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A review by kennygreenboy
The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
4.0
I came to this as a big fan of the Mindhunter TV show. With the star of that reading the audiobook and much of the subject matter overlapping it certainly worked as an excellent companion to the series.
Fascinating detail about the authors job and experiences added greatly to the enjoyment.
It was also to be applauded that the book often focussed on victims (and the negativity of their loss) and not just glorifying the killers.
It is very gruesome in its details in places, which I am surprised that I found shocking (which I assume means it must have been bad).
The earlier sections of the book were much more interesting that the latter parts but it was evident that the author had a goal in mind to cover a variety of “killers” in order to illustrate the complexity of the subject and to provide evidence for his postulations and methodology.
I would be very tempted to look at others of the authors publications as long as they aren’t too repetitive ie cover similar ground.
Fascinating detail about the authors job and experiences added greatly to the enjoyment.
It was also to be applauded that the book often focussed on victims (and the negativity of their loss) and not just glorifying the killers.
It is very gruesome in its details in places, which I am surprised that I found shocking (which I assume means it must have been bad).
The earlier sections of the book were much more interesting that the latter parts but it was evident that the author had a goal in mind to cover a variety of “killers” in order to illustrate the complexity of the subject and to provide evidence for his postulations and methodology.
I would be very tempted to look at others of the authors publications as long as they aren’t too repetitive ie cover similar ground.