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What Lies Buried

A Forensic Psychologist's True Stories of Madness, the Bad and the Misunderstood

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What Lies Buried

By: Kerry Daynes
Narrated by: Sara Poyzer
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About this listen

The sensational new book from the author of the Sunday Times best seller The Dark Side of the Mind.

LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION AWARD.

Kerry Daynes, leading forensic psychologist, opens up the case files of some of her most perplexing clients to uncover what lies buried behind some of the most extreme and disturbing behaviour.

Whether she is dealing with a young murderer who says he has heard voices telling him to kill, a teacher who daubs children in red paint and threatens to abduct them or an aspiring serial killer who faints at the sight of blood, Kerry's quest is to delve beyond the classic question asked of her profession: 'are they mad, or are they bad?'

In her new book, Kerry provides an unflinching, enlightening and provocative insight into the minds of her clients, shedding light on the root causes of their behaviour and challenging our notions about who and what is dangerous.

If you enjoyed The Dark Side of the Mind, Unnatural Causes and The Prison Doctor, you will be captivated by What Lies Buried.

©2021 Kerry Daynes (P)2021 Octopus Publishing Group Criminal & Forensic Psychology Psychology Psychology & Mental Health True Crime Crime Murder Inspiring Thought-Provoking Mental Health Health Forensics

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Critic reviews

"Pacy and gripping. Daynes uses her trademark mix of humour and humanity to shine a light on those we rarely get to hear from. A brilliant, important and sensitive book." (Sarah Langford, best-selling author of In Your Defence)

"Kerry's dedication (and impressive ability) to read between the lines and cast aside prejudice, going beyond the question she is so often asked in her profession: 'Are they mad or bad?'" (Daily Mail)

"Kerry is an absolutely brilliant storyteller. I found this book challenging my preconceptions about the criminal mind with the turn of each page." (David Robson, author of The Intelligence Trap)

"What Lies Buried is a towering achievement. Kerry takes us deep into the minds of the disturbed and dangerous and challenges our very humanity. As gripping as any thriller. Her dry wit and humour keeps it real." (Barbara Machin, screen writer and creator of Waking the Dead)
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It’s really distracting when narrators feel compelled to do all the accents in audiobooks. It never works well. This narrator’s n’orn ir’n is closer to a comedy Jamaican or Indian than Irish. Overall the book is good but a bit simplistic for my tastes.

Good but narrator isn’t great at accents

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I don't know what I was expecting when I chose this book but I really enjoyed it. It challenges your perception and knee jerk reactions on the 'case studies' of the people/clients used in this book. Loved the inclusion of the Book Club questions at the end. Even though I am not in one it makes you think about your reactions and thoughts. You may learn something about yourself and hopefully if required try to make a change for the better.

A good look into the authors mind

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I was totally hooked, loved it. what an incredible career/story and an extremely important job you do in helping people. You've unlocked the key to allow healing, how sad that hundreds of people won't have this to help them move forward to live a better life. You are truly gifted.
It definitely has changed my mindset and will be more open and less judgemental.

Absolutely excellent

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Loved it. Thought provoking and insight into forensic psychology and the dichotomy of mad or bad

Definitely recommend a listen.

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Very interesting and educational but written with enough lightness to want to keep listening.
Each "persons" story was totally different and enlightening to the trials of a psychologist and her patients.
It challenged my perceptions of mental behaviour. So glad that I chose it.

Very inciteful read, I learned a lot.

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I absolutely loved this! The content and narrator is brilliant, I sound a bit gushing, but I really do think Kerry Daines is wonderful.
She's such a straightforward down to earth brilliant human.

Excellent!

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very interesting and well read book ! i highly recommend to read it and listen to it ! 😁

Great book !

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Fascinating and compassionate. Thank goodness for people like Kerry. She's incredible! Like the touches of ironic humour.

Humane and thought -provoking

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Absolutely fascinating. Ended up binge listening it was so good. Love the ‘accent’ changes and animation it was given. Great insight into why some people do what they do

Fascinating

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This is not another book which just recounts some anecdotes from author's professional career. It offers a comment into how we all, as a society, think of criminal offenders struggling with their mental health. I found those insights refreshing and worthy of pondering further. It's an engaging book that was hard to stop listening to.

an excellent book!

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