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droggjr's review against another edition
5.0
This was very interesting information. The personal stories were really incredible. A fascinating look at the way we behave, react and can be influenced.
mkpatt2024's review against another edition
4.0
This review may be a bit biased because I've attended the authors live workshop. I found this to be an excellent refresher and reference for the materials and exercises we covered in the workshop. Having spent a large portion of the last 40 years interviewing and interrogating both before and during my career as a lawyer, I found the methods and techniques laid out in this book, and its companion, Spy the Lie, to be a refreshing change from methods I employed.
I only wish this book had been written 40 years ago.
I only wish this book had been written 40 years ago.
smashingreads's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyed the writing, adored the examples, and I learned a few tricks and tips, but I am no where close to being able to get the truth from others. ;)
nimishg's review against another edition
3.0
The original book, Spy the Lie, was really good. They use the exact same stories in this one, though, so if you've read the first book, the dramatic impact of the stories is a bit spoiled because you know about them already.
Other people have mentioned this book feels padded, and I tend to agree. The techniques they talk about are pretty standard now, and if you look up any modern police guide to interrogation, you'll get the same information. That having been said, a good "refresher" on those techniques with enough space in between to think and reflect.
Other people have mentioned this book feels padded, and I tend to agree. The techniques they talk about are pretty standard now, and if you look up any modern police guide to interrogation, you'll get the same information. That having been said, a good "refresher" on those techniques with enough space in between to think and reflect.
stonecoldjaneausten's review against another edition
3.0
A fascinating topic with some interesting insights, but the book was let down by an overall structure that wasn't strongly cohesive. (For example, the discussion of cognitive dissonance would have been most useful woven into the chapter about monologuing, but instead it was relegated to an appendix.)
pdonnellan's review against another edition
3.0
I found the stories and strategies fascinating, but I doubt I will ever be in a real life interrogation situation so I don't know how I might put the majority of strategies to use in my personal or professional life and "persuade anyone to tell all" as the title promises.
tricky's review against another edition
3.0
If you want to know how to get people to tell you the truth, you need to understand some basic techniques. You need to develop a long monologue, that is empathetic, build trust with the person you are 'interrogating' and be extremely patient. That is how the basics seem to be provided to you. Yet that is a rather simplistic view. The real skill is know when to switch your technique because you identify that a shift in behaviour has occurred.
I have to say I found the hypothetical interview with OJ Simpson a wonderful piece of fiction but did not add any value. I mean they could have pretended to interview any historical figure and make them confess as well.
Interesting read, good overview but will not make you an expert in the field without a lot of practice.
I have to say I found the hypothetical interview with OJ Simpson a wonderful piece of fiction but did not add any value. I mean they could have pretended to interview any historical figure and make them confess as well.
Interesting read, good overview but will not make you an expert in the field without a lot of practice.
eralon's review
3.0
The main premise is that the best way to extract true information is to do so in a friendly non-combative and nonjudgmental way. Useful and interesting as long as you DO NOT SKIP THE APPENDIX. (Except, you can skip the transcript of the real OJ interview though- interesting but not necessary.) I worry that anyone who reads this would be more resistant to interrogation though.