Reviews

The Cases That Haunt Us by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

leyou02's review

dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.5

jackie_shimkus's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

angus_mckeogh's review against another edition

3.0

Fairly interesting. Some of the profiles of crimes I wasn't as familiar with were truly fascinating. And then some of the stuff on older infamous cases like Jack the Ripper were pretty anemic.

literary_laurajane's review against another edition

4.0

So interesting to hear a profiler’s opinion on such famous historical and modern cases.

beth_zovko's review

2.0

Douglas is one of the first criminal profilers in the country--and he lets you know it. He should have called this one "The Me Me That Me Me." This book is full of statements like "I flew across the country (at my own expense--I had since refused any and all payment for my services) to interview so and so. . " It starts out well, but soon devolves into Douglas patting himself on the back and talking over your head.

linddykal's review

dark informative sad medium-paced

4.25

witpip's review

2.0

I have learned more about these cases from YouTube videos. I feel like this book was just to brag about the authors talents.

I am not saying it wasn’t interesting but nothing we don’t already know. Boring.

alisonkinkead's review

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

4.5

slvstrlpz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

dharma130's review

4.0

Well narrated and very interesting book!