Isbn: 9780306459801 - Profiles in Murder: An Fbi Legend Dissects Killers and Their Crime (12 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. This book reveals the inside story on how psychological profiling and old-fashioned detective work helped crack cases of serial killings, sex crimes, celebrity murders, hostage taking, terrorist crimes, and police cover-ups. Vorpagel - the hard-boiled detective, yet disarmingly engaging guide - takes us back in time to the actual scenes of the crime. His infectious enthusiasm not only inspires us to adopt his brilliant detective mindset and sleight-of-hand logic, but draws us in to experience the unbridled euphoria of crime solving. We even get all the chilling details of the true heart-pounding story of extremist Rastafarians plotting to assassinate Vorpagel himself. Vorpagel's close brush with death as related in his minute-by-minute account so shocks the reader, it leaves him breathless.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. shelf wear, hardcover Used - Good 1998 First Edition All purchases support Project HOME - ending homelessness in Philadelphia.

Hardback. Condition: Good. This book reveals the inside story on how psychological profiling and old-fashioned detective work helped crack cases of serial killings, sex crimes, celebrity murders, hostage taking, terrorist crimes, and police cover-ups. Vorpagel - the hard-boiled detective, yet disarmingly engaging guide - takes us back in time to the actual scenes of the crime. His infectious enthusiasm not only inspires us to adopt his brilliant detective mindset and sleight-of-hand logic, but draws us in to experience the unbridled euphoria of crime solving. We even get all the chilling details of the true heart-pounding story of extremist Rastafarians plotting to assassinate Vorpagel himself. Vorpagel's close brush with death as related in his minute-by-minute account so shocks the reader, it leaves him breathless.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. Shelf and spine wear -- reader's copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 300 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Hardback. Foreword by Ann Rule; Intro' by Robert Ressler. The author, along with Robert Ressler and a team of experts, helped put the FBI Behavioral Science Profiling Unit on the map. This is the first full-length book devoted to making Vorpagel's unparalleled life's work known. The author reveals the inside story on how psychological profiling and old-fashioned detective work helped crack cases of serial killings, sex crimes, celebrity murders, hostage taking, terrorist crimes, and police cover-ups. The author takes us back in time to the actual scenes of the crime. His infectious enthusiasm not only inspires us to adopt his brilliant detective mind-set and sleight-of-hand logic, but draws us in to experience the unbridled euphoria of crime solving. This master detective skilfully transports us to the dramatic scenes leading up to each of these grisly crimes, subtly dropping clues, as he fine tunes our own sense of detective logic. Moreover, as one of the world's most venerated psychological profilers he even puts us into the head of the killer. This highly entertaining, one-of-a-kind work offers a glimpse into the real detective world that no other book dares deliver. We get all the chilling details of the true heart-pounding story of extremist Rastafarians plotting to assassinate Vorpagel himself. Illus., Epilogue and Index. 300pp. 8vo h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in F. dw.…

hardcover. 300 pp. Leinen mit Schutzumschlag, sehr guter Zustand, Cloth with dust jacket , very good condition many pictures. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 600.