by Sapphire
First published 2021
A man arrives at his workplace on August 3, 2010, carrying deadly intentions. By day's end, eight of his fellow employees lie dead by his hands, and he has taken his own life. The company where this tragedy unfolds operates under racist practices that poison the work environment. The shooter grew up shaped by firm beliefs, but questions remain about what those convictions truly meant to him. Was he someone who understood right from wrong? Did he work hard or coast through life? Was cruelty or kindness his nature? Sapphire peels back the layers of this devastating event to reveal the complex human being behind the violence. The story examines not just what happened on that August day, but who this man really was and what drove him to commit such an act.
Genres: fiction, american-fiction, crime, thriller, psychological-thriller, 21st-century
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: complex-characters, unreliable-narrator
Period: August 3, 2010
96 pages · Kindle Edition · Xlibris US
Content warnings: racism, violence