About this episode

Alan Jacobson discusses his novel 'The 7th Victim' and the challenges faced by FBI profilers in law enforcement.

Alan Jacobson, author of "The 7th Victim," talks about the research he did for the novel and discusses how FBI profilers aren't always well-received by the law enforcement community. The full interview from a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: https://alanjacobson.com/.

People in this episode

Host: Jim Foster

Guest: Alan Jacobson

Topics covered

• FBI profiling
• law enforcement
• novel research
• author interview
• crime fiction

Keywords

• Alan Jacobson
• The 7th Victim
• FBI
• profilers
• law enforcement
• interview
• crime fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, Conversations On The Coast

Books & works: The 7th Victim

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