Mark Olshaker

Journalist, documentary filmmaker and author

Mark Olshaker is a journalist, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, and a New York Times bestselling author of five novels and twelve books of nonfiction. His books with FBI profiling pioneer John Douglas, including "Mindhunter," the basis for the hit Netflix series, have sold millions of copies and offer a unique and intriguing perspective into behavioral science and criminal investigative analysis. He is also the coauthor with Dr. C.J. Peters of "Virus Hunter." Together, Dr. Michael Osterholm and Olshaker are the authors of "Deadliest Enemy" and "The Big One."

Latest articles by Mark Olshaker

'The Big One' could be even worse than COVID-19. Here's what epidemiologist Michael Osterholm says we can learn from past pandemics.

By Dr. Michael Osterholm, Mark Olshaker published

The new book "The Big One" describes lessons learned from past pandemics and how they might be applied to mitigate the dangers of future outbreaks.

Viruses, Infections & Disease