Notes on an Execution, Danya Kukafka, author Mozhan Marno, Jim Meskimen, narrators When the novel opens, we meet Ansel, son of Lavender and Johnny Packer. 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. 'The Psychological Study of a Serial Killer' by Gail R. A moving tour de force of empathy and insight. NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR. Hazel, twin sister to his wife, is forced to watch helplessly as the relationship threatens to devour them all.Īnd Saffy, the detective hot on his trail, is devoted to bringing bad men to justice but struggling to see her own life clearly. 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. Read Notes on an Execution A Novel by Danya Kukafka available from Rakuten Kobo. Lavender, Ansel's mother, is a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation. As the clock ticks down, three women uncover the history of a tragedy and the long shadow it casts. Ansel doesn't want to die he wants to be celebrated, understood. 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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