Everybody Lies

Everybody Lies

Everybody Lies is a disciplined, field-tested exploration of human deception—why people lie, how lies manifest under pressure, and how truth can be reliably uncovered through structured observation rather than intuition or guesswork. Drawing on centuries of historical practice, modern behavioral science, and real-world investigative experience, this book traces the evolution of lie detection from ancient ordeals and early courtroom observation to modern intelligence, law-enforcement, and federal interviewing doctrine. It dismantles popular myths about deception—such as the belief in a single “tell”—and replaces them with a method grounded in behavioral baselining, cognitive load, emotional leakage, and contextual analysis. At the core of the book is The Komorek Method , a practical framework developed through military intelligence, federal work, and private investigations. Rather than relying on confrontation or mechanical devices, the method treats deception as a process—one that produces measurable behavioral strain when properly examined. Everybody Lies is not about cynicism or accusation. It is about discernment. Lies are presented not as moral failures, but as adaptive human behaviors shaped by fear, incentive, power, and survival. The reader is trained to recognize patterns, pressure points, and inconsistencies that reveal truth without coercion. Written for investigators, attorneys, intelligence professionals, and serious students of human behavior, Everybody Lies offers a rigorous, ethical roadmap for seeing the world more clearly—because once you learn how deception works, you can no longer unsee it.