#BlogTour ‘Dark Side Of The Mind’ by Kerry Daynes

About the book…

‘Enthralling and terrifying. The Dark Side of the Mind is a chilling glimpse into a world of miscreants, monsters and the misunderstood.’ Professor Dame Sue Black, author of the Sunday Times bestseller All That Remains

‘Daynes offers fascinating insights into what makes criminals tick and how they might be more effectively treated. Her book is funny, wise and thoroughly gripping.‘ Jake Kerridge, writer and critic

Welcome to the world of the forensic psychologist, where the people you meet are wildly unpredictable and often frightening.

The job: to delve into the psyche of convicted men and women to try to understand what lies behind their often brutal actions.

Follow in the footsteps of Kerry Daynes, one of the most sought-after forensic psychologists in the business and consultant on major police investigations.

Kerry’s job has taken her to the cells of maximum-security prisons, police interview rooms, the wards of secure hospitals and the witness box of the court room.

Her work has helped solve a cold case, convict the guilty and prevent a vicious attack.

Spending every moment of your life staring into the darker side of life comes with a price. Kerry’s frank memoir gives an unforgettable insight into the personal and professional dangers in store for a female psychologist working with some of the most disturbing men and women.

If you enjoyed Unnatural Causes, When the Dogs Don’t Bark and My Life With Murderers, you’ll love Kerry’s gripping account of her experience as a forensic psychologist.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours and publishers Endeavour for the blogtour invite and my gifted review copy-‘The Dark Side Of The Mind’ which is out now in ebook and papaerback formats.

This is the first book in this genre that I have read, books and programmes such as ‘Manhunter’ have,for some reason passed me by.

It may be because I like my killers caught and punished, as we know,life really doesn’t work out like that. The real life monsters often go undiscovered with justice rarely served.

My interest was piqued by the endorsement of Dr Sue Black, and the fact that this was written by a woman at the top of her field. Her history of how she became interested in what lies behind the mask of normality is engaging, frank and fearless.

A mixture of autobiography and a study of the clients she came into contact with, is juxtaposed with the societal perspective on the mentally ill and the institutions that house them.

Darkly humorous and deeply emotional, I feel that Kerry has delivered an incredibly impactful book. It was next to impossible to tear myself away from her experiences-I don’t want to give anything away,this is such a great read.

Her sheer tenacity,coupled with her personal life is so moving, the way that she mixes research with annonymised clients,her drive to improve services as well as focus on the violence women are subjected to,all creates a story which is begging to be made into a documentary series.

Unflinchingly honest and brave, I thoroughly recommend this to any reader with the slightest interest in psychology, this will be a difficult but worthwhile read that is hard to forget.

About the author…

Kerry Daynes is a Consultant and Forensic Psychologist, speaker and media commentator. For over twenty years her average week has involved working with everything from stressed-out parents to serial killers and she is a sought-after court-appointed expert witness. Kerry regularly appears on international television networks and in the media; she was ‘The Profiler’ over three series of Discovery’s top-rated ‘Faking It’ documentaries. Kerry is Patron of the National Centre for Domestic Violence and Talking2Minds. She is an advocate for better conversations about mental distress and alternatives to the culture of psychological ‘disorder’. Kerry lives in Cheshire with two huge dogs and yes, she is a proud natural ginger.

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