: Readers experience the event through diverse viewpoints, including the shooter (Peter Houghton), the lead investigator (Patrick Ducharme), a superior court judge (Alex Cormier), and her daughter (Josie Cormier), who witnessed the massacre.
: The narrative expertly weaves together flashbacks showing the characters' histories with the present-day legal trial following the shooting.
: The book provides an unflinching look at chronic victimization , following Peter's life from the first day of kindergarten to the breaking point that led to the shooting.
