Synopses & Reviews
Sex, drugs, murder -- and even a little redemption -- spice this thrilling, brilliantly reviewed novel of modern America's underbelly.
"Hours away from execution by the state of Oklahoma, Marjorie Standiford is dictating her memoirs. Not to salve her conscience ... Marjorie, whose robbery spree with her husband, Lamont, and her lover, Natalie, splattered a trail of blood across the Southeast, steadfastly maintains that she didn't kill anybody. No, to assure her young son's future, the woman called the Speed Queen -- for both her drug and driving style -- is fulfilling her deal with the big-time writer who has paid handsomely for her story. It's worth every penny. Liberally jazzed with humor, both gallows and otherwise, Marjorie's account combines the manic rush of Natural Born Killers with the dreamy lyricism of Badlands". -- People, Page-Turner of the Week Column
What makes an average American girl become involved in drugs, motherhood, and multiple murder? Only "The Speed Queen" knows, and only "The Speed Queen" tells, in a stunning and shocking narrative that melds the artistry of Truman Capote with the visceral kick of David Lynch.