Between Good and Evil

A Master Profiler's Hunt for Society's Most Violent Predators

By: Roger L. Depue, Susan Schindehette

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

In this first-person account of becoming the FBI's top serial-killer hunter and a member of a religious order in an attempt to discern the true nature of good and evil, Roger L. Depue searches for an understanding of how evil develops. Between Good and Evil is Depue's look back at a life spent apprehending criminals, especially serial killers, first as a small-town police chief, then an FBI-SWAT team member, Behavioral Sciences Unit chief, and a developer of revolutionary law enforcement programs.

The book also examines Depue's experience studying with the Brothers of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles in an attempt to discover why a good person like his wife, whom he had lost to cancer, is allowed to die while monstrous criminals get to live. Following his time in the clergy, Depue returned to law-enforcement and today heads one of the world's most elite forensics think tanks, "The Academy".

©2005 Roger L. Depue and Susan Schindehette (P)2005 Books on Tape, Inc.

Superb in every way by the Master of Profiling

What made the experience of listening to Between Good and Evil the most enjoyable?

It was the full story of the development of profiling by the FBI by the man who formed the profiling unit.

What does Paul Michael bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

What does an actor bring to a screenplay that you would not experience by just reading it yourself? This question is pretty old and it has a very obvious answer.

Any additional comments?

An absolutely riveting read!!

enlightening and riveting

this book has given me a whole new perspective on the topic. It was engaging and eye opening.

More than I expected!

What did you love best about Between Good and Evil?

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and it was so much more than I expected! What I expected was a book about criminal profiling and real-life examples of how these detectives go about creating psychological profiles of brutal killers and solve crimes. This book has all of that and so much more. This book is also a touching autobiography of Dr. Depue, who in many ways was a pioneer in his profession. Dr. Depue shares his childhood experiences, his relationship with his father, and all of the elements of his life that he believes shaped his mission to stamp out evil where it hides. I was touched by his trials, his honesty about his own mistakes, and his deep love for his wife that sustained him as he saw first hand (on a daily basis) the unfathomable evil that humans are capable of. Dr. Depue also shares his personal and spiritual struggles to reconcile living in a world where such evil exists. I came away with a deep respect for the men and women who put themselves in harms way and sacrifice so much (even their own sanity at times) to stop real-life monsters from preying on you and me. God bless them all!

Great biography

This is more of a biography of Robert Depue's life than anything else, but it is written very well. It does go briefly into some of the techniques used in criminal profiling and a little into the nature of good and evil. I downloaded this audiobook for both of these points, but found myself intrigued by the history of Mr. Depue's life, which was presented in much more detail.

So interesting and well-written

Despite being non-fiction, the stories told in this book are emotionally stirring, interesting and heart-felt. So well-written and very entertaining at times, despite the gruesome subject matter.

Between Good and Evil

The book is mesmerizing, frightening, true, insightful and may tell more about our innerselves than we want to know.

If there ever was an audio perfectly read, this one is it.

As for the guy who panned the book, I'm glad I'm not him, and I'll bet he didn't grow up anywhere near Biloxi MS.

Somewhat interesting

This book is alright, but in my humble opinion too much personal info of the author.

Fascinating and Disturbing

Between Good and Evil certainly goes behind the scenes and into the minds of the men and women who search for the evil amongst us. It is well written and extremely well read. But, and for me this is a big "but," I couldn't help thinking I was listening to a unwelcomed sermon. The author's obvious Catholicism and his short foray into the religious life detracted from the science of his message. His conservative political bent was not so hidden throughout the passages, even bashing Janet Reno at one point. It's not what I bargained for when I chose to purchase this book. And for all his religiosity, I found it interesting, when the author was discussing the mentality of child molestors, not once were the many recent lawsuits against the Catholic Church and priests mentioned. Very strange indeed. Still, the author did put us in touch with the evil side present in our everyday lives. I only wish he hadn't coated it with his religious views.

Self-Congratulatory All the Way

This book should have been called The Great Roger Depue. I was looking forward to case history, psychological methods and actual reasoning but the book glosses over the cases and points instead to how great a man Mr. Roger Depue must be. I am sure he is great at what he does--after all he did 'profile' the bad guys pretty well--but dear gods, I wondered if he sprained his arm patting himself on the back quite so much.

The narrator did a good job so he gets a 5 but the story itself isn't about a hunt for violent predators so it gets a 1.

All Small Talk

If you want in-depth profiler science, details about cases, significant facts, get some other book. This book contains all fluff, small talk, just "venting" by the author.
I listened to the whole book and all the important stuff can be condensed to about 20 minutes. Not even all that entertaining. Not entertainment and not documentary. A no-man's land where I don't want to go again. LOL