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An addictive debut thriller about the mysterious death of a small-town golden girl and the secret lives of three people connected to her: the social misfit who loved her from afar, the rebellious girl who despised her, and the policeman investigating her death.

»Ein erschütternder Thriller über drei Frauen, die in den Bannkreis eines Serienmörders geraten.« Brit Bennett In 12 Stunden soll Ansel Packer hingerichtet werden. Doch dies ist nicht seine Geschichte. Dies ist die Geschichte der Frauen, die er zurückgelassen hat. Ansel Packer weiß ganz genau, was er verbrochen hat, und wartet nun auf seine Hinrichtung - das gleiche grausame Schicksal, das er vor Jahren seinen Opfern auferlegt hat. Doch er...

In 12 Stunden soll Ansel Packer wegen mehrfachen Mordes hingerichtet werden. Aber dies ist nicht seine Geschichte. Dies ist die Geschichte der Menschen, die er zurückgelassen hat. Durch ein Kaleidoskop von Frauen - eine Mutter, eine Schwester und eine Kommissarin - erfahren wir mehr über Ansels Leben und die Frauen, die ihn geboren, ihn beobachtet und ihn gefasst haben. Kukafka zeichnet ein einfühlsames Porträt von Figuren, die sonst an den Ra...

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER?Defiantly populated with living women . . . beautifully drawn, dense with detail and specificity . . . Notes on an Execution is nuanced, ambitious and compelling.? ?Katie Kitamura, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (Editors' Choice)"A searing portrait of the complicated women caught in the orbit of a serial killer. . . . Compassionate and thought-provoking." ?BRIT BENNETT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half...

The devastating and unforgettable second novel from the author of international bestseller Girl In Snow, telling the story of a serial killer on death row through the eyes of three women in his life

A searing portrait of the complicated women caught in the orbit of a serial killer. . . . Compassionate and thought-provoking." -BRIT BENNETT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half"A profound and staggering experience of empathy that challenges us to confront what it means to be human in our darkest moments. . . . I relished every page of this brilliant and gripping masterpiece."—ASHLEY AUDRAIN, New York Times bestselling ...

Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he's done, and now awaits the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn't want to die, he wants to be celebrated, understood. He hoped it wouldn't end like this, not for him.Through a kaleidoscope of women, we learn the story of Ansel's life. We meet his mother, Lavender, a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation. We meet Hazel, twin sister to A...

The devastating and unforgettable second novel from the author of international bestseller Girl In Snow, telling the story of a serial killer on death row through the eyes of three women in his life

In the tradition of Long Bright River and The Mars Room, a gripping and atmospheric work of literary suspense that deconstructs the story of a serial killer on death row, told primarily through the eyes of the women in his life—from the bestselling author of Girl in Snow. Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he's done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doe...

A searing portrait of the complicated women caught in the orbit of a serial killer. . . . Compassionate and thought-provoking." -BRIT BENNETT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half"A profound and staggering experience of empathy that challenges us to confront what it means to be human in our darkest moments. . . . I relished every page of this brilliant and gripping masterpiece."—ASHLEY AUDRAIN, New York Times bestselling ...

Ein eisiger Februarmorgen. Ein schreckliches Verbrechen. Auf dem Spielplatz der Grundschule von Broomsville entdeckt der Nachtwächter die Leiche der jungen Lucinda Hayes - unter einer dünnen Schneedecke begraben. Sämtliche Spuren hat der frisch gefallene Schnee verwischt. Niemand in der beschaulichen Kleinstadt am Fuße der Rocky Mountains bleibt von der Tat unberührt - nicht der Junge, der Lucinda verstohlen auf Schritt und Tritt gefolgt war u...

As featured on Simon Mayo’s BBC Radio 2 Book Club.When beloved high-school student Lucinda Hayes is found murdered, no one in her sleepy Colorado suburb is untouched – not the boy who loved her too much, not the girl who wanted her perfect life, not the police officer assigned to investigate. In the aftermath of the tragedy, these three unforgettable characters – Cameron, Jade, and Russ – must each confront their darkest secrets in an effort t...

Un parco giochi qualsiasi in una cittadina qualsiasi. La neve è caduta avvolgendo tutto in un silenzio ovattato: le case, le strade, i giochi, il corpo senza vita di Lucinda Hayes. Le indagini a Broomsville rivoltano pietre: sotto la superficie immacolata di una piccola comunità si nasconde un brulicare di segreti e bugie destinati a venire alla luce. Per Cameron, sensibile e bizzarro, Lucinda era la luce del sole. Per Jade era la ragazza perf...

A perfectly paced and tautly plotted thriller…and an incredibly accomplished debut" (Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water), about a beloved high schooler found murdered in her sleepy Colorado suburb and the secret lives of three people connected to her.How can you love someone who's done something horribly, horribly wrong? When a beloved high schooler named Lucinda Hayes is found murde...

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From its startling opening line right through to its stunning conclusion, Girl in Snow is a perfectly-paced and tautly-plotted thriller. Danya Kukafka's misfit characters are richly drawn, her prose is both elegant and eerie - this is an incredibly accomplished debut.' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water 'A sensational debut - great characters, mysteries within mysteries, and page-turning pace. Highly recommended...

From its startling opening line right through to its stunning conclusion, Girl in Snow is a perfectly-paced and tautly-plotted thriller. Danya Kukafka's misfit characters are richly drawn, her prose is both elegant and eerie - this is an incredibly accomplished debut.' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water 'A sensational debut - great characters, mysteries within mysteries, and page-turning pace. Highly recommended....