From the author of ” Them & The Men Who Stare at Goats”, this is a book exploring the psychopath... This is a story about madness. It all starts when journalist Jon Ronson is contacted by a leading neurologist. She & several colleagues have recently received a cryptically puzzling book in the mail, & Jon is challenged to solve the mystery behind it. As he searches for the answer, Jon soon finds himself, unexpectedly, on an utterly compelling & often unbelievable adventure into the world of madness. Jon meets a Broadmoor inmate who swears he faked a mental disorder to get a lighter sentence but is now stuck there, with nobody believing he`s sane. He meets some of the people who catalogue mental illness, & those who vehemently oppose them. He meets the influential psychologist who developed the industry standard Psychopath Test & who is convinced that many important CEOs & politicians are in fact psychopaths. Jon learns from him how to ferret out these high-flying psychopaths &, armed with his new psychopath-spotting abilities, heads into the corridors of power... Combining Jon`s trademark humour, charm & investigative incision, ” The Psychopath Test” is a deeply honest book unearthing dangerous truths & asking serious questions about how we define normality in a world where we are increasingly judged by our maddest edges.