Black Water Rising: A Novel (Jay Porter Series)

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