It should be said that while this is a crime story that this is not a mystery. There is nothing here for the reader to detect or deduce other than what exactly Nick has planned and his motive, both of which are spelled out early in the book.
Rather Pop. 1280 is both a character study of a killer and an exploration of the human propensity towards selfishness, greed and hatred.
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