KINGSBURY VILLAGE — The King Comes Home

Ten years in federal prison couldn't take his kingdom. It only taught him patience. Carlos Evans walks out of the gates and back into Kingsbury Village — eight blocks of towers, courtyards and storefronts in Port Kingsley, Florida, that his family built into a fortress. The block kept his seat. But while he was gone, the Village learned a new way of doing business — faster, louder, and built to expand. Now two kings sit at one table. And across the city, a task force is building a case against the wrong man. THE TWO KINGS CARLOS EVANS — The Architect. The true Boss of the Evans Crime Family. His authority is a secret the law hasn't earned yet. KASEN VANCE — The visible executive. Brother-in-law. The face the cameras, the streets — and the police — all watch. THE FAMILY JAMEL EVANS, "The General" — street commander, loyal to the old order. VERONICA EVANS/VANCE, "Vee" — sister and consigliere. She keeps the books, and the books keep secrets. JAMES "POP" EVANS — the former boss who stayed behind so the family would survive. SLIM JENKINS, "The Spotter" — young eyes on the block. Everybody wants to know what he sees. THE KINGSBURY TASK FORCE LT. MARCUS "MAD DOG" VANCE — no relation. Disciplined, relentless, and building his case around the wrong Vance. DET. EVELYN "EV" CARTER — the one asking the question nobody else is asking: who does Kasen answer to? OFFICER THOMAS "THUMPER" LADSON — frontline force, waiting for the word. The authorities think they know who runs Kingsbury Village. They know who came home. They don't know anything else