The Sugar Maple Grove
by John E. Espy
John Espy has been practicing psychoanalysis for 41 years. Formerly he was a neurotoxicologist with NASA and The University of California School of Medicine. Much of his past research has focused on the psychological and neurological aspects of serial murderers. As part of that research he has interviewed more than 30 serial murderers. He is considered an expert in the area of malignant projective-identification. His current interests lie in the area of individuals and segments of the population who are disenfranchised or abused for personal or collective gain. John is a life member of The American Academy of Psychotherapists. He is also a member of the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work. He lives in North West Montana. John is also a photographer.
Books by John E. Espy, Ph.D.
John E. Espy, Ph.D.
Eat the Evidence
(Book One of the Bar Jonah Trilogy)
Culled from hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with Bar Jonah as well as dozens of others who either knew or were involved with him, Espy retells the suspected serial killer's entire life—from the time before he was conceived to after his death—and those who were harmed by him in unparalleled detail and scope.
A Parasite in the Mind
(Book Two of the Bar Jonah Trilogy)
The story continues in Book Two of the Bar Jonah Trilogy.
There is No Body
(Book Three of the Bar Jonah Trilogy)
The story concludes in Book Three of the Bar Jonah Trilogy.
Clinical Dicta and Contra Dicta:
The Therapy Process from Inside Out and Outside In
Iconic adages and clinical vignettes are presented as well as a treatise on how serial perpetrators use projective-identification to groom and ultimately ensnare their victims.
The Sugar Maple Grove
An epic Southern Gothic about race, poverty, religion, and barbarism, and those brave enough to dare to see a different society.
The Devil in the Dust
The Devil in the Dust is a story about courage, not only of the physicians confronting the coal companies and their stooges, but the courage of the coal miners to persevere in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
