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Inside the Mind of BTK

The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer

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Inside the Mind of BTK

Auteur(s): Johnny Dodd, John Douglas
Narrateur(s): Jason Klav
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A dramatic and compelling true-crime psychological thriller

This incredible story shows how John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in US history. For 31 years a man who called himself BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) terrorized the city of Wichita, Kansas, sexually assaulting and strangling a series of women, taunting the police with frequent communications, and bragging about his crimes to local newspapers and TV stations. After disappearing for nine years, he suddenly reappeared, complaining that no one was paying enough attention to him and claiming that he had committed other crimes for which he had not been given credit. When he was ultimately captured, BTK was shockingly revealed to be Dennis Rader, a 61-year-old married man with two children.

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fantastically told, narration was great. I had vivid "brain movies" with the book being so descriptive.

will listen to this time and time again

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The way the narrator said some words irked me. It’s Quan-tuh-co not Quan-tee-ko.

Great writing

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I love all of John Douglas’ books so imagine my glee finding one included in the audible membership. Very soon in I see why it may be free, this narrator was not directed or proofed properly. It gives ‘reading out loud in class as a teenager’ with an unhealthy dose of monotone Owen Wilson. And then, and THEN the mispronunciations! QuanTIco AUTOmaton layrnIX. They’re….they’re not uncommon words…I don’t understand.

Does no one proof listen to these?

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This could have been the most interesting books in history, but the narration and audio would have made it pretty darn difficult to know for sure. The narrator sounded like a high school student being forced to read from a text book. As for the story (to the best of my ability), it was okay. While I enjoy almost all of John Douglas’ books, I tend to enjoy the ones that discuss multiple cases more. Law and Disorder and The Cases That Haunt Us are my favourites (also worth noting that he wrote those books with Mark Olshaker instead of Johnny Dodd, so maybe that had an affect).
This actually doesn’t bother me too much, but Douglas really comes off as having a big head in most of his books. I don’t know the guy, of course, so I can’t say that he actually does, but he really comes off that way. And even if he does, perhaps it’s deserved. But I can see that bothering people enough to be a turn off. So be aware of that going into his books.
Overall, a fascinating look into BTK, but I would get the physical copy instead of listening to the audiobook. If you’re like me and need to listen to the audiobook when it comes to nonfiction, this may be one to skip.

Decent Book, Poor Narration

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Awesome book, well written and well read, but the reader mispronounces regular words quite a bit. Still, well worth the read!

Odd reading

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A hard listen, and not for the details, but rather the voice actor sounding like a monotone Owen Wilson

A hard listen

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The book itself was well written and worth listening to but the narration was flat and some words mispronounced.
Can’t say I would listen to it again.

Good story, the narration not so good

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Legendary FBI "Profiler" John Douglas - with the assistance of People Magazine writer Johnny Dodd - leads readers/listeners through a fascinating exploration of a truly enigmatic serial killer. The majority of the book is John Douglas reading through Dennis Rader's writings/photo/drawing collections & arranging/conducting an interview to construct a compelling biography. Some chapters prompted contemplation so much that I rewound to listen again (the spitballing between profilers at the Behavioral Sciences Unit at Quantico before the Wichita murderer's capture, for example). 'Inside The Mind Of BTK' is straight-up edifying.

Unfortunately, while by no means the worst narrator that I've encountered, Jason Klav reads the book with an emotionless "I am reading a book" tone and headshakingly unforgivable mispronunciations.

Altogether, the text version of this book is undoubtedly better than this audiobook iteration. If you are given the option between the two, choose the paper/eBook edition. This one still rates 6/10 stars if you can't physically read the book, mind you (it was a serviceable 'Plus' menu distraction for a couple of quiet afternoons).. but the strikingly subpar presentation renders it not worth a Credit should they ask for one.

[NOTE: Douglas's contention that his 1979 profile was "mostly right" is baffling. Rader is fascinating precisely because he doesn't really fit any mold. Douglas is uncommonly perceptive but his arrogance occasionally shows through]

Stick To The Text Version

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The mispronunciation of words was annoying. I cannot believe that a producer would allow this to occur so many times in the reading. Quantico every time was said in such a way that it totally distracted me from the point that was written by John Douglas. That wasn’t the only word, the others were just absurd, as if on purpose to make me laugh. This audio reader ruined a fantastic story of a ghastly man.

The audible reader is awful

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I knew quite a bit about the BTK case prior to reading the book. It did have a nice flow, a lot of information, obviously. considering who wrote it. I'm glad that I listen to it. And would recommend to anyone who's interested in True Crime or serial killers or both.

Well written.

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