{"product_id":"9780063236295","title":"Notes on an Execution : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNotes on an Execution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Danya Kukafka\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Defiantly populated with living women . . . beautifully drawn, dense with detail and specificity . . . \u003cem\u003eNotes on an Execution\u003c\/em\u003e is nuanced, ambitious and compelling.”\u003cstrong\u003e —Katie Kitamura, \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW \u003c\/em\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A searing portrait of the complicated women caught in the orbit of a serial killer. . . . Compassionate and thought-provoking.\"\u003cstrong\u003e –BRIT BENNETT, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Half\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e • \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e • \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/strong\u003e • \u003cstrong\u003eGoodreads \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e • \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e • \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e • \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBusiness Insider\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e • \u003cstrong\u003eBustle \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003ePopSugar \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/strong\u003e • \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e • \u003cstrong\u003eand many more!\u003c\/strong\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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Poetic 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.\" \u003cem\u003e—USA TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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.\"—ASHLEY AUDRAIN, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Push\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"This novel is defiantly populated with living women . .\u003cstrong\u003e . \u003c\/strong\u003eKukafka evokes the disarming fog of grief, its wild illogic, its transformative power. . . . \u003cem\u003eNotes on an Executio\u003c\/em\u003en is nuanced, ambitious and compelling. . . . The seduction of the serial killer narrative is difficult to shake, for reader and author alike. We keep watching, and we keep turning the pages. In our fascination, we’re all implicated.\"\u003cbr\u003e“Perfectly constructed and exquisitely written. . . . This is a serial killer novel that’s more Dostoyevsky than Lars Keplar —rich, anguished, brilliant.”\u003cbr\u003e\"Poetic and mesmerizing . . . \u003cem\u003eNotes on an Execution\u003c\/em\u003e is a career-defining novel—powerful, important, intensely human, and filled with a unique examination of tragedy, one where the reader is left with a curious emotion: hope.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Deeply feeling, super raw . . . It's really creative. I never really had read anything like it.\"\u003cbr\u003e“At once blistering with righteous anger and radical empathy, \u003cem\u003eNotes on an Execution\u003c\/em\u003e is destined to become a contemporary classic.”\u003cbr\u003e\"There's no question whodunit here: The killer is already in prison when the book begins. The story \u003cem\u003eNotes\u003c\/em\u003e aims to tell is how he got there. . . . But [Kukafka] also takes care to give Packer's victims what they never got in life: a voice.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Danya Kukafka’s\u003cem\u003e Notes on an Execution\u003c\/em\u003e is an intense thriller that reads like a mash-up of Law \u0026amp; Order and a college psych class. The fictional story of Ansel Packer, a serial killer on death row, is given a brilliant twist by focusing on the women he affected, ultimately asking why we’re drawn to crime stories about violent men. Cleverly constructed and smart, this is the kind of book you finish with a big exhale.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"A searing portrait of the complicated women caught in the orbit of a serial killer. \u003cem\u003eNotes on an Execution \u003c\/em\u003eexamines a culture that romanticizes men who kill while also exploring the lives of the overlooked women altered by this violence. Compassionate and thought-provoking.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Provocative, intelligent, thrilling, moving.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Spellbinding and beautifully written. Danya Kukafka’s \u003cem\u003eNotes on an Execution \u003c\/em\u003eis an irresistible, unbearably tense thriller; a poignant, deeply compassionate tale of resilience; and a vital intervention in the way we talk about violent crime, its endless reverberations and foremost its survivors.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780063236295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41151272812750,"sku":"9780063236295","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780063236295.jpg?v=1652135357","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780063236295","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}