Strawberry Spring

In Strawberry Spring, set at New Sharon College in March 1968, an unnamed narrator reflects on a series of murders that occurred during a false spring shrouded in fog. The killer, dubbed “Springheel Jack,” claimed several female victims, starting with the first girl found dead in a parking lot. Amidst campus panic, Carl Amalara, the first victim’s boyfriend, was wrongfully arrested but released after another murder occurred. Years later, during a new strawberry spring, the narrator discovers he is Springheel Jack, despite having no memory of his crimes.

Note: ChatGPT as used in ENG 553 was used to draft this summary of Strawberry Spring.