Meanwhile, Nova’s best friend and the police chief’s daughter, Duchess Simmons, is conducting her own investigation. Desperate to clear her name, Tinsley endeavors to find out who the real killer is. After Tinsley tries bribing Nova into dropping out of the running and Nova refuses, a drunken Tinsley is recorded claiming “I should have killed her.” When newly crowned Nova’s violently murdered corpse is found on the same night as the recording, everyone believes Tinsley is to blame. But Nova Albright, who’s kind and popular, is almost guaranteed to earn the coveted role instead. The family of haughty, privileged teen Tinsley McArthur has held the title of homecoming queen for the past three generations, causing her to feel entitled to the crown. Emill’s intense, dual-POV mystery debut recounts the murder of a Mississippi high school’s first Black homecoming queen.
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