Nigel Latta

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Into the Darklands and Beyond

Submitted by Karen on

Author's Home Country: 
New Zealand
Category: 
True Crime

Why are sex offenders and murderers the way they are?  Can they change?  And how can we protect our families?  Forensic scientist Nigel Latta has spent a large part of his working life trying to answer these questions.  In the first two editions of <em>Into the Darklands</em>, he took us into the minds of some of the most chilling characters to walk our streets as he attempted to help them confront the tragic consequences of their crimes.
 
ISBN: 
9781869506698
Publisher: 
Harper Collins
Year of Publication: 
2007

INTO THE DARKLANDS AND BEYOND - Nigel Latta

Author Information
Book Title: 
Into the Darklands and Beyond
Author Name: 
Nigel Latta
Author's Home Country: 
New Zealand
ISBN: 
9781869506698
Categorisation
Category: 
True Crime
Publisher: 
Harper Collins
Year of Publication: 
2007

Why are sex offenders and murderers the way they are?  Can they change?  And how can we protect our families?  Forensic scientist Nigel Latta has spent a large part of his working life trying to answer these questions.  In the first two editions of <em>Into the Darklands</em>, he took us into the minds of some of the most chilling characters to walk our streets as he attempted to help them confront the tragic consequences of their crimes.
 
Book Review: 

Nigel Latta did a session at the Crime & Justice Festival earlier this year, that to be brutally honest, we all ended up attending more by good luck than our own good judgement (the session we'd booked was cancelled) so we switched.  I can't remember the last time I felt so lucky to switch to a session about subject matter that so isn't something you want to think about.  Not only does Nigel Latta make you think - he makes you laugh - he makes you squirm uncomfortably - he makes you just a bit weepy at points.  Mostly he makes you glad that there are people like him doing the things that people like us should never expect him to have to do.
 
The book (and his session) talked about coming face to face with some pretty revolting offenders.  His role is to either counsel some of these people - or to assist in evaluating them - or simply to try to work out if they are an ongoing danger to society.  Not the sort of job that you'd immediately think of when toying with a careers options list.  But he tells how he was convinced to follow this path by a seminar run to confront offenders with the results of their actions.  INTO THE DARKLANDS takes you into exactly that - the darklands of offending, of some pretty horrific offending, and how people who do what they do, think, feel (or don't) and what can (or can't) be done with them to protect everyone else.
 
There is also a tv series, made in New Zealand, based around similar subject matter to that covered by INTO THE DARKLANDS.  I'd highly recommend you read the book - sure some of the subject matter is extremely confrontational, but this is real life, and it's comforting to know that there are people working in the field who understand the concept of personal responsibility and aren't afraid to take it up to the offenders.  Oh - and the TV series is coming to Australia it seems.  It sounds like it would be worth watching for the same reason.
 

EXECUTION LULLABY - Nigel Latta

Author Information
Book Title: 
Execution Lullaby
Author Name: 
Nigel Latta
Author's Home Country: 
New Zealand
ISBN: 
9781869503642
Categorisation
Category: 
Crime Fiction
Sub Genre: 
Serial Killer
Location: 
USA
Publisher: 
Harper Collins
Year of Publication: 
2000

Simon Chase is on death row for the murder of seven teenage girls. Execution Lullaby is told from his point of view. It quickly become apparent that Simon didn't murder the girls, but he is complicit.

The story follows Simon's blissfully happy marriage to his wife, until he discovers a terrible secret.

The blurb for the book asks the question "how far would you go for the one you love?" and gives Simon's answer.

Book Review: 

Nigel Latta is a clinical psychologist who specialises in assessing and treating sex offenders. It's dark place he has to visit on a regular basis and EXECUTION LULLABY reflects that. It's a compelling read if you have the stomach for it, with a very clever twist at the end. I found EXECUTION LULLABY unputdownable

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