1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Waterstones Signed Edition with yellow sprayed edge, Hardcover, 320 pages. This is the story of the women left behind.īlending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, Notes On An Execution presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it unravels the familiar narrative of the American serial killer, interrogating our cultural obsession with crime stories, and asking readers to consider the false promise of looking for meaning in the minds of violent men. Notes on an Execution (Hardcover) Published February 3rd 2022 by Orion Publishing Co. And Saffy, the detective hot on his trail, is devoted to bringing bad men to justice but struggling to see her own life clearly. A moving tour de force of empathy and insight. Hazel, twin sister to his wife, is forced to watch helplessly as the relationship threatens to devour them all. In Notes on an Execution, Danya Kukafka gives us something wrenchingly original, a rare and unsettling reading experience that challenges us to peel back what we believe about the criminal justice system, good and evil, and what human beings are capable of, both in darkness and in light. Lavender, Ansel’s mother, is a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation. Blending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, Notes On An Execution presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it unravels the familiar narrative of the American serial killer, interrogating our cultural obsession with crime stories, and asking readers to consider the false promise of looking for meaning in the minds of violent men. Ansel doesn’t want to die he wants to be celebrated, understood.Īs the clock ticks down, three women uncover the history of a tragedy and the long shadow it casts. Blending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, Notes on an Execution presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it simultaneously unravels the familiar narrative of the American. He knows what he’s done, and now awaits the same fate he forced on those girls, years ago.

Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours.

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