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My Life with Murderers

Behind Bars with the World's Most Violent Men

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My Life with Murderers

By: David Wilson
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'Hugely insightful and thought provoking . . . I read it from cover to cover in one go' - Emilia Fox

'With characteristic brilliance and admirable sensitivity, Wilson illuminates the complex causes of their often horrific crimes' - Professor Simon Winlow, Vice President of the British Society of Criminology

Professor David Wilson has spent his professional life working with violent men - especially men who have committed murder. Aged twenty-nine he became, at that time, the UK's youngest ever prison Governor in charge of a jail and his career since then has seen him sat across a table with all sorts of killers: sometimes in a tense interview; sometimes sharing a cup of tea (or something a little stronger); sometimes looking them in the eye to tell them that they are a psychopath.

Some of these men became David's friends; others would still love to kill him.

My Life with Murderers tells the story of David's journey from idealistic prison governor to expert criminologist and professor. With experience unlike any other, David's story is a fascinating and compelling study of human nature.©2019 David Wilson Murder Social Sciences True Crime Crime Thought-Provoking
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Great to listen to ,, very interesting book ,,, Also love him in the documentaries he does

Brilliant

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I really enjoyed this book, I love professor David Wilson’s tv shows as well. Can’t wait to read more from him.

Interesting read

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Really enjoyed the book. I attended a recent show of David’s where this book was on sale. I have really enjoyed listening to this especially given it was narrated by him.

Really enjoyable

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A brilliant account of Prof Wilson’s career from prison governor to one of the UK’s leading voices in criminology. Prof Wilson is an expert narrator and explains difficult concepts and theories of criminal behaviour so that the reader is not bamboozled with science, rather it will spur you to dig deeper and there is an excellent large list of recommended further reading, most of which he is too modest to say all his books although he mentions a couple. Read by professor David Wilson you will want to listen in one go!

Five stars professional memoir

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Such an intelligent and interesting man. Each chapter follows a theme. Some vile stuff in here, be warned. Recording wise it can be odd, at points his voice just changes. Does not detract though. Buy it.

Excellent.

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