My Life with Murderers, David Wilson
My Life with Murderers, David Wilson
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My Life with Murderers
Behind Bars with the World's Most Violent Men

Author: David Wilson

Narrator: David Wilson

Unabridged: 9 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2019

Synopsis

'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.

About David Wilson

David Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Criminology and the founding Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University. Prior to taking up an academic appointment in 1997, David was a prison governor working at a variety of establishments in a number of different roles.Professor Wilson appears in the print and broadcast media as a commentator and presenter. His publishing includes Hunting Evil, A History of British Serial Killing, Signs of Murder, A Plot to Kill and his professional memoir, My Life with Murderers, which was shortlisted for the Saltire Prize for Non-Fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sara on February 16, 2019

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. My Life with Murderers is a reflection by renound professor of criminology David Wilson on his time as governor and assistant governor at a number of British prisons and the numerous encounters with murders he has had along the way. Ho......more

Goodreads review by John on September 10, 2020

3.5. An interesting perspective from Professor David Wilson who discusses his life as a prison governor and now as a criminologist. The interesting parts are the discussions of his contact or analysis of famous murders such as Dunblane, the Cumbria killings and Nilsen the serial killer. The chapter......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on January 18, 2021

I was fortunate enough to see the author at an event in Bloody Scotland in 2019. Having found his talk extremely intriguing as well as spellbinding, I could have happily sat there all day and listened to him talking, I bought a copy of this book after the event where he was signing copies. Ashamedly......more

Goodreads review by TheBookWarren on October 31, 2020

4.25 Stars — This is exactly what you think it is, and I — For One — Am extremely grateful for that, because David Wilson is perhaps the true Prof of all things murder and crime so hearing his personal journey through the murky depths of psychopathic Rabbit Warrens is one I strapped in for whole-hea......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on April 23, 2022

This was a very informative and interesting read. I have watched David Wilson give interviews on a wide array of cases in the past, I've watched his documentaries and read some of his books. But it was nice to find out a bit more about his journey and how he became a criminologist. This book does a......more

Awards

  • Saltire Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award
  • CWA Non Fiction Dagger
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