| Black Water Rising Harper Perennia Edition Contributor(s): Locke, Attica (Author) |
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ISBN: 006173585X ISBN-13: 9780061735851 Publisher: Amistad Press OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | African American - Mystery & Detective |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Jay Porter |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.58" W x 7.96" (0.72 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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) "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. Confidential |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. |