{"product_id":"notes-on-an-execution-9780063211391","title":"Notes on an Execution","description":"\u003cp\u003eA searing portrait of the complicated women caught in the orbit of a serial killer. . . . Compassionate and thought-provoking. -\u003cstrong\u003eBRIT BENNETT\u003c\/strong\u003e, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Half\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A 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.--\u003cstrong\u003eASHLEY AUDRAIN, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Push\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003eLong Bright River \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Mars Room, \u003c\/em\u003ea gripping and atmospheric work of literary suspense that deconstructs the story of a serial killer on death row, told primarily through the eyes of the women in his life--from the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGirl in Snow\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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, 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, who has devoted herself to bringing bad men to justice but struggles to see her own life clearly. As the clock ticks down, these three women sift through the choices that culminate in tragedy, exploring the rippling fissures that such destruction inevitably leaves in its wake. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending 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, interrogating 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\u003cp\u003eProvocative, intelligent, thrilling, moving.--\u003cstrong\u003ePAULA HAWKINS\u003c\/strong\u003e, #1\u003cem\u003e New York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpellbinding and beautifully written . . .an irresistible, unbearably tense thriller; a poignant, deeply compassionate tale of resilience; and a vital intervention in the way we talk about violent crime. --\u003cstrong\u003eMEGAN ABBOTT, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of\u003cem\u003e The Turnout\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperLuxe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063211391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Danya Kukafka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41490625069237,"sku":"9780063211391","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c6f384f1-a02f-4da7-a68b-ea651a00ceec.jpg?v=1640921779","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/notes-on-an-execution-9780063211391","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}