At the Table with a Maniac. Psychological Portraits of the Most Cruel People in the World

Psychological portraits, candid interviews, and horrifying details of judicial investigations.  

Professor David Wilson has spent his entire life working with the most brutal people in the world: maniacs, serial killers, hitmen, and juvenile offenders. Becoming the youngest prison governor in British history at the age of 29, he has often sat at the same table with those prone to violence: sometimes during tense conversations 'off the record,' sometimes over a cup of tea, and sometimes alone with psychopaths. Some of them became David's friends, while others dreamed of revenge.

In this book, you will find a captivating exploration of the psychology of those who have committed monstrous crimes.

- Is it possible to rehabilitate a criminal?
- How does childhood shape the personality of a psychopath?
- Why does the exemplary family man next door turn out to be a real maniac?
- Why do killers return after several years of silence?


About the Author
David Wilson is an honorary professor of criminology and the founding director of the Center for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University. Before obtaining his academic position, he worked in several prisons (Grendon, Wormwood Scrubs, and Woodhill in Milton Keynes). Managing the units for the 12 most dangerous inmates in the UK allowed him to interview numerous maniacs and serial killers. David regularly appears in the media, and his documentary 'Interview with a Killer' won a Broadcast Award and a Royal Television Society Award.