Black Water Rising
Attica Locke--a writer and producer of FOX's Empire--delivers an engrossing, complex, and cinematic thriller about crime and racial justice
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist (Mystery/Thriller)
Edgar Award Nominee (Best First Novel)
The Orange Prize for Fiction (Shortlist)
"A near-perfect balance of trenchant social commentary, rich characterizations, and action-oriented plot.... Attica Locke is] a writer wise beyond her years."?-- Los Angeles Times
"Atmospheric... deeply nuanced... akin to George Pelecanos or Dennis Lehane.... Subtle and compelling."?-- New York Times
--James Ellroy, author of American Tabloid and L.A. ConfidentialAuthor: Attica Locke
Publisher: Amistad Press
Published: 04/20/2010
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.58w x 1.09d
ISBN: 9780061735851
Award: Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/06/2010 pg. 44
About the Author
Locke, Attica: -
Attica Locke is the author of Black Water Rising, which was nominated for an Edgar Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and was short-listed for the UK's Orange Prize, and also the national bestseller The Cutting Season, which won an Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. She is a producer and writer on the Fox drama Empire. She is on the board of directors for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, where she lives.
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