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By (author) Kukafka, Danya

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The devastating and unforgettable second novel from the author of international bestseller Girl In Snow, telling the story of a serial killer on death row through through three women whose lives he impacted

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”THRILLING” Paula Hawkins

”COMPULSIVE” The Times

”SEARING” Brit Bennett

”DEVASTATING” Observer

”UNFORGETTABLE” Ashley Audrain

”BRILLIANT” Chris Whitaker

Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. But this is not his story.

Ansel doesn”t want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood. Yet now he awaits the same fate he forced on those girls, years ago.

This is the story of the women who survive.

As the clock ticks down, three women – a mother, a sister, a detective – reckon with the choices that culminate in tragedy, the impact on those in its wake, and the possibility of redemption.

WINNER OF THE MWA EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2023

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A killer is on death row but this is not his story. It”s the narratives of three women affected by his actions: his mother, Lavender; his ex-wife”s sister, Hazel; and the female detective, Saffy, who tracked him down.
Exploring the effects of violence by men and the worlds that are ruined, this is a breakout book for 2022

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At once blistering with righteous anger and radical empathy, Notes on an Execution is
destined to become a contemporary classic.

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This novel is defiantly populated with living women; it ruminates on trauma, the criminal justice system and guilt . . . In particular,
the relationships between women – sisters, friends, colleagues – are beautifully drawn, dense with detail and specificity . . . Notes on an Execution is
nuanced, ambitious and compelling

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Spellbinding and beautifully written. Danya Kukafka”s Notes on an Execution is
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.

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A searing portrait of the complicated women caught in the orbit of a serial killer. Notes on an Execution examines a culture that romanticizes men who kill while also exploring the lives of the overlooked women altered by this violence.
Compassionate and thought-provoking.

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Reading Danya Kukafka”s Notes on an Execution is a profound and staggering experience of empathy that challenges us to confront what it means to be human in our darkest moments. The stories of these richly drawn characters are layered like nesting dolls, each one revealing more about how we love and how we survive.
Kukafka”s prose, alive and poetic, is unforgettable. I relished every page of this brilliant and gripping masterpiece

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Provocative, intelligent, thrilling, moving

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This author, who was Good Housekeeping book of the year winner with Girl In Snow, returns with
a sledge-hammer of a thriller. As a killer awaits his execution on death row, we hear from three women affected by his actions: his mother, Lavender, his ex-wife Hazel and the detective who caught him

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Bruising, chilling, powerful and brilliant. Notes on an Execution is
that rare book that transcends genre, moving from a deft thriller to an examination of fractured lives and the ripples of violent crime.
Staggeringly accomplished

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