Masters, Priscilla. A plea of insanity.MASTERS, Priscilla. A plea of insanity Noun 1. plea of insanity - (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time insanity plea criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment . Read by Julia Franklin. 9 tapes. 9.75 hrs. Recorded Books. 2005. 1-84505-498-9. $89.75. Vinyl; plot notes. SA Dr. Claire Roget becomes the new head clinical psychiatrist at Greatbach Secure Psychiatric Unit outside Stoke-on-Trent, England, after the previous doctor, Heidi Faro Faro, town, Portugal Faro (fä`rō), town (1991 pop. 31,966), capital of Faro dist. and of Algarve, S Portugal. The southernmost town in Portugal, it is a seaport from which fish, fruit (especially dried figs), wine, and cork are , is savagely murdered by a patient. Soon Claire questions the guilt of Heidi's confessed killer, one Stefan Giulio, and looks around for other possible suspects. In a psych ward there are many patients who would kill, and then there are the staff members. Claire has also been having doubts about her live-in boyfriend. Does she really love him? After a lengthy investigation, Claire faces the killer in a terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. climax and is saved by a most unlikely helper. Fans of the many forensics/missing persons TV shows will enjoy this novel. It is tightly plotted, suspenseful, sympathetic to the troubled mental patients, and filled with believable be·liev·a·ble adj. Capable of eliciting belief or trust. See Synonyms at plausible. be·liev  a·bil characters. Julia Franklin does a full-voice reading, including a creditable cred·it·a·ble adj. 1. Deserving of often limited praise or commendation: The student made a creditable effort on the essay. 2. Worthy of belief: a creditable story. Austrian accent for Heidi and a smoker's wheeze wheeze (hwez) a whistling type of continuous sound. wheeze v. To breathe with difficulty, producing a hoarse whistling sound. n. A wheezing sound. for a wrinkled old lady named Mavis. Her male characters are especially noteworthy, and she does both educated Brits and working class blokes convincingly. Janet Julian, English Teacher (retired), Grafton, MA S--Recommend for senior high school students. A--Recommend 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 help KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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