Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

Far removed from the light of the sun, in basement offices sixty feet below ground at the National Academy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Quantico, Virginia, a small and elite group confronts one of our deepest and most primal fears: the fear of evil lurking among us. They are known as the Investigative Support Unit and their leader is John Douglas. A legendary figure in law enforcement, Douglas was chief of the team that tackled the most baffling and senseless of unsolved violent crimes, and ushered in a new age in behavioral science and criminal profiling. After twenty-five years of service, Douglas retired and was able to tell his unique and compelling story. With Mark Olshaker, the novelist and filmmaker who spent more than a year with the investigative Support Unit, Douglas gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his fascinating career and the intricacies of his mind. He discloses the chilling details of some of his most intriguing cases, making us privy to the particulars that led tactics in capturing and trying them. We also meet the accomplished generation of men and women he trained to carry on this vital but disturbing work. In Mindhunter , we accompany Douglas on his journey into the dark recesses and calculated madness present only in our worst nightmares and come away with insight into the human condition that no one else can offer.