The Hundredth Man.THE HUNDREDTH MAN. Jack Kerley. 2004. Read by Dick Hill. 6 tapes. 9 hrs. Brilliance. 1-59355-579-2. $74.25. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. A Reading with a casually realistic and consistent Southern accent A southern accent, in general, is an accent characteristic of the southern part of any country or region. With reference to the English language, the term usually refers to either of:
tr.v. de·cap·i·tat·ed, de·cap·i·tat·ing, de·cap·i·tates To cut off the head of; behead. [Late Latin d bodies show up, with bizarre, seemingly nonsensical words engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. on their bodies. Detectives Carson Rider and Harry Nautilus nautilus, in zoology nautilus, cephalopod mollusk belonging to the sole surviving genus (Nautilus) of a subclass that flourished 200 million years ago, known as the nautiloids. , two veteran cops who know each other well, are assigned to the case. From the start, their superior officer constantly finds opportunities to hamper their investigation. Rider is a good cop; he is a solid citizen with his own personal baggage that includes a troubled childhood, a psychotic psychotic /psy·chot·ic/ (si-kot´ik) 1. pertaining to, characterized by, or caused by psychosis. 2. a person exhibiting psychosis. psy·chot·ic adj. brother who's in prison for multiple murders, and a new girl friend who is an alcoholic. He actually seeks his brother's help in trying to profile the criminal. The range and power of Hill's voice are demonstrated as he speaks the ravings and rantings of Rider's brother, Jeremy. An excellent first novel by Kerley, enhanced by Hill's excellent reading. Miles Klein, Frisco, TX. 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 help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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