Notes Before Execution

Ansell Packer is to die in twelve hours. He knows that he has committed the irreparable and now awaits execution. His life will be taken away, just as he took it from those three girls many years ago. But Ansell does not want to die; he wants to be glorified, understood. We learn his story through the memories and thoughts of the women connected to him: the mother, the sister of his wife, and the investigator. We meet Lavender, a seventeen-year-old girl driven to despair, Hazel, forced to helplessly watch as her sister's relationship threatens to destroy the entire family's life, and Saffy, following the trail of the killer.

Blending breathtaking intrigue with deep psychological insights, 'Notes Before Execution' simultaneously unravels the classic plot of a serial killer and tells of the bone-chilling fates of the victims. While staying within the genre's framework, the author questions modern society's obsession with criminal stories. The masterfully written novel immediately stirred the American press after its publication.