THE ETHICAL ASSASSIN

How would a man sound after being pulled from the depths of a pig-manure lagoon? William Dufris delivers that and other improbable scenes and characters in this tangled story of murder, drug trafficking, and animal rights activism. Lem Altick, a wimpy teenaged virgin, is selling encyclopedias in a trailer park when he witnesses a double homicide. A veteran reader, Dufris expertly portrays Altick and the creeps around him--self-righteous assassin, wealthy pedophile, reformed prostitute, and several rednecks, including a rapist cop. Dufris makes listeners see the gruesome events and feel the gamut of emotions. He even does a good teenaged bully with a lisp. D.J.M. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/ JUL 06]