ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY

The pressure is intense to arrest and convict a suspect quickly when a murder occurs in a small Cape Cod town just as the tourist season begins. When a second murder occurs on the first anniversary of the killing, everyone wonders if it’s a copycat murder--or was the wrong man convicted? Bernadette Dunne relies on tone and pitch to differentiate the primary characters. She sets an even pace for the narration of the prosecuting attorney, adopting an objective attitude toward events until they begin to hit too close to home. As the plot intensifies, the pace picks up, and Dunne becomes less detached. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 03/JAN 04]