Mark Olshaker Libros

We are confronted with a formidable army of invisible threats, and a plan is urgently needed. Unlike natural disasters, which impact specific areas over time, infectious diseases can disrupt daily life globally, overwhelming resources and halting trade and transportation. The advancements that facilitate the movement of people, animals, and goods also make epidemics and pandemics increasingly likely. Recent outbreaks of Ebola, MERS, yellow fever, and Zika have shown our alarming lack of preparedness. To safeguard against these deadly enemies, we must identify necessary resources and programs. Drawing on cutting-edge medical science, case studies, policy research, and epidemiological insights, this work examines how we can protect ourselves from the escalating threats of infectious diseases. The authors highlight a future where antibiotics may fail, bioterrorism becomes a reality, and the risk of a catastrophic influenza pandemic grows. By understanding the challenges ahead, we can work to prevent the unthinkable from becoming inevitable. This narrative combines scientific drama, medical mystery, and a practical call to action, serving as both a reality check and a roadmap for the future.

From legendary FBI profiler John Douglas and Mark Olshaker -- authors of the nonfiction international bestsellers Mindhunter, Journey into Darkness, and Obsession -- comes an unprecedented, insightful look at the root of all crime.Every crime is a mystery story with a motive at its heart. With the brilliant insight he brought to his renowned work inside the FBI's elite serial-crime unit, John Douglas pieces together motives behind violent sociopathic behavior. He not only takes us into the darkest recesses of the minds of arsonists, hijackers, bombers, poisoners, assassins, serial killers, and mass murderers, but also the seemingly ordinary people who suddenly kill their families or go on a rampage in the workplace.Douglas identifies the antisocial personality, showing surprising similarities and differences among various types of deadly offenders. He also tracks the progressive escalation of those criminals' sociopathic behavior. His analysis of such diverse killers as Lee Harvey Oswald, Theodore Kaczynski, and Timothy McVeigh is gripping, but more importantly, helps us learn how to anticipate potential violent behavior before it's too late.

'John Douglas is the FBI's pioneer and master of investigative profiling' Patricia Cornwell

Now a Netflix original series Discover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals. In chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating, and challenging cases—and into the darkest recesses of our worst nightmares. During his twenty-five year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas became a legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time: the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle's Green River killer, the case that nearly cost Douglas his life. As the model for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Douglas has confronted, interviewed, and studied scores of serial killers and assassins, including Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and Ed Gein, who dressed himself in his victims' peeled skin. Using his uncanny ability to become both predator and prey, Douglas examines each crime scene, reliving both the killer's and the victim's actions in his mind, creating their profiles, describing their habits, and predicting their next moves.

From John Douglas, the renowned FBI criminal profiler and inspiration for the Netflix show Mindhunter, comes a chilling exploration of Larry Gene Bell, a dangerous serial killer. On May 31, 1985, just days before her graduation, Shari Smith was abducted from her home in South Carolina. Law enforcement quickly recognized they were dealing with a sophisticated criminal after receiving a series of taunting calls and a haunting letter from Shari, who expressed her love for her family while facing her fate. This tragic event triggered a massive manhunt, with the FBI enlisting Douglas to help. Shortly after, the family received a call revealing the location of Shari's body, and the abduction of nine-year-old Debra May Helmick confirmed the presence of a serial killer. To stop him, Douglas devised a risky strategy using Shari's lookalike sister, Dawn, as bait. This case showcases one of Douglas's most haunting investigations, where he combined his accurate profiling with innovative police work and forensic science. As Shari's family took immense personal risks to lure the killer, Douglas and the FBI pushed the boundaries of criminal profiling, culminating in a dramatic confrontation with a remorseless murderer.

"The FBI's legendary profiler probes the psyches of killers, rapists, and stalkers and their victims and tells how to fight back." [from cover.].

A cat-and-mouse game between Detective Sandy Mansfield and a serial killer in Washington. By the artistic way the killer cuts his victim, Sandy suspects a surgeon. By the author of Blood Race.

The authors explore eight major crime mysteries, such as Jack the Ripper and JonBenet Ramsey, offering a new perspective that challenges established beliefs and reconstructs the narratives surrounding these infamous cases with surprising outcomes.

THE SHOCKING FOLLOW-UP TO MINDHUNTER , NOW A SMASH-HIT NETFLIX DRAMAJohn Douglas is the world's top pioneer and expert on criminal profiling. His lifelong work to understand and combat serial killers is legendary among law enforcement circles. Now, following up on his first book, Mindhunter , Journey Into Darkness delves further into the criminal mind in a range of chilling new cases.Profiling suspects from OJ Simpson to the Unabomber, and investigating the assassination of John Lennon and the Waco tragedy, Journey Into Darkness explores the crimes of the century – as well as cases you've never heard of – with the peerless eye of one of the FBI's finest.Douglas, famously the inspiration for Special Agent Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, reveals the fascinating circumstance of each crime in detail as he explores the larger issues, from crime prevention and rehabilitation to the reasons behind escalating violence in society. A must read for all true crime fans.

An electrifying novel of intrigue, Broken Wings moves beyond the authors' New York Times best-selling nonfiction—and takes readers along on a furious psychological duel between the nation's top profiler and a ruthless criminal mastermind.The director of the FBI is dead. Officially it's being called suicide; unofficially, it's a murder. On the first morning of his retirement as head of the FBI's Behavioral Science Profiling Unit, Jake Donovan is summoned back to Quantico—and into the most dangerous, volatile, and politically charged case of his career.After suffering a brutal attack from assailants who may have been linked to the director's death, Jake enlists an elite team of "broken wings"—damaged-goods agents like himself who have been frozen out of the FBI. Equipped with a state-of-the-art airplane that serves as a mobile lab and headquarters, this secretly funded rogue squad of expert mindhunters is going to do what the Bureau can't or won't: follow the trail of evidence, no matter where it leads, no matter whom it implicates.