On Labor Day Sunday in 1997, like many others, I was shocked upon awakening to hear that Princess Diana had been killed in an automobile crash in Paris. Though I wasn’t yet a Diana fanatic, I was stunned and saddened. Because I work in the health care field, I researched what had happened that night in the Alma tunnel and I was disturbed and skeptical about the medical treatment Princess Diana received. I decided to write a book on my findings but in order to make it a compelling read I would write a fictional retelling and change all the names.

Thus, Death of the Queen of Hearts was born.

Death of the Queen of Hearts is mystery thriller told from the point of view of a young prince, as he uncovers the truth about his mother’s death.

Roman A. Clay believes there are four things in life that one should never scrimp on: food, travel, books, and love–not necessarily in that order.