Mark Olshaker
American author and co-writer
Mark Olshaker is an American author who has written about criminal psychology with John E. Douglas, and about pandemic preparedness with Michael Osterholm.
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American Born 1951 in Washington, D.C., United States
About Mark Olshaker
Mark Olshaker was born in 1951 and is from Washington, D.C. He has often written with John E. Douglas, an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), on criminal and investigative psychology. Their book Mindhunter reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list and was later adapted as a Netflix series in 2017. In 1995 the pair formed a company called Mindhunters, Inc. Olshaker also teamed up with public health scientist Michael Osterholm on Deadliest Enemy, a book about how poorly prepared the medical system was for another pandemic. He is also a supporter of victims' rights.