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Profiler: A Minha Vida A Perseguir Psicopatas E Serial Killers (2011)

by Pat Brown(Favorite Author)

2.94 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Guerra e Paz, Editores S.A.

review 1: IDK what to think of this book: I wish there were actual cases she DID solve. Instead she gives theories on several unsolved cases -- although her theories are very good and the cases are mostly intriguing. Also, she doesn't explain HOW she makes money since she takes on cases pro bono (free of charge). It is an interesting delve into the career of a profiler and how different the reality of the work really is. Not that any of us amateur sleuths believe the fictional portrayal of tv crime dramas. Lastly, I do like how Ms. Brown gives us a slice of her personal life and how "normal" we all are with are less-than-normal (dysfunctional) family lives. Meaning, she's went through divorce and had some family issues just like the rest of us, but it never kept her from achieving h... moreer goals. From a housewife to a nationally-recognized crime profiler, and all of this after the age of 40 I believe. Inspiring to me, at least.
review 2: I read a lot of non-fiction as research for my novels. Lately, I've been reading a lot of kidnap and keep stories-- just finished the Jaycee Dugard story which is not necessarily a fun read but very insightful as to what happened during her years of imprisonment.A very interesting tale I just finished was The Profiler by Pat Brown.What I like about this novel is it's the antithesis of everything you think about profiling. Pat Brown never worked for the FBI. She self-trained herself and opened up her doors, eventually offering her profiling services to families for free.The book starts out with her as a housewife. She lived in a small town and to help make ends meet, she and her husband rented out a room. Shockingly, there was a murder nearby of a young woman drowned in a river (which was generally unheard of for this area) and Pat began to suspect her border of perpetrating the crime.In case she's over thinking, Pat goes to the library to research the traits of serial killers via the old card catalogs. This is likely the genesis of her career. She becomes so convinced by what she finds that she searches her border's possessions.What she discovers further fuels her suspicion. Wet, muddy clothes. Used condoms. She packs up this evidence and carts it to the police station. She doesn't outright accuse the border of murder but says for these reasons he should be looked at.And the police basically treat it like the musings of a bored housewife.Their dismissal pushed her to eventually make this her life's passion. When she decided that this was what she was going to pursue-- she was too old to join the FBI. She educated herself and found the best way to get word out about herself was to get media exposure and offer her services for free.The book details several of her cases. They are microscopically detailed and repetitive at times but I enjoyed the details she gave and how her thought process works as she analyzes cases.A couple of pearls I enjoyed."One of the main purposes of bringing in a profiler on a case is to reduce the number of suspects and to prioritize investigative avenues. While anything is possible, everything is not probable.""Profilers get called in on suicides more than any other kind of death. Though a few are staged homicides the majority are actually suicides."-- Paraphrased. So, if you enjoy detailed case analysis from a feisty, independent profiler, I think you'll like this book. less

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