https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/lvccld/rss/search?query=Emill%2C%20Jumata&searchType=author&origin=core-catalog-explore&view=groupedRSS for NodeSat, 10 Oct 2026 20:59:21 GMThttps://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S134C2605276https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S134C2605276Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2605276134BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593568545/MC.GIF&client=lvcclibdist&type=xw12&oclc=Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High—but now she's dead. Murdered on coronation night. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will love this unputdownable thriller.
Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High, is dead. Murdered the night of her coronation, her body found the next morning in the old slave cemetery she spent her weekends rehabilitating.
Tinsley McArthur was supposed to be queen. Not only is she beautiful, wealthy, and white, it’s her legacy—her grandmother, her mother, and even her sister wore the crown before her. Everyone in Lovett knows Tinsley would do anything to carry on the McArthur tradition.
No one is more certain of that than Duchess Simmons, Nova’s best friend. Duchess’s father is the first Black police captain in Lovett. For Duchess, Nova’s crown was more than just a win for Nova. It was a win for all the Black kids. Now her best friend is dead, and her father won’t face the fact that the main suspect is right in front of him. Duchess is convinced that Tinsley killed Nova—and that Tinsley is privileged enough to think she can get away with it. But Duchess’s father seems to be doing what he always does: fall behind the blue line. Which means that the white girl is going to walk.
Duchess is determined to prove Tinsley’s guilt. And to do that, she’ll have to get close to her.
But Tinsley has an agenda, too.
Everyone loved Nova. And sometimes, love is exactly what gets you killed.]]>https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9082128https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9082128Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/9082128980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593568569/MC.GIF&client=lvcclibdist&type=xw12&oclc=https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S134C2671374https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S134C2671374Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2671374134BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593651858/MC.GIF&client=lvcclibdist&type=xw12&oclc=https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S134C2681837https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S134C2681837Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2681837134BKspahttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9788419366252/MC.GIF&client=lvcclibdist&type=xw12&oclc=A teen investigative podcaster decides to dig into the truth behind a grisly murder spree that rocked his hometown five years ago, but soon discovers that this cold case is still hiding deadly secrets—in this chilling thriller perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
Five years ago, the infamous Trojan murders turned the small town of Moss Pointe, Louisiana into a living nightmare. Four teen boys—all star players on Moss Pointe High's football team—were murdered one after the other by a Trojan-mask wearing killer. 
Eventually, the murderer was unmasked. But the community has never forgotten—and some folks in town still wonder whether the police got it right.
Eighteen-year-old Pryce Cummings is one of them. An aspiring journalist, Pryce is pretty sure he just stumbled upon evidence that throws the killer's guilt into question. It's the perfect story for his own podcast, and a reason to go back to the hometown he's avoided since coming to terms with his sexuality while at college.
But in Moss Pointe, digging into the past is anything but welcome. There's so much more to what happened there five years ago, and Pryce is ready to crack it all wide open . . . if he lives to tell the tale.]]>https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11918320https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11918320Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/11918320980EAUDIOBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217172313/MC.GIF&client=lvcclibdist&type=xw12&oclc=A teen investigative podcaster decides to dig into the truth behind a grisly murder spree that rocked his hometown five years ago, but soon discovers that this cold case is still hiding deadly secrets—in this chilling thriller perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
Five years ago, the infamous Trojan murders turned the small town of Moss Pointe, Louisiana into a living nightmare. Four teen boys—all star players on Moss Pointe High's football team—were murdered one after the other by a Trojan-mask wearing killer. 
Eventually, the murderer was unmasked. But the community has never forgotten—and some folks in town still wonder whether the police got it right.
Eighteen-year-old Pryce Cummings is one of them. An aspiring journalist, Pryce is pretty sure he just stumbled upon evidence that throws the killer's guilt into question. It's the perfect story for his own podcast, and a reason to go back to the hometown he's avoided since coming to terms with his sexuality while at college.
But in Moss Pointe, digging into the past is anything but welcome. There's so much more to what happened there five years ago, and Pryce is ready to crack it all wide open . . . if he lives to tell the tale.]]>https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11918536https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11918536Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/11918536980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593811047/MC.GIF&client=lvcclibdist&type=xw12&oclc=In this pulse-pounding thriller from the author of The Black Queen, two brothers must come together to solve the murder of the most popular girl in school after one of them is caught fleeing the scene of her death.
