

Very well arranged book. The topic is explored in a way that makes sense, letting you learn about the criminal psychology of specific types and learning about real cases where the types are observed.

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