Twenty years ago, eighteen-year-old Francis Quick was convicted of murdering her best friend, Cora King, and sentenced to death. Now the highly debated Accelerated Death Penalty Act has passed giving Frankie thirty final days to live. Surprising everyone, one of the King family members sets out to challenge the woefully inadequate evidence and potential innocence of Frankie Quick.
The at-first reluctant but soon-fiery Nyla and her unexpected allyβhandsome country island boy Sam Stackβbring Frankieβs case to the international stage through her YouTube channel, Death Daze. They step into fame and a hometown battle that someoneβs still willing to kill over. But who? The senator? The philanthropist? The pawn shop owner? Nylaβs own mother?
Best advice: Donβt go to family dinner at the Kingsβ estate. More people will leave in body bags than on their own two feet. And as for Frankie Quick, sheβs a gem . . . even if sheβs guilty.
Praise for We Were Kings:
βWe Were Kings is the best kind of mystery novelβintelligent and bursting with heart. As Nyla untangled her familyβs secrets, the twists left me breathless.β βBrittany Cavallaro, New York Times bestselling author
βBingeable. Atmospheric. A book that grabs hold and doesnβt let go. We Were Kings offers a delicious mystery perfect for fans of We Were Liars and A Good Girlβs Guide to Murder. I savored every word from beginning to end.β βCaroline George, author of The Summer We Forgot
Court Stevens grew up among rivers, cornfields, churches, and gossip in the small-town South. She is a former adjunct professor, youth minister, and Olympic torchbearer. These days she writes coming-of-truth fiction and is the director of Warren County Public Library in Kentucky. She has a pet whale named Herman, a bandsaw named Rex, and several novels with her name on the spine: Last Girl Breathing, We Were Kings, The June Boys, Faking Normal, The Lies About Truth, the e-novella The Blue-Haired Boy, Dress Codes for Small Towns, and Four Three Two One. Find Court online at CourtneyCStevens.com; Instagram: @quartland; Facebook: @CourtneyCStevens; X: @quartland