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Mate

by Ali Hazelwood (Goodreads Author)

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The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

by John E. Douglas

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Brittany said: " Warning: Racist Language and Violence
The Killer's Shadow is a non-fiction book about the profiling and eventual capture of a white supremacist serial killer. It's a look into how this particular serial killer changed the way some serial killers are Warning: Racist Language and Violence
The Killer's Shadow is a non-fiction book about the profiling and eventual capture of a white supremacist serial killer. It's a look into how this particular serial killer changed the way some serial killers are profiled and how it helped the FBI expand their serial killer profiling database.
I loved the Netflix show Mindhunter which was about the establishment of the FBI's criminal profiling unit back in the 1970's. I have always found true crime interesting and when I had heard that one of the people who helped create the unit wrote books, I decided to check them out. I find Douglas to be an interesting character and his stories to be fascinating.
This book was a mix of emotions for me. On the one hand, John Douglas and Mark Olshaker have a way of writing that is very accessible to the reader. It allows people who may not know much about true crime be able to read their books and find an avenue into such a vast world of content. These books are generally fast reads for me and something I know I can read in just a few days.
On the other hand, the ideology of the serial killer they were hunting in this book made me feel sick. He is a racist who has read Hitler's book and see's himself as a Charles Manson type, trying to start a race war by targeting African American's, anyone who is Jewish and mixed race couples. He spouts absolute nonsense about government conspiracies and making the world "pure." I could rant about what an idiot this guy is and how is ideals are absolutely deplorable but I won't. What I will say is that Douglas and Olshaker did an amazing job conveying just what a disgusting human being this man was.
I also really like the fact that Douglas will harken back to older cases that he has been a part of. It's interesting to see him compare serial killers together in both how they are alike and how they are different. It gave me a way to try to see the mindset of these people who commit violent acts. I do like that Douglas also focuses on the victims of the crimes and never forgets that these cases are not about the killer's but the victims who were senselessly taken away.
Overall, I really liked this book. I found it to be fascinating and informative. This was something I didn't know about or didn't know that the FBI had been a part of, especially the profiling unit. If you are looking for an accessible true crime book that is really fascinating, I cannot recommend this one enough. ...more "

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

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“Reading was a joy, a desperately needed escape -- I didn't read to learn, I was reading to read.”
― Christian Bauman

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“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

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“It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

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