Mark Olshaker Reading Order
1 series · 22 books
Mark Olshaker is a Washington, D.C.-based author known for his deep expertise in criminal psychology and investigative techniques. Working primarily with former FBI profiler John E. Douglas, Olshaker has crafted influential works examining the psychology behind crime and law enforcement methodologies. His novels and non-fiction spanning from the late 1970s through the 1990s established him as a leading voice in the true crime and psychological thriller genres.
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Standalone Novels Series
Complete22 books
Mark Olshaker wrote 22 standalone novels published between 1978 and 1996, with the series now complete. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Instant Image. The collection includes titles such as Broken Wings, Mindhunter, The Anatomy of Motive, and Obsession, spanning various genres and themes across nearly two decades of work.
Start with The instant image, the first of 22 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Broken Wings |
| 2 | Cases That Haunt Us |
| 3 | Die Seele des Mörders. 25 Jahre in der FBI- Einheit für Serienverbrechen. |
| 4 | Efubi ai maindo hanta |
| 5 | Jäger in der Finsternis |
| 6 | Man Down |
| 7 | Mindhunter |
| 8 | Mindhunter |
| 9 | Mindhunter - La storia vera del primo cacciatore di serial killer americano |
| 10 | Obsession |
| 11 | Obsession |
| 12 | The anatomy of motive |
| 13 | The edge |
| 14 | The instant image 1978 |
| 15 | Einstein's brain 1981 |
| 16 | Einstein Brain 1982 |
| 17 | The Polaroid Story 1983 |
| 18 | Unnatural causes 1986 |
| 19 | Blood race 1989 |
| 20 | The edge 1994 |
| 21 | Edge, The 1995 |
| 22 | Untitled 1996 |
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