Foreword

As long as I have worked with Maryann Karinch, her overriding interest has been to understand how people communicate and how to tell when they’re telling the truth and when they’re lying. In pursuit of her driving interest, she has interviewed a wide range of professionals who engage with people for a variety of purposes: law enforcement officials, journalists, intelligence officers, medical doctors, academics, and numerous others.

From her many interviews and extensive research, she has identified some key factors and guidelines you can apply in sharpening your own capabilities for judging the veracity of what others are telling you. She has published several books on in this field, though I consider the present the most comprehensive ...

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