The Anatomy of Motive

The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals

By: John Douglas, Mark Olshaker

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

In this eagerly anticipated book from the internationally best-selling authors of Mindhunter, Journey into Darkness, and Obsession, legendary crime fighter John Douglas explores the root of all crime: motive. Every crime is a mystery story with a motive at its heart. Understand the motive, and you can solve the mystery.

The Anatomy of Motive offers a dramatic, insightful look at the development and evolution of the criminal mind. The famed former chief of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit, Douglas was the pioneer of modern behavioral profiling of serial criminals. Working again with acclaimed novelist, journalist, and filmmaker Mark Olshaker, and using cases from his own fabled career as examples, Douglas takes us further than ever before into the dark corners of the minds of arsonists, hijackers, bombers, poisoners, serial and spree killers, and mass murderers.

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Critic reviews

"An informative, provocative page-turner.... Douglas is a good teller of gruesome tales." (Kirkus Reviews)

Smuckers jelly narration. Still good.

I do see a lot of neg. reviews due to voice. If you can get past that, give this book a listen. Without going into the details this book has a lot of good info, stories and lessons. Stories are gruesome and detailed and make you think about the human race but they are good.
Rating 3 stars due to smuckers jelly voice narration. Overall very entertaining.

I love to learn the "behind the scenes"

Finally.A true life crime investigator who is both humble and so knowledgeable - I loved learning the motives behind these abnormal acts- fire setting was especially informative/who knew it was so very telling of deeper motives- I sure didn't.

couldnt get past the narrator

narrator was beyond grating. i couldn't get through more than a few chapters. wife couldn't finish it (this is really saying something here.)

I liked it

Good, but I wish he had gone in to the psychology behind some of the more intense stuff..

Very Interesting. Very Brilliant.

This is absolutely amazing. this is a great start for those interested and furthering their knowledge of the criminal underbelly.