The Speed Queen

Name: The Speed Queen
Author: Stewart O'Nan

by Stewart O'Nan

A female death row inmate confesses her crimes and her desperate life story

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Stewart O'Nan

American novelist and short-story writer whose prolific output spans war literature, ghost stories, and domestic realism. Snow Angels and A Prayer for the Dying are among his most celebrated works. He is an important and underappreciated presence in American literary fiction.

More by Stewart O'Nan

A Prayer for the DyingA dying undertaker reflects on faith, family, and meaning at life's end
Snow AngelsA young woman's suicide shocks a small town, revealing hidden family secrets
Songs for the MissingA family falls apart after a teenager vanishes from their Pennsylvania neighborhood
Emily, AloneAn elderly woman reflects on her solitary life and the passage of time