The Execution

by Hugo Wilcken

Book Overview

'Unnervingly cool prose...an entertainingly urbane thriller whose] suspense lies not in the whodunit, but in watching a perfect life unravel.' Daily Telegraph

Matthew Bourne suspects his partner, Marianne, of having an affair - though he has just embarked on one himself. Then one day a colleague's wife dies in tragic circumstances, and Matthew is called to identify the body. Only much later does he realise that this incident has seeped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007106475
• ISBN13: 9780007106479
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Flamingo
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Trying to just live it.

omg! I pulled this out of the shelves to read because we had a storm and tv with the internet is off. And I never thought it is this much of a page turner. It's about a life of Matthew Bourne, a human right activist who is trying to save the life of Jarawa. In the midst of trying to do this, his own life is falling apart. He has live-in artist partner with a daughter, and on the side a mistress of his own. He found out his partner is sleeping with somebody else. it was kind of annoying at firts because it took me a few chapters to realized what's exactly is going on. but it's a good past time reading. some plot really do pull you into the book itself.

Thought Provoking

I too thought this book left too many loose ends and unanswered questions. On the other hand it was a great psychological study and felt "real" on so many levels that most modern day novels do not. In other words-if you are looking for a great plot look elsewhere,perhaps a John Grisham. I did not particularly like the protagonist in this story,but I did feel sorry for him in a way. He had perhaps led too charmed a life to know how to deal with adversity.In the end I felt cheated in some ways-yet strangely deeply affected in other ways, as tho I had been handed a small window with which to view another person's soul. And maybe a recurring thought of mine,that adversity can truely enrich us and be a building block forming character and developing coping skills. But the adversity had sadly come to late in this character's life.