Jumata Emill brings unpredictable twists and turns in "The Black Queen," a YA thriller about the murder of a Mississippi high school's first Black homecoming queen. Everyone at Lovett High School is shocked when recently crowned homecoming queen Nova Albright turns up dead, but everyone has a suspect. Tinsley MacArthur, a homecoming queen legacy, was heard threatening Nova just hours before her death. Duchess, Nova's best friend and daughter of a police officer, is determined Tinsley is responsible for the death of her best friend and will do anything to prove it, including infiltrating Tinsley's pristine friend group to gather intel. Told in dual-POV, Emill's revelation of a town's beloved queen is a surprising twisty ride.
Release date: Jan. 31
