Book Series Guide

John E. Douglas

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John E. Douglas Books in Order

John Edward Douglas served 25 years as an FBI special agent and helped establish and lead the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit and later the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime. He is a pioneer of criminal profiling and has written memoirs, true-crime works, investigative manuals, career guides, and crime fiction, often in collaboration with Mark Olshaker.

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John E. Douglas's Newest Book

Cover of When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town

When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town

nonfiction · First published 2022

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Start with one of these

Cover of Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

The clearest entry point to Douglas's FBI career, profiling methods, and memoiristic nonfiction.

Broken Wings

The opening novel of the completed A Broken Wings Thriller series.

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Books by series

novel-series · completed

A Broken Wings Thriller

A completed thriller series featuring former profiler Jake Donovan and a team of investigators.

Series guide →
  1. 1
    Broken Wings

    Book 1 · novel · 1999

  2. 2
    Mindhunters

    Book 2 · novel · 2001

  3. 3
    Man Down: A Broken Wings Thriller

    Book 3 · novel · 2002

Outside the series

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Novels (14)
  1. Cover of Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives
    Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives

    nonfiction · 1988

  2. Crime Classification Manual: A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes

    nonfiction · 1992

  3. Cover of Journey into Darkness
    Journey into Darkness

    nonfiction · 1997

  4. Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back

    nonfiction · 1998

  5. Cover of John Douglas's Guide to Careers in the FBI
    John Douglas's Guide to Careers in the FBI

    nonfiction · 1998

  6. The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals

    nonfiction · 1999

  7. John Douglas's Guide to the Police Officer Exams

    nonfiction · 1999

  8. Cover of The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to JonBenét Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away
    The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to JonBenét Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away

    nonfiction · 2000

  9. Cover of Anyone You Want Me to Be: A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet
    Anyone You Want Me to Be: A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet

    nonfiction · 2003

  10. Cover of John Douglas's Guide to Landing a Career in Law Enforcement
    John Douglas's Guide to Landing a Career in Law Enforcement

    nonfiction · 2004

  11. Cover of Inside the Mind of BTK: The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer
    Inside the Mind of BTK: The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer

    nonfiction · 2007

  12. Cover of The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter
    The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

    nonfiction · 2019

  13. Cover of The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer
    The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

    nonfiction · 2020

  14. Cover of When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town
    When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town

    nonfiction · 2022

Nonfiction (2)
  1. Cover of Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
    Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

    memoir · 1995

  2. Cover of Law & Disorder: Inside the Dark Heart of Murder
    Law & Disorder: Inside the Dark Heart of Murder

    memoir · 2013