by Jon Ronson
First published 2011
Journalist Jon Ronson dives headfirst into the shadowy world of psychopaths, exploring a potential hoax that has ensnared the world's top neurologists. Armed with newfound "psychopath-spotting" skills, Ronson infiltrates the corridors of power, meeting a death-squad leader, a notorious CEO, and a criminally insane patient who swears he's sane. As Ronson unravels the mystery, he confronts a disturbing truth: the very experts tasked with studying the madness of others may be as unhinged as their subjects.
Genres: psychology, non-fiction, true-crime, investigative-journalism
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigative-journalism, unreliable-narrator
288 pages · Paperback · Riverhead Books
Content warnings: mental-illness