Sleeping with a Psychopath

An epic true story of love and deception told by the woman whose life was destroyed by a seductive conman, Mark Acklom.

‘You’re right. It is totally extraordinary. My life is like a film; you couldn’t make it up … But there’s something I have to tell you,’ he confided, as he leaned across the table towards me. ‘I’m not normal.’

After a job change and divorce, Carolyn Woods was living happily in a quiet Cotswolds village when an attractive stranger abruptly arrived in her life. Introducing himself as Mark Conway, he exuded confidence and much to her surprise Carolyn quickly became captivated by this mysterious man.

A rich Swiss banker (who later confided he was a spy), he offered Carolyn the companionship she’d unwittingly been missing and introduced her to an exciting, glamorous world. In fact, some things were so astonishing she questioned her new lover. Was all as it seemed?

The truth devastated Carolyn’s entire world. For a start, this man’s real name was Mark Acklom and he was rich but for one reason only…

A real-life crime thriller, Sleeping with a Psychopath is a blow-by-blow account that shines a light on the power of manipulation and the human will to survive.

- Written by Carolyn herself, this reads like a crime thriller and will appeal to fans of Netflix shows like Dirty John and novels about toxic relationships such as Blood Orange.

- There has been much press interest in this story and now Acklom is finally behind bars Carolyn can finally tell the full story in detail. Articulate and heartbreakingly honest, Carolyn is extremely promotable and her explanation of coercive control in action is shocking.

- Comparable titles include Catch Me If You Can (70k tcm), The Wolf of Wall Street (200k tcm) but told from the point of the view of the victim, like true life stories such as You Can’t Run (21k tcm) and The Devil at Home (10k tcm)

Competition: Dirty John;My Friend Anna;You;Hidden Bodies;A Deal With the Devil;Billion Dollar Whale;The;Game;Trust Me;Girl A;Push;Unnatural Causes;The Dark Side of the Mind;Prison Doctor. by;Christopher Goffard;Rachel DeLoache Williams;Caroline Kepnes;Blake Ellis;Melanie Hicken;Tom Wright;Neil Strauss;Abigail Dean