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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN &
IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS
ASSOCIATION GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION A perspective-shattering
work into the minds of violent criminals that reveals profound
consequences for human nature and society at large. *INCLUDES A NEW
CHAPTER* 'Brilliant . . . The book is a powerful myth buster. Name
a sterotype about violent offenders and Adshead upends it.' SUNDAY
TIMES 'Deeply moving . . . the most overwhelming feeling I had on
finishing this book was of hope . . . Compassionate and
fascinating.' GUARDIAN Dr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading
forensic psychiatrists. She treats serial killers, arsonists,
stalkers, gang members and other individuals who are usually
labelled 'monsters'. Whatever their crime, she listens to their
stories and helps them to better understand their terrible acts of
violence. Here Adshead invites the reader to step with her into the
room to meet twelve patients and discover how minds can change.
These men and women are revealed in all their complexity and shared
humanity. Their stories make a powerful case for rehabilitation
over revenge, compassion over condemnation. The Devil You Know will
challenge everything you thought you knew about human nature. 'An
unmissable book.' OBSERVER 'Adshead's compassion is almost as
shocking as the offences themselves . . . it gives her distance and
extraordinary insight.' THE TIMES, Books of the Year 'The Devil You
Know has permanently recalibrated my empathy dial.' NEW STATESMAN,
Books of the Year 'Deeply humane.' IRISH TIMES, Books of the Year
'Exceptional.' VAL McDERMID 'Extraodinary.' SEBASTIAN FAULKS
'Gripping . . . ultimately enlightening.' PHILIPPE SANDS
'Fascinating and beautifully written.' CHRISTIE WATSON
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Judges (Paperback)
Andrea Camilleri, Carlo Lucarelli, Giancarlo De Cataldo; Translated by Alan Thawley, Eileen Horne, …
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Discovery Miles 2 390
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Camilleri, best known for his Inspector Montalbano series, presents
the charming Judge Surra who moves to a small Sicilian town in the
late nineteenth century. He does not quite understand the quirky
welcoming gifts from the locals, but nothing stands in the way of
his quest for justice - and pastries. Lucarelli brings us a far
darker story. Judge Valentina Lorenzi - La Bambina - is so young
and inexperienced she hardly merits a bodyguard. But when she
barely survives an assassin's bullet, her black-and-white world of
crime and punishment turns a deathly shade of grey. In The Triple
Dream of the Prosecutor, De Cataldo, a judge himself, crafts a
Kafkaesque tale of a lifelong feud between Prosecutor Mandati and
the corrupt Mayor of Novere. When the mayor narrowly escapes a
series of bizarre assassination attempts, Mandati begins to realise
that all his dreams may just be coming true. From Italy's premiere
crime authors, three novellas from every tradition of crime
writing.
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