Delving into some of the more memorable encounters and experiences of his career as a forensic psychologist, the author takes us into the bizarre world in which the psychology of homicide, sexual and generic offending, and other forms of perverse criminality intersects with the legal and correctional systems. For over 35 years, Dr. Maddox Manson met regularly with criminals-usually to try to figure them out and assess their risk, but sometimes simply to try to halt their descent into their personal hell realms - often exploring their most intimate thoughts and emotions as he did so. In this sometimes darkly humorous account, Manson shares some of these meetings and events and investigates the ways and whys people murder and otherwise brutally abuse their fellow humans. Along the way, he takes the reader on an occasionally unsettling but ultimately fascinating journey into the deviant psyche and its resulting behavior.