When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Katie Kitamura NOTES ON AN EXECUTION By Danya Kukafka By strange coincidence, while I was reading ...

There’s no mystery at the heart of “Notes on an Execution,” Danya Kukafka’s poetic and mesmerizing second novel (William Morrow, 320 pp., ★★★★ out of four, out Tuesday). Serial killer Ansel Packer is ...

On using multiple perspectives to explore trauma and delve into the mind of a condemned serial killer as he awaits execution Danya Kukafka’s second novel, Notes on an Execution revolves around Ansel ...