Word: sociopaths
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Mike Hammer was not your typical gumshoe - at least, not when he made his debut, in I, the Jury, in 1947. A hero with thug tendencies, or a sociopath who fancied himself a hero, Hammer beat up people who got in his way, consistently misled his protector on the police force and, rather than turn the murderer over to the authorities, killed first and asked questions never. He was the bane of civilized society, in books that described his trespasses in lurid detail and shocked nearly as many millions as savored them...
...call girl. Appearances are deceptive, and as Haller probes deeper, he suddenly finds that he must play the unusual role of upholding justice. He is a ruthless defense attorney who must be the hero, and Haller courageously rises to the occasion even as a savage, only-in-LA sociopath threatens to destroy him and his loved ones...
...Predictably, news of the tapes consumed the front pages of the major dailies and set the cable chat shows buzzing, as Americans once again were forced to confront the unhappy fact that the globe?s most infamous sociopath is, regrettably, still alive and kickin? it somewhere in Southeast Asia. Or the Middle East. Or China. Or, hey, the guy may be wintering in Boca for all U.S. intelligence forces seem to know...
...found no one to be born a sociopath. In every case I've looked at, the story is-once revealed-very, very compelling. The story of their destruction as a person is very obvious...
...appearance on Oprah, he was displeased. I guess his hope had been that maybe I believed his son didn't do it, which I'd never suggested to him. Obviously, on Oprah, I said that I think he had absolutely did it, and he's a classic sociopath...I would have loved to interview him. I still would like to interview him. It's my deepest hope that he would read this book and say something...When I wrote this book, my caution to myself in my mind in order to make it as compelling and true as I could...