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| The Cases That Haunt Us | 
 enlarge | Authors: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Publisher: Pocket Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 74469
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 1
ISBN: 0671018302
Dewey Decimal Number: 364
EAN: 9780671018306
ASIN: 0671018302
Publication Date: January 2, 2002
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Hard to put down yet difficult to read. November 20, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The cases that haunt us is yet another truely amazing book by John Douglas. The book opens the world of forensic psychology and criminal profiling giving a new insight. The cases and crime scenes are described in great detail which may be too much for some readers. John Douglas puts himself in the place of both the victims and the criminals in order to truely understand these horrific crimes. By the end of this book you will not understand these crimes and there will be no closure, it will leave you wanting to know more as you turn the last page of this book the cases will begin to haunt you!
 The cases that haunt us by the wonderful John Douglas! February 18, 2004
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
John Douglas is without a doubt one of the most amazing men I have ever read about (and I have read about a lot!). It is true that I have a crush on a man I have never met but this has not clouded my judgement about `The cases that haunt us’. This man recognises that in order to catch the people he does that there must be some element of them in him. His commitment to finding the truth and outing the offender/s is unparalleled. He is passionate about his subject, scary though it may be, and doesn’t go for soft or easy answers to any of the cases he reviews. He recognises the work that others have done in solving the cases and certainly goes by the adage `when you know better, you do better’. Each of the cases are amazing, disturbing and relatively unusual. In analysing each one he doesn’t take prisoners and writes directly and candidly, maybe a little bit too much for some stomachs.If, like me, you have read some of the cases in great detail elsewhere you will still enjoy his take on them. It is particularly interesting to review the judgement by media angle that has permeated a lot of the cases. Some of the crimes are downright scary as they could happen any one of us, some of them are almost comforting (in a strange way) in that they probably wouldn’t happen to every one of us. This book is a revelation and a must for all John Douglas fans. Anyone who has ever heard of any of the crimes contained in this book would equally enjoy it. It doesn’t make light reading, nor on the beach or by the pool reading (unless you are like me) but it is fascinating and insightful. A joy.
Crime and John Douglas; a brilliant combination! November 15, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is amazing!
There are 6 cases told, explored and explained in clear detail from every point of view in the case, not just the authors.
The six cases are; Jack the Ripper, Lizzie Borden, The Lindenbergh Kidnapping, The Zodiac, American Dreams/ American Nightmares ( a section on several smaller but just as horrific cases in America) and the JonBenet Ramsey Murder.
There are pictures of crime scenes, houses, ransom notes and many other pieces of evidence from the crimes, like the ladder used in the Lindbergh Kidnapping!
All the information is explained clearly with several facts that I have never heard of before, and the police forces work (or scams) are revealed and the author gives his opinion on what should have been done.
The most interesting part is though, the way that the author can connect with how the criminal is thinking and why he/she is doing the things he/she did. This is a fantastic book that I would recommend to anyone who is the least (or the most) bit interested in crime! Enjoy!
TWO GREAT AUTHORS ONE MUST HAVE BOOK November 9, 2001
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
ALL THE AUTHORS EXPERIENCE IS BROUGHT TO BEAR IN THIS WONDERFUL TRUE CRIME BOOK.
ONCE AGAIN DOUGLAS AND OLSHAKER HAVE WRITTEN A THOUGHT PROVOKING PIECE OF WORK WHICH CAPTURES YOUR ATTENTION FROM THE FIRST PAGE AND DOESNT LET GO.
BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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