Mark Olshaker
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...See more
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. See less
Mark Olshaker's Featured Books
Mark Olshaker book reviews
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Law & Disorder
Excellent revelations considering the subject matter(how upbuilding CAN the depravity of human criminals be??)but for those of us fortunate NOT to have experienced such travesties of justice,such ... Read More
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The Anatomy of Motive
OK but out of date
by David L, Sep 5, 2013
If you are interested in the motives of major criminals you will find this interesting. Unfortunately, the author doesn't really get the psychological trauma most perpetrators have suffered, as it ... Read More
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
Great history
by Win123, Aug 1, 2010
The book is about the FBI's first serial crime unit and its research of personality development of the worst criminals. It is a good basis if you are into character analysis. I read Hannibal next ... Read More
