Serial murderer Jonathan Flint has died in prison and funeral director
Simon Thorley is handed the task of laying to rest the country's most
reviled criminal.
With public emotions running high and demands being made for Flint to be
denied a dignified send-off, Simon discovers that his challenge is not
just to arrange the funeral itself, but also to find a way of delivering
Flint's two innocent daughters from the terrible burden of their
father's crimes and notoriety.
The Unmourned is a novella of quiet, compelling drama. Insightful and
empathetic, it explores a situation in which there can be never be right
or wrong, only layers of dilemma and deep emotion.