A recreation of events leading up to the arrest of young Irish immigrant, Albert Black, and his subsequent conviction for murder. What makes this story interesting is the political climate in New Zealand at this time; 1955 when the government was responding to public outrage about the perceived increasing immorality of the country’s youth. And it was this political influence that appeared to be a direct contributing factor to Black’s conviction for murder, not manslaughter and his death sentence, thus becoming the second last person to be hanged in NZ. The book dragged a bit for me especially through the middle during the trial which I found rather repetitive, with too much rehashing of the same events. The later stages after Black’s sentence was handed down were more engaging and held my interest more.