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The Dark Side of the Mind
The Dark Side of the Mind: True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist | Kerry Daynes
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'Enthralling and terrifying. The Dark Side of the Mind is a chilling glimpse into a world of miscreants, monsters and the misunderstood.' Professor Dame Sue Black, author of the Sunday Times bestseller All That Remains 'A stunning, insightful, provocative piece of work. Wonderfully written and full of honesty. A powerful excavation of the world of a forensic psychologist.' Barbara Machin, creator and writer of Waking The Dead 'Kerry Daynes delves into the minds of psychopaths in a fascinating memoir.' Katya Edwards, Daily Mail 'Daynes offers fascinating insights into what makes criminals tick and how they might be more effectively treated. Her book is funny, wise and thoroughly gripping.' Jake Kerridge, writer and critic 'Grimly fascinating - a timely and gripping exploration of mental health issues in the criminal justice system from an author intimately acquainted with its dark heart.' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange 'Kerry Daynes writes with knowledgeable insight on a side of people - and the criminal system that purports to treat them - that many would prefer to leave alone. The humour and psychological skills that have enabled her survival shine through.' Jessica Fellowes, author of The Mitford Murders Welcome to the world of the forensic psychologist, where the people you meet are wildly unpredictable and often frightening. The job: to delve into the psyche of convicted men and women to try to understand what lies behind their often brutal actions. Follow in the footsteps of Kerry Daynes, one of the most sought-after forensic psychologists in the business and consultant on major police investigations. Kerry's job has taken her to the cells of maximum-security prisons, police interview rooms, the wards of secure hospitals and the witness box of the court room. Her work has helped solve a cold case, convict the guilty and prevent a vicious attack. Spending every moment of your life staring into the darker side of life comes with a price. Kerry's frank memoir gives an unforgettable insight into the personal and professional dangers in store for a female psychologist working with some of the most disturbing men and women. If you enjoyed Unnatural Causes, When the Dogs Don't Bark and Prison Doctor you'll love Kerry's gripping account of her experience as a forensic psychologist.
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FantasyChick
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Ok ladies, you know I have limited tastes: dark shit, historical shit and high fantasy. I've tried to stay away from the really dark shit 🤣 I've started Night Film but I couldn't focus at the time so I'm not far in it. The bottom two are a little hefty but if you don't mind, I don't mind! If nothing here speaks to you, I'm ok with doing a reroll!!

#ReadersGoneRogue @Andrea4 @BookishTrish

BookishTrish Yes to all these! I‘ll get a stack together soon! 3y
FantasyChick Well that narrows it down 🤣 How about you @Andrea4 Anything in this creepy stack speak to you? Or definitely does not speak to you? I could honestly pick any of them up 🤣🤣 3y
FantasyChick @Andrea4 Here it is! FYI since I posted I'm taking Anatomy of Evil off. It's a bit....heavier than I'm looking for right now lol 3y
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Andrea4 Omgoodness! How did I miss this?? Sorry! I was the hold up 🤦🏾‍♀️ 3y
Andrea4 Yea, so all of these sound intriguing! I definitely like the Sound of A Madness so Discreet. But I'm up for whatever you choose 3y
FantasyChick Haha @Andrea4 No worries! I haven't had much sit down time so far this month anyway. I've just been picking a book at random, scanning a few pages and seeing how I felt about it before picking 🤣 I do love Mindy McInnis so I'll test her out next! 3y
Andrea4 @FantasyChick yea...just cracked mine tonight. For like 4 pages haha 3y
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I absolutely loved this book! So interesting and covers some of my favourite subjects, true crime, #psychology and forensics. Unsurprisingly there are a lot of trigger warnings for different subjects but if you can stomach them I highly recommend this. My only gripe was that I wished it was longer lol

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“Violent men put a woman in hospital in Britain every three hours”

Freespirit Sadly we have a similar statistics here 🇦🇺😟 4y
Cazxxx @Freespirit the statistics make awful reading 😞 4y
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2021 No. 2 I finished this book on a foggy walk this morning. It was a bit of a busmans holiday as I am a psychotherapist, we work slightly differently but sometimes with similar clients. But I think anyone with an interest in the mind and human behaviour would enjoy this book which looks at some of Daynes clients and her experience of working with them. She is an empathetic and thoughtful guide and is also very soothing on audiobook! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️