The Last Composition Book of Wendell Frye

About this book

Eleven years after the execution of a former student, Marguerite Solt, a retired prison writing instructor in eastern Kentucky, receives seven composition books containing his posthumous memoir. Their pages challenge the confession that condemned him and draw Marguerite back toward Blackwater Correctional, an estranged daughter, and a county that prefers its old verdicts undisturbed. As a young journalist offers both opportunity and danger, Marguerite must decide what it means to protect a dead writer’s voice while confronting the cost of having once believed that words alone could save someone.

Book details

Genres:

Literary Fiction, Southern Gothic, Legal Drama, Prison Literature

Language:

en

Published:

2026-07-15

Content rating:

R