First published 2020
Hugo sits in his cell, condemned to die. The execution date approaches, and his mind becomes a battlefield of fear, regret, and desperate hope. Each day brings new psychological torments as he grapples with his mortality. Sleep offers no refuge from the knowledge that his life will soon end. Hugo relives moments from his past, questions his choices, and struggles against the crushing weight of his fate. The prison walls close in as he confronts what it means to know exactly when death will come. Gilbert Campbell takes readers inside the condemned man's experience, exploring how the human mind responds when survival is no longer possible. This is the story of a man forced to reckon with his own ending, examining the raw terror and unexpected insights that emerge when time runs out.
Genres: fiction, 20th-century, crime, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: condemned-man, grappling-with-fate, unreliable-narrator
356 pages · Paperback · Independently Published
Content warnings: death, mental-illness