When Jimmy, a not-too-bright but apparently harmless delivery boy, murders and eviscerates two elderly women in a sleepy South Carolina small town, the defence team calls in forensic psychologist Portia McTeagбъкбъue to evaluate his mental state If she doesn`t deem him insane - or can`t convince the jury - he`s certain to receive the death penalty Portia is burnt out - tired of being beaten up by prosecutors on the stand and tired of seeing her clients die despite her best effвиещбorts - but she agrees to see Jimmy And is immediately both repelled and seduced by his craziness The more Portia uncovers about Jimmy`s past, the better she is able to understand his pain Finally the last piece of the puzzle falls into place There`s no doubt that Jimmy is insane, and for that reason alone he doesn`t deserve to die In this gripping psychological drama, packed with page-turning suspense, Faye Sultan vividly depicts the often baffling but always emotionally intense врлыяinteraction between forensic psychologist and killer Авторы Салтан Фэй Faye Sultan Тереза Кеннеди Teresa Kennedy.