Sequence of Events by George MacEwan Green
A hangman, a prostitute, a murderer and the murderer's stricken parents are the ingredients in this taut drama as they spin a strange web of sex and death. The use of three different time frames adds a sense of mystery to this riveting study of the horror genre.
The Parents of Claude Vole await the hour when their son is to be hanged for the killing of a prostitue – a crime he cannot remember committing.
His Mother worries if she has done enough to save her son.
“Sequence of Events" is reminiscent of corny horror films.... with the kind of stock characters you would expect in an eerie whodunnit; a wholesome whore, a loud, emotionally-wrought mother, a dry, fastidious hangman/narrator.