We had been there for over 12 hours. The man was still 30 feet up a tree, balancing on a branch directly over one of the main railway lines out of one of the busiest train stations in the country. He refused to talk to us, threatening to jump if we came too close. To him, we were the enemy. My job was to preserve his life.
The most dangerous time in any negotiation is when you think you’re winning.
From kidnappings to terrorist incidents, violent armed stand-offs to talking someone back from the ledge: all these make up the day-to-day life of Nicky Perfect’s job as a crisis and hostage negotiator.
One of the first on the scene in situations that most would run from, Nicky is deployed to defuse the most volatile and fraught situations imaginable.
After a decade on the frontlines, confronting the extremes of human behaviour, these are the stories and cases that have shaped a career spent on high alert, where life often hangs in the balance. It’s about finding yourself and following your passion, and of a life lived to help others.
| ISBN: | 9780008561161 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 2023 |
| Author: | Nicky Perfect |
| Publisher: | HQ an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Primary Genre | Biographies & Autobiographies |
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We had been there for over 12 hours. The man was still 30 feet up a tree, balancing on a branch directly over one of the main railway lines out of one of the busiest train stations in the country. He refused to talk to us, threatening to jump if we came too close. To him, we were the enemy. My job was to preserve his life.
The most dangerous time in any negotiation is when you think you’re winning.
From kidnappings to terrorist incidents, violent armed stand-offs to talking someone back from the ledge: all these make up the day-to-day life of Nicky Perfect’s job as a crisis and hostage negotiator.
One of the first on the scene in situations that most would run from, Nicky is deployed to defuse the most volatile and fraught situations imaginable.
After a decade on the frontlines, confronting the extremes of human behaviour, these are the stories and cases that have shaped a career spent on high alert, where life often hangs in the balance. It’s about finding yourself and following your passion, and of a life lived to help others.
Crisis features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, Memoirs, True crime, Police law and police procedures, Arms negotiation and control, Terrorism, armed struggle, Armed conflict, Causes and prevention of crime, Organized crime, Legal skills: negotiating and interviewing, Business negotiation, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, True stories: general, Criminal procedure, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law, Law, International relations, Politics and government, Society and Social Sciences, Political activism / Political engagement, Crime and criminology, Social services and welfare, criminology, Legal skills and practice, Jurisprudence and general issues, Business and Management, Economics, Finance, Business and Management
Crisis is available in Paperback, Audiobook
Crisis was written by Nicky Perfect and published by HQ an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Crisis has 256 pages
£9.89
