DiscoverBookends with Mattea RoachWhen young men murder, what can we learn?
When young men murder, what can we learn?

When young men murder, what can we learn?

Update: 2025-05-25
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There’s no easy answer to that question — and Vijay Khurana’s debut novel, The Passenger Seat, takes a closer look at how complicated it really is. Drawing on aspects of a real string of murders that took place in British Columbia in 2019, the story follows two high school boys as they set off on a road trip that turns violent. It examines male friendships and masculinity with nuance and complexity, asking difficult questions about what we can learn from men who commit violence … and what separates a killer from the rest of us. 


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When young men murder, what can we learn?

When young men murder, what can we learn?