The Black Camelot Starter Set: The Foundation of an Empire
The saga begins with a single, devastating act of violence in The Publisher’s Dilemma. At the legendary, family-owned Harris Simmons media empire, a calculated shooting leaves the CEO dead and the firm's brilliant African American President, Donald Alexander, in a coma. As the company’s dark secrets and predatory power struggles are dragged into the light of a police investigation, new star executive Kwame Mills is thrust into the crosshairs. What was meant to be a transformative era for the company becomes a dramatic murder mystery that changes Harris Simmons—and the lives of Alexander and Mills—forever.
The momentum shifts from the boardroom to the streets of Manhattan in Black Camelot’s Dawn. As Donald Alexander and his circle of affluent colleagues are coronated by the media as New York’s "Royal Family," a dangerous backlash ignites. While white supremacist hit squads coordinate a campaign of terror against these icons of Black excellence, a mysterious, combat-trained "Society of Protectors" emerges to fight a shadow war. Amidst the chaos, the return of the formidable Dawn Davis Stuart—known as Madame Hot Temper—sets off a chain reaction of revenge that threatens to expose the seedy underbelly of New York real estate and political conspiracy.
In Black Camelot’s Days of War, the conflict reaches a roiling boil. No longer a series of isolated strikes, a well-funded offensive designed to spark a national race war puts every ally of the Black Camelots at grave risk. As "The Voice" leads the Society of Protectors in a desperate counter-offensive known as Project Maim, series regulars like Kwame Mills and Samantha Rivers must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice to preserve their legacy. This "rousing, topical thriller" (Kirkus Reviews) sets the stage for a series that explores the high cost of protection and the courage required to stand against systemic hate..