Books about Psychopaths

Patrick Bateman is twenty-six and works on Wall Street; he is handsome, sophisticated, charming and intelligent. He is also a psychopath. Taking us to a head-on collision with America's greatest dream - and its worst nightmare - this work is a black comedy about a world we all recognize but do not wish to confront.

Antisocial behavior takes on many forms, from rebellious teens with green hair and pierced skin to the truly dangerous homicidal individuals whose horrible stories fill our newspapers. This work examines the familial and societal causes, and proposes solutions to the problem - including radical changes to our educational system and the mass media.

A comprehensive and insightful examination of the frightening history of serial murder.

The sequel to Silence of the Lambs marks the return of Dr Hannibal Lecter. One of Hannibal's victims, the influential and rich Mason Verger - a paraplegic confined to a respirator thanks to Hannibal - is bent on revenge and FBI agent Clarice Starling provides the perfect bait.

Reena Hale family's restaurant was burned to the ground, when she was a child and the man responsible was sent to jail. She trained as a firefighter and then as a cop to become an arson investigator. Now, she is called in on a series of suspicious fires that seem to be connected - not just to each other, but to her.

Provides a review of knowledge on the psychopathic personality. This work covers major theoretical models; conceptual and definitional questions; assessment approaches; and, etiological pathways, ranging from family and environmental factors to genes, neurotransmitters, and brain systems.

Murder, rape, and atrocity are serious social problems. This work uses case studies of apparently irredeemable and dangerous people from different walks of life to demonstrate that even those who have led destructive lives can escape evil and be restored to more hopeful, compassionate, and responsible lives.

Bloodied bodies of Fletcher, his wife and two of their staff have been discovered. The victims have all been stabbed. The Surrey police force seem ready to put the murders town to robbery with violence, but Detective Inspector Madden sees things differently. He is certain this crime has been perpetrated by a psychopath who will strike again.

When law enforcement struggles to solve a serial murder, arson, rape, or child abduction, and is making little headway, it turns to the FBI's legendary Behavioural Science Unit (BSU) at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. This work is an interesting reading for fans of CSI, Profiler, and other similar dramas.

Presents a study of behaviour and its consequences. This work shows, through research and statistics, that both genius and criminality are inherited, while maintaining that heredity plays a role from IQ and eye colour to morals and the propensity for evil.

Looks at exactly how psychopaths work in the corporate environment: what kind of companies attract them, how they negotiate the hiring process, and how they function day by day. This work reveals the subtle warning signs of psychopathic behaviour and shows how to protect yourself and your company before it's too late.

In this new Kay Scarpetta paperback, she is presented with her most challenging case yet - and the biggest shock of her life.

A comprehensive study of juvenile homicide.

This text offers an insight into the workings of the criminal mind through interviews conducted by the author with some of the world's most evil serial killers. The text reproduces, verbatim, their very words as they describe their crimes and discuss their remorse - or lack of it.

Ever since the morning Molly woke up to find that her parents hadvanished, her life has become filled with terrible questions. Where have her parents gone? Who is this spooky old man who's taken her to live with him, claiming to be her great-uncle? Why does he never eat, and why does he lock her in her room at night? What are her dreams of the Skeleton Man trying to tell her? There's one thing ...

Is there a genetic predisposition to crime? Should mental illness be taken into account? Do family and social environments have a role? Do people become abusers because they have been abused? And how can people who do terrible things consider themselves good people? This title offers answers to questions such as these.