First published 2022
Ansel Packer sits on death row with twelve hours left to live. He killed multiple girls years ago, and now he faces the electric chair. But Ansel refuses to accept his fate. He craves recognition and understanding rather than death. Three women hold pieces of his story. Lavender, his mother, was seventeen and desperate when she raised him. Hazel watched her twin sister marry Ansel, helpless as their relationship consumed everything around them. Detective Saffy tracked Ansel relentlessly, dedicating her career to catching violent men while her own life falls apart. As the execution clock counts down, these women examine the decisions that led to this moment. Each grapples with how Ansel's violence shattered their worlds. The story moves between their perspectives, revealing how one man's crimes ripple through multiple lives and generations.
Genres: fiction, suspense, crime, contemporary, psychological-thriller, mystery-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: multiple-perspectives, unreliable-narrator
320 pages · Hardcover · Phoenix
Content warnings: murder, violence