Last Witness.LAST WITNESS. Jilliane Hoffman Jilliane Hoffman is an American writer of legal thrillers. She was born on Long Island and attended both undergraduate and law school at St. John's University in Queens, New York. . 2005. Read by Kathe Mazur. 9 cds. 11 hrs. Penguin Audio. 0-14305720-0. $39.95. Cardboard; plot, reader, author notes. A Former Assistant State Attorney Hoffman has plotted a taut, ingenious thriller with complex moral issues. A series of sadistic sa·dism n. 1. The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others. 2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty. , grisly police killings has been occurring in Miami. Early investigation points to a drug cartel. Only state prosecutor C.J. Townsend has reason to believe that they may have something to do with a serious breach of professional ethics professional ethics, n the rules governing the conduct, transactions, and relationships within a profession and among its publics. professional ethics liability, n 1. she made in the past in order to convict a man of some murders he may not have actually committed--she was seeking revenge because the man had raped her. To disclose what she knows could jeopardize her career and her impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. marriage to her detective fiance. To remain silent could risk her life. Mazur's dark all-business tone works well for the flawed professionals in this novel who are sure that sometimes the ends do justify their means. Some sex and strong language. 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 A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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