Everyone remembers where they were during the September 11 attacks in New York. Larry Garrett, a Chicago hypnotist, will never forget, since he was in Saddam Hussein's palace in Baghdad with Uday Hussein, Saddam's eldest son. After an assassination attempt on Uday's life, Larry Garrett was brought in to help with the recovery from the mental and physical pain. Larry writes about his account of dealing with the man often referred to as a psychopath, the CIA, a palace full of guards with machine guns, and visiting Babylon. The conversations about American culture and Uday Hussein's very surprising views, to getting the behind the scenes account at the palace as a World War begins. Larry's account of being the only American allowed into Iraq and hypnotizing the son of the most feared family in the World, will keep you in suspense. Larry Garrett has been in practice since 1968, operating the largest hypnosis centre in Chicago. He has received nationwide recognition for his outstanding contributions in hypnosis, including the 1991 Metzinger Award (which has only been presented six times) for contributions to the field of hypnosis.

本書の白眉は、催眠という極めて内省的な営みを通じて「絶対悪」の深淵に触れる、緊迫した対峙にあります。癒やし手である著者が、残虐な独裁者の息子ウダイの精神の迷宮へと踏み込む。この稀有な構図が、権力者の孤独と狂気を生々しく暴き出しており、単なる記録を超えた、人間の善悪の境界を問う文学的な凄みを湛えています。 9.11の激動の最中、バグダッドの王宮で独り過ごした著者の視点は、私たちが抱く悪の既成概念を激しく揺さぶります。催眠により無意識の奥底へ潜るプロセスは、暴君の意外な素顔を照らし出し、読者を底知れぬ心理的サスペンスへと誘います。極限状態で見た「悪魔」の真実を、これほど情熱的かつ緻密に描いた作品は他にありません。