Killing for Sport vs Mindhunter: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Serial murder investigation, Criminal investigation, Serial murderers, Serial murders, True Crime
Killing for Sport
While other profilers tend to conceal the clear facts behind complex technical language and psychobabble, Pat Brown actually tells it like it is. Killing for Sport will intrigue you with its honest portrayal of the…
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Mindhunter
Discover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most…
The verdict
- Readers rate Mindhunter highest: Mindhunter 4.4 · Killing for Sport 3.3.
- Killing for Sport is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Mindhunter.
- Mindhunter has the widest readership — 776 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Killing for Sport | Mindhunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.2 (341) | — |
| Hardcover | 2.3 (3) | 4.0 (180) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (776) |
Reception
| Killing for Sport | Mindhunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 341 | 776 |
| Editions | 7 | 25 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 392 | — |
| Reading it now | 14 | — |
| Written reviews | 39 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 630 |
| Pages | 208 | 397 |