Notes on an Execution

Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours.

He knows what he's done, and now awaits the same fate he forced on those girls, years ago. Ansel doesn't want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood.

But this is not his story.

As the clock ticks down, three women uncover the history of a tragedy and the long shadow it casts.

Lavender, Ansel's mother, is a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation. Hazel, twin sister to his wife, is forced to watch helplessly as the relationship threatens to devour them all. And Saffy, the detective hot on his trail, is devoted to bringing bad men to justice but struggling to see her own life clearly.

This is the story of the women left behind.

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 Packer este programat sa moara in douasprezece ore. Stie ce a facut si acum asteapta aceeasi soarta pe care a impus-o acele fete, cu ani in urma. Ansel nu vrea sa moara; vrea sa fie sarbatorit, inteles. Dar aceasta nu este povestea lui. Pe masura ce ceasul ticaie, trei femei descopera istoria unei tragedii si umbra lunga pe care aceasta o arunca. Lavender, mama lui Ansel, este o fata de saptesprezece ani impinsa. spre disperare.