In Our Bookish Era

In Our Bookish Era


Episode 55 - Inside the FBI

August 09, 2021

This episode we're going inside the FBI. We've got two nonfiction books written by members of the FBI from their time in the early days. We've got hostage negotiations and serial killers and all the big ones are covered - Waco, Texas, Edmund Kemper, Jordan, Montana, and Charles Manson. Take a trip with the FBI from before and during the creations of two new important programs. While crimes are discussed we don't go into any graphic details on the episode. Books Discussed:Stalling For Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator by Gary NoesnerMindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas