If you're looking for a literary mystery that's less about the crime and more about the many people affected by it, then you need to read Danya Kukafka's moving and evocative Notes on an Execution. Ansel Packer is a serial killer, and in 12 hours he's going to die. But this isn't really his story. Instead, this is the story of Ansel's mother, Lavender, his wife's twin sister, Hazel, and Saffy, the detective who finally brought him to justice. Through the eyes of these three women, the reader comes to understand the pain Ansel wrought, and the resilient women who will live on after his execution.
Release date: Jan. 25