Hoag, Tami. Prior bad acts.HOAG, Tami. Prior bad acts. Read by Holter Graham. 10 cds. 11.5 hrs. Books on Tape. 2006. 1-4159-2756-1. $76.80. Vinyl; plot notes. SA Judge Carrie Moore, a hard-nosed former Minneapolis prosecutor, takes her judicial obligations seriously and does not shy away from Verb 1. shy away from - avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task; "I shy away from this task" avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" unpopular decisions. But when she makes an unbiased ruling on a gruesome triple-homicide case that renders the defendant's prior bad acts inadmissible That which, according to established legal principles, cannot be received into evidence at a trial for consideration by the jury or judge in reaching a determination of the action. , she inadvertently taps into the dark secrets and obsessions of the defendant and other people related directly and indirectly to this crime, sparking a chain of events and a converging of malicious intentions that neither she nor the reader can anticipate. Ingenious plotting, well-drawn characters, crackling crack·ling n. 1. The production of a succession of slight sharp snapping noises. 2. cracklings The crisp bits that remain after rendering fat from meat or frying or roasting the skin, especially of a pig or a goose. dialogue and just the right amount of romance make this police procedural police procedural n. A story or drama about the investigation of a crime by the police. police procedural Noun a novel, film, or television drama that deals with police work cedural one readers will try to finish in a single sitting. Graham doesn't attempt to provide each character with a unique voice, though he does raise and deepen his own lightly to differentiate one person from another. He is adept, however, at heightening mood, sounding playful, somber, sinister, and even creepy creep·y adj. creep·i·er, creep·i·est Informal 1. Of or producing a sensation of uneasiness or fear, as of things crawling on one's skin: a creepy feeling; a creepy story. 2. when it most counts. A lively escapist thriller. Francine Levitov, Attorney, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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