The Speed Queen

By Stewart O'Nan

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Speed Queen is a 1997 novel by Stewart O'Nan, author of A Prayer for the Dying and coauthor of Faithful with Stephen King. It is written as a monologue from death row. Marjorie Standiford waits for her execution in Oklahoma, recording answers to questions from a famous novelist who plans to write about her. She recounts how her life with her husband and her lover grew from taking speed to dealing, robbery, and a series of murders that made them known as the Sonic Killers.

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• Stephen King: “On Writing (Scribner, 2000), "And Furthermore, Part II: A Booklist"”