The Criminal Mind

Superbly written, as tense as a thriller, this is a book that will make you miss the bus so gripping are these cases * Daily Mail *Harding’s riveting memoir is often very moving … it left me with a powerful respect for all the people in the health and justice systems who put their lives on the line to keep us safe * MAIL ON SUNDAY *A combination of medical coming-of-age tale and true crime that is particularly gripping … Harding writes with empathy and insight … each patient a mystery to unpick * IRISH INDEPENDENT *Insightful, informative and sometimes shocking, The Criminal Mind is an engrossing book – DR RICHARD SHEPHERD, AUTHOR OF UNNATURAL CAUSES * - *A penetrating insight into the darkest corners of the human mind. The most moving, surprising and compelling book you’ll read this year – M.J. ARLIDGE, AUTHOR OF EENY MEENY * - *Grips you from the start like a bestselling novel then takes you on an extraordinary journey that reveals, based on the author’s own clinical experience, why some of us lead lives of love and some of hate. Riveting – JOHN HUMPHRYS * - *A fantastic read … a very accessible window into the darker recesses of human behaviour … hard to put down – JUDGE DAVID WILLIAMS * - *Not just another forensic psychiatrist’s casebook, but a moving account of how Duncan Harding became forensic psychiatrist – KEITH RIX, PROFESSOR IN FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY * - *

Dr. Duncan Harding is a consultant adolescent forensic psychiatrist, working with adults and children who commit serious crime. He is a specialist member of the Parole Board for England and Wales, and the college lead for expert witnesses at the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Specialising in forensic mental health, he has provided expert testimony in many court cases involving homicide, serious violence, and terrorism, and has conducted research into conduct disorder and criminal psychopathy. He lives in London.