Confessions of a Professional Psychopath

"Of the three wingback chairs in my library, only one is upholstered in human skin. There’s a reason for that."

Thus begins Confessions of a Professional Psychopath.

Charles Claymore Task has been labeled a psychopath by hypocrites who see themselves as "normal." And a group of wealthy investors want to know what makes him tick.

They ask him to to detail for a film crew what makes people like him tick.

At least that's the initial plan.

What creates a psychopath? Abandonment? Disillusionment? Betrayals?

And how can such a person earn a living, other than as a politician? As a professional freelance hitman?

This is Charlie Task's autobiography, much of which continues later in the Blackwell Ops series of books.

But he tries very hard not to hurt even those he must kill. Subjected to unimaginable cruelties by his father, Charlie learns paradoxically not to subject others to the same cruelties.

Also paradoxically, that subjugation instills within him a deep, abiding sense of right and wrong and a hatred for anyone who would harm others, especially children.

But it also molds his personality into one that is ideally suited for a public service—something he calls Blight Removal—and a profession that few would enjoy as much as Charlie does.

If you enjoy a fast-paced, heart-racing reading experience combined with an exploration of a skewed human mind, this is the book for you.