A COSMOPOLITAN BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR
Amir Trudeau only goes to his half brother Marcel’s birthday party because of Chloe Danvers. Chloe is rich, and hot, and fits right into the perfect life Marcel inherited when their father left Amir’s mother to start a new family with Marcel’s mom. But Chloe is hot enough for Amir to forget that for one night.
Does she want to hook up? Or is she trying to meddle in the estranged brothers’ messy family drama? Amir can’t tell. He doesn’t know what Chloe wants from him when, in the final hours of Mardi Gras, she asks him to take her home and stay—her parents are away and she doesn’t want to be alone. 
Amir never finds out, because when he wakes up, Chloe is dead—stabbed while he was passed out on the couch. And in no time, Amir becomes the only suspect. A Black teenager caught fleeing the scene of a rich white girl’s murder? All of New Orleans agrees: the case is open-and-shut.
Amir is innocent. He has a lawyer, but unless someone can figure out who really killed Chloe, things don’t look good for him. His number one ally? Marcel. Their relationship is messy, but Marcel knows that Amir isn’t a murderer—and maybe proving his innocence will repair the rift between them.
To find Chloe’s killer, Amir and Marcel need to dig into her secrets. And what they find is darker than either could have guessed. Parents will go to any lengths to protect their children, and in a city as old as New Orleans, the right family connections can bury even the ugliest truths.]]>https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9869225https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9869225Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/9869225980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593651872/MC.GIF&client=lvcclibdist&type=xw12&oclc=In this pulse-pounding thriller from the author of The Black Queen, two brothers must come together to solve the murder of the most popular girl in school after one of them is caught fleeing the scene of her death.
A COSMOPOLITAN BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR
Amir Trudeau only goes to his half brother Marcel’s birthday party because of Chloe Danvers. Chloe is rich, and hot, and fits right into the perfect life Marcel inherited when their father left Amir’s mother to start a new family with Marcel’s mom. But Chloe is hot enough for Amir to forget that for one night.
Does she want to hook up? Or is she trying to meddle in the estranged brothers’ messy family drama? Amir can’t tell. He doesn’t know what Chloe wants from him when, in the final hours of Mardi Gras, she asks him to take her home and stay—her parents are away and she doesn’t want to be alone. 
Amir never finds out, because when he wakes up, Chloe is dead—stabbed while he was passed out on the couch. And in no time, Amir becomes the only suspect. A Black teenager caught fleeing the scene of a rich white girl’s murder? All of New Orleans agrees: the case is open-and-shut.
Amir is innocent. He has a lawyer, but unless someone can figure out who really killed Chloe, things don’t look good for him. His number one ally? Marcel. Their relationship is messy, but Marcel knows that Amir isn’t a murderer—and maybe proving his innocence will repair the rift between them.
To find Chloe’s killer, Amir and Marcel need to dig into her secrets. And what they find is darker than either could have guessed. Parents will go to any lengths to protect their children, and in a city as old as New Orleans, the right family connections can bury even the ugliest truths.]]>https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9868497https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9868497Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/9868497980EAUDIOBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593794760/MC.GIF&client=lvcclibdist&type=xw12&oclc=Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High—but now she's dead. Murdered on coronation night. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will love this unputdownable thriller.
Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High, is dead. Murdered the night of her coronation, her body found the next morning in the old slave cemetery she spent her weekends rehabilitating.
Tinsley McArthur was supposed to be queen. Not only is she beautiful, wealthy, and white, it’s her legacy—her grandmother, her mother, and even her sister wore the crown before her. Everyone in Lovett knows Tinsley would do anything to carry on the McArthur tradition.
No one is more certain of that than Duchess Simmons, Nova’s best friend. Duchess’s father is the first Black police captain in Lovett. For Duchess, Nova’s crown was more than just a win for Nova. It was a win for all the Black kids. Now her best friend is dead, and her father won’t face the fact that the main suspect is right in front of him. Duchess is convinced that Tinsley killed Nova—and that Tinsley is privileged enough to think she can get away with it. But Duchess’s father seems to be doing what he always does: fall behind the blue line. Which means that the white girl is going to walk.
Duchess is determined to prove Tinsley’s guilt. And to do that, she’ll have to get close to her.
But Tinsley has an agenda, too.
Everyone loved Nova. And sometimes, love is exactly what gets you killed.]]>https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9090465https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9090465Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/9090465980EAUDIOBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593667699/MC.GIF&client=lvcclibdist&type=xw12&oclc=