Jana Monroe: Hearts of Darkness Book Launch

Please join us on Monday, October 30, 2023, at 7pm PST at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena for the book signing and launch of Jana Monroe's Hearts of Darkness!

Jana Monroe was no ordinary cop. Jana shares her leadership journey in the FBI and post-FBI retirement in corporate America, recounting many of her globally famous FBI cases. One of the first analysts and, at the time, the only female agent in the world-renowned FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit at Quantico, she consulted on more than 850 homicide cases, including infamous serial killers Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Edmund Kemper, and Aileen Wuornos. Monroe was also the model for Clarice Starling in the movie version of The Silence of the Lambs; she even helped train Jodie Foster for her Oscar-winning role. Monroe's later years found her dealing with the aftermath of Columbine, heading up the FBI's post-9/11 investigation in Las Vegas, and much more.

In Hearts of Darkness, Monroe steps out from the shadows to tell the story of her astonishing life in shaping law enforcement and intelligence analysis. Monroe explores the cases that have stayed with her, breaking down victimology, offering new insight into the minds of serial killers, and discussing the psychological toll of the job and the obstacles she faced as a woman in the male-dominated Bureau. This is a gripping, sometimes gruesome, and always remarkable memoir of an unparalleled life and career spent chasing the monsters among us.

We hope to see you there!