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