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In 2006, Mary Turner Thomson’s world shattered when she discovered her husband Will was a bigamist, con man and convicted sex offender. Unbeknownst to her, this would be the start of a bold new chapter in her life, fighting to protect other women from his heartless gaslighting campaigns—and putting a stop to his endless deception.

Mary thought her story would end with the revelation that Will in fact had several families—and numerous children. But when she discovered that he had continued to prey on new victims, she vowed to turn his betrayal into a force for good. On her mission to protect these women and others, Mary also learned more about the psychopathy behind Will’s duplicitous behaviour.

Teaming up with his newest fiancée in the US, Mary attempts to put an end to Will’s devastating activities. But will she and her fellow victims succeed in their ultimate goal: to bring down Will Jordan forever?

Mary Turner Thomson began telling her story in her first book, The Bigamist. Now, in The Psychopath, she delves deeper into Will's betrayal, telling an entirely new story of how she moved on, and helped others do the same.

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“Mary Turner Thomson’s extraordinary story is what inspired me to write The Psychopath Test. She has an incredible tale of survival at the hands of one of the most bizarre and nefarious manipulators who ever walked this earth.” —Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test

“The Psychopath is a wise, painful, and necessary book, full of insights about the damage done to society by the psychopaths among us. Mary’s deep understanding of manipulation and falsehood feels more urgent than ever…Not just compulsively readable and utterly fascinating, but contains valuable lessons about solidarity, alertness, and the power of human resilience. Mary’s message and example is, in the end, a profoundly optimistic one.” —Marcel Theroux, author and broadcaster

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Some people have an uncanny knack for manipulating others; we’ve all met people like that. But there’s a special breed of people whose sole aim in life is to use others for their own gain, no matter what destruction they leave in their wake. Often it’s for money, but sometimes it’s purely because they can; they thrive on the thrill of it. These people are psychopaths, and Will Jordan—one-time husband of author Mary Turner Thomson—is one such person.

They had two children together before she discovered that he was married to at least one other woman. But discovering that was only the tip of the iceberg, and in the years since the revelation, more and more of his duplicitous behavior has come to light. As Mary uncovered more, so she became more determined to reclaim her story and help other women in the same position—and there are many.

When I read this book, I was struck not only by this utterly gripping story of betrayal, deception, and retribution, but also by Mary herself. She’s pulled herself up from the depths to be wiser and strong than ever—and is determined not to let the psychopath who once controlled her hurt anyone else.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0887XQ4GM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little A (1 Mar. 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Mary Turner Thomson was born and grew up in Edinburgh, she got a BA Hons degree from Newcastle in Creative and Performing Arts in 1987, a Marketing Diplom afrom Napier University in 1992, and a Diploma in Literature & Creative Writing from Open University in 2009.

She has worked as a business adviser, marketing consultant and motivational trainer before writing her first book - THE OTHER MRS JORDAN - IN 2006. That autobiography was then updated and relaunched as THE BIGAMIST in 2007. In 2009 Mary worked on another biography with Natalie Hutchison about overcoming adversity - TRADING PLACES - which was published in 2009.

The sequel to THE BIGAMIST is due out in 2020, and Mary is currently working on her first novel - a psychological thriller.

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Sasha58

Not as sympathetic a figure this time around...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2021

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While The Bigamist, the author’s previous book, had a shocking story to tell, hence became a best-seller, this ‘sequel’ seems to be predicated on a mistaken notion that every experience she had as an author — every television interview, every encounter with a journalist, her participation in a literary festival — will be equally fascinating to the reader. She also tells us in minute detail about all the steps she took to restore her self-esteem, and how well she succeeded in doing so.
Although she claims that she is writing this book to help others who, like her, have been victimized by psychopaths, she seems much more concerned to highlight her own bravery, unflinching honesty, moral probity, etc., while impressing on us, once again, how much she suffered at the hands of her bigamous husband. All in all, she comes across as too self-congratulatory and self-absorbed to be wholly likable. But I have to admit that I gave up on the book after reading just a third of it, so maybe it turns into something better later on. I just couldn’t bring myself to read any further.

