In this fact-based-fiction book, the author gives the reader a glimpse into the world of incarceration, the death penalty, and the toll it takes on the individual. The book is based on real events; however, names and locations have been changed.

Penetrating, captivating, and spiritually motivating is how Kennedy describes her year-long research. In order to get as much factual information as possible, Kennedy did in person interviews including a former Pennsylvania Commissioner of Prisons, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who witnessed the execution of a convict in the Pennsylvania’s electric chair plus various lawyers, federal judges, family members, inmates and even a United States Marine drill sergeant.

In a life and death struggle, Nathan Nelson endured twelve long years on Death Row as well as the agony and the ecstasy of life’s fateful twists and turns that followed. What thoughts play havoc in a young man’s mind, knowing that a painfully agonizing death is imminent? 

Follow Nathan on this amazing journey through a world hidden from public view and recognized only by those known as society’s condemned. Learn more about KC Kennedy and her writing, right here.