The Crime of Huey Dunstan
James McNeish
Jan 2010 · Text Publishing
Ebook
273
Pages
About this ebook
A young man stands in the dock accused of murder. A brutal murder, apparently motiveless.
When Professor Chesney, a psychologist specialising in trauma, is called as an expert witness, he is at first baffled. This young man, Huey Dunstan, was a bubbly, smiling child not so long ago. What brought him to bludgeon an old man to death? Why does he seem determined at all cost to incriminate himself?
As Ches delves into Huey's past, with the sensitive insight that perhaps only a blind man could have, a psychological mystery unravels. And the jury is asked to consider an unthinkable defence.
The Crime of Huey Dunstan takes us beyond questions of guilt and innocence to thought provoking ideas on justice and humanity. An emotionally engaging, beautifully written novel from one of New Zealand's most revered writers.
When Professor Chesney, a psychologist specialising in trauma, is called as an expert witness, he is at first baffled. This young man, Huey Dunstan, was a bubbly, smiling child not so long ago. What brought him to bludgeon an old man to death? Why does he seem determined at all cost to incriminate himself?
As Ches delves into Huey's past, with the sensitive insight that perhaps only a blind man could have, a psychological mystery unravels. And the jury is asked to consider an unthinkable defence.
The Crime of Huey Dunstan takes us beyond questions of guilt and innocence to thought provoking ideas on justice and humanity. An emotionally engaging, beautifully written novel from one of New Zealand's most revered writers.
About the author
James McNeish was born in Auckland, New Zealand on October 23, 1931. He attended Auckland University College. He is the author of nine novels, 14 nonfiction works, four plays, and a large number of articles and essays. His books include Lovelock, Dance of the Peacocks, The Mask of Sanity, and Breaking Ranks. In 2010, he received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Non-fiction and in 2011, he was appointed as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature. He died on November 14, 2016 at the age of 85.
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