Journey into Darkness

De: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

Narrado por: Danny Campbell

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

Captivating

If you enjoy Mindhunter or any other of John Douglas’s books, you will enjoy this one. Interesting and at times disturbing.

Captivating

I can't get enough of John E Douglass books! great narration and performance. This is a book I will listen to again.

Sometimes feels like a college text book

Its pretty good, but some chapters end with the author giving sources for getting more information. Truthfully, those parts disrupt the reading and make the book feel like a text book. Overall good, but Mindhunter was definitely better.

if you are into this kind of thing....

i am a fan of the Mind Hunter series on Netflix and forensic psychology. Though the details of the crimes can be very difficult to hear, he does a great job with bringing the victims "back to life" and talks extensively about victim impact. there is nothin glamorizing the criminals and he is does not mince his words.

do you really know the person next to you?

good book scary that it is real life! such a quite person. I never thought??

Well written and performed.

I enjoyed this listen... I worked and studied the field covered in this book. I found it to be interesting and informative. Would recommend to others working in the field.

Danny Campbell

Danny Campbell was the perfect choice to read this book. His style and form nailed it!

Perfect for true crime lovers

I’m not sure what all the people giving one stars and complaining about graphic descriptions are going on about. I’ve heard the full details about some of the cases Douglas goes over in this book and he definitely is NOT even coming close to sharing the gory details. He does tell the victims stories and does them justice in this book. And if you can’t handle hearing what actually happened then maybe true crime is not for you. Not sure what people were expecting to hear from one of the number one experts on the worst of the worst of the worst crime and criminals? I have also listened to Mindhunter and Killer Across the Table, and so far this is my favorite of Douglas’s books! And I’m about to head straight into the next one.

Amazing

so much detail into what profilers do. it was so interesting to hear about cases and how these detectives fels about them and can catch criminals off of the way people behave. just an all around great book.

VERY Informative

Many of the evil crimes, especially those against children, are VERY difficult to hear. However, the details will give you an increased incentive to carefully watch your children, both male and female. Also, daughters/wives/mothers of all ages, are especially vulnerable if they venture out alone - especially at night. And many adult women are too lax regarding locking doors, opening doors to strangers, walking to their cars, etc.
Children, women AND men are, sadly, taught to be kind and polite to EVERYONE they meet. We need to prepare ourselves and our children for the Evil Reality that exists. Being solicitous to others can - TOO often - result in pure evil and tragedy, to our family and friends.