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The only problem I had with "The Psychopath-A True Story" by Mary Turner Thompson was not with the book itself but the publisher failing to mention that it's a sequel,something also not mentioned in the "Editor's Notes" in the Amazon Firsts blurb. If I'd realised and had read her previous book on the same subject, "The Bigamist", about her marriage to a serial fantasist,con man and child abuser William Jordan I'd have not found the beginning quite so frustrating as titbits from the first book are dropped in leaving me thinking I'd missed most of a good story. Jordan juggled not only 2 marriages but several other relationships as he cold-bloodedly duped ,stole from and controlled women in Britain and America ,producing at least 13 children along the way. It is however a very good read and quite mind-boggling that Jordan continued wrecking lives and robbing people even after the first book and being exposed both in print ,on TV and online. Another real shock is how little interest various police forces showed in stopping him, despite proof of his swindling and record as a sex offender.

The book is a bit dis-jointed as it goes from Jordan's latest misdemeanours to the author's book tour,various psychiatric definitions, Ms Turner Thompson's children and various other subjects in a bit of a mish mash but it is a good read. I was quite struck by how so many very intelligent women were sucked in by someone I'd have thought most would have seen as a total Walter Mitty but the author does a good job of explaining how people like him work,who they prey on and their methodology....and how a certain notorious daytime TV icon used much the same methods on his ghastly show.

A good book but I'd advise anyone interested to read "The Bigamist" first.

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Life after Will

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Potential readers need to be aware that this book is a sequel and, in my opinion, it's not going to make a lot of sense if you haven't already read 'The Bigamist'. There's not enough of the 'story recap' to set the tone if you don't already know what happened to Mary TT at the hands of her bigamist ex-husband, Will Jordan.

MTT has clearly spent a lot of time learning more about psychology although at times there are sections that read as if they've been lifted straight from a text book. I found the item by item assessment of the characteristics of a psychopath in the early chapters to be a bit boring and repetitive. Honestly, unless the assessor is a professional in that field, I'm not entirely sure that scoring your ex 2/2 on 10 criteria for being a psychopath is entirely objective enough.

Some are born famous, some achieve fame, and in this case MTT achieves something like notoriety by being the victim of a coldly manipulative man. As the book unfolds, we learn the unfathomable extent of Will Jordan's abuses of women - many of them simultaneously.

As an add-on that helps readers of the Bigamist to see that MTT has got her groove back, that she's tracked down lots of others who've suffered similarly, and that she's made a bit of a career out of an unfortunate timein her life, this is worth a read. Personally, I couldn't really recommend it if you've not already read the first book. I also suspect that only people who've already gone through such abuse would recognise that's what had happened - those currently being abused probably won't have the clarity to see that's what's going on.

2.5 stars from me. I'm happy to know things turned out well.

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The Cat's Mother

Probably OK for women who have experienced a similar situation, but not for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2021

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I didn’t realise when I ordered it as my Amazon first selection that it was a sequel to her first book, The Bigamist, which I haven’t read. I read for enjoyment (mainly psychological thrillers) but this book is more like a self-help manual. I was expecting it to be a true story about her life with a psychopath, but this was obviously covered in her previous book and this one seems more about how she turned her life around after he went to prison with her self-promotion and awareness through media channels like book fairs, radio and TV chat shows. Unfortunately I gave up after just over 30% as I wasn’t enjoying it. I’m sure it’s a huge inspiration for women in a similar situation, but I just don’t think it was suitable as an Amazon First choice.

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Sian Rich

Don’t waste your time.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2021

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I haven’t read The Bigamist, but having now read other reviews, this a basically the same story. I don’t normally do reviews as I feel reading is a personal thing, but I found this book repetitive with no real depth. I stopped reading 42% through and this is the first time in my life that I have not finished reading a book. Yes, the author had an awful life experience, one I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, but I just felt she had become an expert overnight and a lifesaver for everyone else who had been in contact with her ex. Credit to her for overcoming it in her way but I felt at some points she was saying, “look at me and how great I am”. I understand that some may relate to her experiences and having been in toxic relationships myself , I understand what it takes to get over them, but we are all very different and advice given without the qualifications to back it up could be more harmful than beneficial. This book was not for me.

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