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Journey into Darkness

Written by: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Narrated by: Danny Campbell
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Publisher's Summary

In the number-one New York Times best seller Mindhunter, John Douglas, who headed the FBI's elite Investigative Support Unit, told the story of his brilliant and terrifying career tracking down some of the most heinous criminals in history. Now, in Journey into Darkness, Douglas profiles vicious serial killers, rapists, and child molesters. He is straightforward, blunt, often irreverent, and outspoken, but takes pains not to glorify any of these murderers. 

Some of the unique cases Douglas discusses include:

  • The Clairemont killer
  • The schoolgirl murders
  • Richmond's first serial murderer
  • The brutal and sadistic murder of Suzanne Marie Collins
  • Polly Klaas' abduction and murder by Richard Allen Davis
  • The tragedy that lead to the creation of Megan's Law

With Journey into Darkness, Douglas provides more than a glimpse into the minds of serial killers; he demonstrates what a powerful weapon behavioral science has become. Profiling criminals helps not only to capture them, but also helps society understand how these predators work and what can be done to prevent them from striking again. Douglas focuses especially on pedophiles and child abductors, fully explaining what drives them and how to keep children away from them. As he points out, "The best way to protect your children is to know your enemy." He includes eight rules for safety, a list of steps parents can take to prevent child abduction and exploitation, tips on how to detect sexual exploitation, basic rules of safety for children, and a chart, based on age, that details the safety skills children should have to protect themselves.

In his review for Mindhunter in The New York Times Book Review, Dean Koontz said, "Because of his insights and the power of the material, he leaves us shaken, gripped by a quiet grief for the innocent victims and anguished by the human condition." Journey into Darkness continues this perilous trip into the psyche of the serial killer, but also offers a glimmer of hope that profiling may enable law enforcement to see the indicators of a serial killer's mind and intervene before he kills or kills again. 

©1997 John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker (P)2018 Simon & Schuster

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Great book hate the narrator

The book is great but who ever read this book need to do something else it drove me crazy

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Great book!

Great book with lots of information and a good look Into the perspective of the men who have worked and dealt with the cases. Will definitely be getting more books written by John Douglas!

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Pretty Interesting, Bad Narrator

I didn’t hate the narrator, but he didn’t do the best job. It could just be the fact that I didn’t like his voice very much, which is a personal thing. But I would recommend trying a sample of the audiobook before purchasing, to make sure you’re okay with his voice

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very good book

very good book. must have in ur library. hard to listen crimes but u will get a glimpse of criminal mind.

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Difficult subject, but we'll worth looking into..

Narrator was very engaging, great voice well aligned with subject matter. Crime and punishment two opposites that unfortunately too often come together and often the second does not match severity of the first. Difficult and challenging carrier that cost the author much health loss and pain, but his passion to stop the evil is well appreciated at least on my end. Great read, I would recommend it to everybody who has interests in human mind and justice.

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It's fine but pick a topic

I'm a huge fan of his books but this one missed the mark for me. It felt very disjointed and like I was reading sections of several different books. He starts with a rape/murder then diverts to child targeting offenders and child safety before jumping back to the original case in minute detail before raging about the criminal justice system then discusses the OJ Simpson trial and finishes off with his views on capital punishment and criminal justice reform. I had a hard time staying focused when it felt all over the place.
I'd recommend spending your money elsewhere, his other books are more cohesive.

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Repetitive with Mind Hunter...

The narrator was ok. a few times I felt the need to forward as it was already published in the Mind Hunter book.
Otherwise, the book is okay.

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