{"product_id":"notes-on-an-execution-by-danya-kukafka-9780063052741","title":"Notes on an Execution","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes on an Execution\u003c\/em\u003e is a national bestseller and winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel. It was named the New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDefiantly populated with living women . . . beautifully drawn, dense with detail and specificity . . . Notes on an Execution is nuanced, ambitious and compelling.\u003c\/em\u003e --Katie Kitamura, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e (Editors' Choice)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA searing portrait of the complicated women caught in the orbit of a serial killer. . . . Compassionate and thought-provoking.\u003c\/em\u003e --Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Half\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended by numerous notable publications, including The New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, USA Today, Buzzfeed, Goodreads, Real Simple, Marie Claire, Rolling Stone, Business Insider, Bustle, PopSugar, The Millions, The Guardian, and many more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003eLong Bright River\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Mars Room\u003c\/em\u003e, this gripping and atmospheric psychological thriller deconstructs the story of a serial killer on death row. It is told primarily through the eyes of the women in his life, from the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGirl in Snow\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnsel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he's done and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls years ago. But Ansel doesn't want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a kaleidoscope of women—a mother, a sister, a homicide detective—we learn the story of Ansel's life. We meet his mother, Lavender, a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation; Hazel, the twin sister to Ansel's wife, inseparable since birth, forced to watch helplessly as her sister's relationship threatens to devour them all; and finally, Saffy, the detective hot on his trail, devoted to bringing bad men to justice but struggles to see her own life clearly. As the clock ticks down, this character-driven narrative shows these three women as they sift through the choices that culminate in tragedy, exploring the rippling fissures that such destruction inevitably leaves in its wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a unique female perspective, blending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, \u003cem\u003eNotes on an Execution\u003c\/em\u003e presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it simultaneously unravels the familiar narrative of the American serial killer. It interrogates our system of justice and our cultural obsession with crime stories, asking readers to consider the false promise of looking for meaning in the psyches of violent men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetic and mesmerizing . . . Powerful, important, intensely human, and filled with a unique examination of tragedy, one where the reader is left with a curious emotion: hope.\u003c\/em\u003e --USA TODAY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA profound and staggering experience of empathy that challenges us to confront what it means to be human in our darkest moments. . . . I relished every page of this brilliant and gripping masterpiece.\u003c\/em\u003e --Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Push\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47647951290604,"sku":"9780063052741","price":51.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780063052741-notes-on-an-execution.jpg?v=1779246361","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/notes-on-an-execution-by-danya-kukafka-9780063052741","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}