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All the books by John E. Douglas adapted to cinema and television
John E. Douglas is known for being the author of the book Mindhunter, first published in 1995, which was adapted to television by Joe Penhall in 2017.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the TV series is better.
Mindhunter
John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker, 1995
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Joe Penhall, 2017
Mindhunter revolves around FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench, along with psychologist Wendy Carr, who operate the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit within the Training Division at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. They interview imprisoned serial killers to understand how they think, with the hope of applying this knowledge to solve ongoing cases. The first season takes place from 1977 to 1980, in the early days of criminal psychology and criminal profiling at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.