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Over the Line
Portia knew from experience that all the passions look alike--love and hate, fear and rage, envy and helpless need...Jimmy Wier was charged with a total of three counts of murder, all elderly women...Blood found on his clothes matched that of two of the victims, and he was also found in possession of some jewelry and an African violet plant taken from one of them. Portia would have to try to discover what had gone on in his mind, and to put those findings before a jury...She had taken Jimmy's case because inside the twisted workings of his mind and soul was something she needed to know--and she wanted to ask him about the African violet...
Portia McTeague is a forensic psychologist, called in by the defense to examine Jimmy Wier, who is charged with two brutal murders that have shocked a sleepy Southern town. A politically ambitious--and morally corrupt--district attorney is determined to get the death penalty, and the accused is unwilling--or unable--to talk, even to save his own life.
Portia is burnt-out--tired of being beaten up by prosecutors on the stand, tired of seeing her clients die despite her best efforts, and tired of fighting her own demons. But she agrees to see Jimmy, and is immediately both seduced and repelled by his craziness. What is it that has made Jimmy Wier cross that fine line that divides sanity from madness?
The more Portia is able to discover about Jimmy's past, the better she is able to understand his pain, until, finally, the last piece of the intricate and ugly puzzle that is "Jimmy the Weird" falls startlingly into place, and the reasons for his actions become immediately clear.
Once you have begun the journey with Portia McTeague deep into the mind of this murderer, you will find it as impossible as she does to draw away from his compelling psychosis.
Portia McTeague is a forensic psychologist, called in by the defense to examine Jimmy Wier, who is charged with two brutal murders that have shocked a sleepy Southern town. A politically ambitious--and morally corrupt--district attorney is determined to get the death penalty, and the accused is unwilling--or unable--to talk, even to save his own life.
Portia is burnt-out--tired of being beaten up by prosecutors on the stand, tired of seeing her clients die despite her best efforts, and tired of fighting her own demons. But she agrees to see Jimmy, and is immediately both seduced and repelled by his craziness. What is it that has made Jimmy Wier cross that fine line that divides sanity from madness?
The more Portia is able to discover about Jimmy's past, the better she is able to understand his pain, until, finally, the last piece of the intricate and ugly puzzle that is "Jimmy the Weird" falls startlingly into place, and the reasons for his actions become immediately clear.
Once you have begun the journey with Portia McTeague deep into the mind of this murderer, you will find it as impossible as she does to draw away from his compelling psychosis.
- GenresThriller
320 pages, Hardcover
First published December 29, 1997
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Faye Sultan
4 books3 followersFaye Sultan, PhD* is the Director of University Psychological Associates, P.A. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of adolescents and adults, conducting individual, marital, family, and group psychotherapy. Dr. Sultan earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia in 1982.
She is the author of numerous scholarly articles and chapters in many areas of psychotherapy, sexual dysfunction, and forensic psychology. Dr. Sultan is also the author of two novels, published in 8 countries.
She is the author of numerous scholarly articles and chapters in many areas of psychotherapy, sexual dysfunction, and forensic psychology. Dr. Sultan is also the author of two novels, published in 8 countries.
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May 9, 2016
Author Faye Sultan co-authored this book with Teresa Kennedy.
Portia McTeague, Forensic Psychologist - Charlotte psychologist examines Jimmy Wier, accused of the rape murders of two elderly South Carolina women
Portia McTeague, Forensic Psychologist - Charlotte psychologist examines Jimmy Wier, accused of the rape murders of two elderly South Carolina women
September 11, 2014
Several good twists the way I like in crime fiction.
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January 23, 2014What a brilliant book, I just didn't want to put it down!
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