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A darkly funny, slightly paranoid plunge into the blurry line between eccentricity and clinical madness. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Psychopath Test.
- unsettling
- darkly comedic
- paranoid
- fascinating
- 01
The wisdom of psychopaths
Kevin Dutton
A provocative, darkly fascinating romp through the human brain that asks if a little bit of ruthlessness might actually be a good thing.
- 02
Confessions of a sociopath
M. E. Thomas
A chillingly charismatic and unapologetic tour through the mind of a self-aware predator.
- 03
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Jon Ronson
A wry, deeply empathetic, and quietly terrifying exploration of what happens when the internet decides to destroy your life.
- 04
Without conscience
Robert D. Hare · 1993
A chilling, eye-opening descent into the minds of human predators that will leave you questioning the motives of everyone you meet.
- 05
Evil
Julia Shaw
A provocative, science-backed exploration that dismantles our cultural assumptions about what makes a person truly monstrous.
- 06
Quirkology
Richard Wiseman
A playful, eye-opening romp through the bizarre and hidden science of everyday human behavior.
- 07
Dangerous Personalities
Joe Navarro and Toni Sciarra Poynter
A sobering, expert-led psychological toolkit that turns vulnerability into vigilant empowerment.
- 08
Mad in America
Robert Whitaker · 2002
A sobering, meticulously researched indictment of the psychiatric establishment that will leave you questioning everything you know about mental healthcare.
- 09
The men who stare at goats
Jon Ronson · 2004
A deadpan, darkly hilarious descent into the surreal and unsettling world of military parapsychology.
- 10
The unpersuadables
Will Storr
A fascinating, empathetic dive into the minds of fringe believers that ultimately holds a mirror up to our own irrationalities.
- 11
Mindhunter
John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker
A chilling, clinical descent into the darkest corners of the human psyche, guided by the man who learned to think like a monster.
- 12
The anatomy of violence
Adrian Raine
A chilling, scientifically grounded exploration of the biological roots of human evil that will fundamentally alter how you view free will.
