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.