Hearts of darkness : serial killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and my life as a a woman in the FBI / Jana Monroe.
By: Monroe, Jana.
Publisher: London : Seven Dials, 2024Description: 320 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781399610483 (pbk.) :; 1399610481 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Monroe, Jana -- Anecdotes | United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Officials and employees -- Anecdotes | Criminal investigation -- United States -- Anecdotes | Crime | True Crime | True crime | Social services & welfare, criminology | Police & security services | Crime & criminology | Criminal or forensic psychologyDDC classification: 363.25092 Summary: This is a gripping true account of one woman's encounters with some of the darkest criminal minds in history. Jana Monroe was no ordinary cop: over the course of her career she consulted on more than 850 homicide cases. Through her work, she crossed paths with Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Edmund Kemper, Aileen Wuornos, and hundreds of other murderers. Over the course of an utterly astonishing career in law enforcement and intelligence analysis, Monroe has come face-to-face with hundreds of the darkest criminals in American history. Her notoriety even led her to become the person whom the character of Clarice (Jodie Foster) in 'The Silence of the Lambs' was modelled, and she even trained Foster for the role. This book is Monroe's incredible story, stepping out from the shadows to tell a range of gripping, sometimes gruesome, and always remarkable tales from the top moments of a life fighting the evil among us.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | St Helens Library Adult Non-Fiction | 363.25 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Ordered |
Originally published: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a gripping true account of one woman's encounters with some of the darkest criminal minds in history. Jana Monroe was no ordinary cop: over the course of her career she consulted on more than 850 homicide cases. Through her work, she crossed paths with Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Edmund Kemper, Aileen Wuornos, and hundreds of other murderers. Over the course of an utterly astonishing career in law enforcement and intelligence analysis, Monroe has come face-to-face with hundreds of the darkest criminals in American history. Her notoriety even led her to become the person whom the character of Clarice (Jodie Foster) in 'The Silence of the Lambs' was modelled, and she even trained Foster for the role. This book is Monroe's incredible story, stepping out from the shadows to tell a range of gripping, sometimes gruesome, and always remarkable tales from the top moments of a life fighting the evil among us.