{"product_id":"black-water-rising-9780061735851","title":"Black Water Rising","description":"\u003cp\u003eAttica Locke--a writer and producer of FOX's \u003cem\u003eEmpire\u003c\/em\u003e--delivers an engrossing, complex, and cinematic thriller about crime and racial justice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize Finalist (Mystery\/Thriller)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Award Nominee (Best First Novel)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Orange Prize for Fiction (Shortlist)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A near-perfect balance of trenchant social commentary, rich characterizations, and action-oriented plot.... Attica Locke  is] a writer wise beyond her years.\"\u2028-- \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Atmospheric... deeply nuanced... akin to George Pelecanos or Dennis Lehane.... Subtle and compelling.\"\u2028-- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--James Ellroy, author of American Tabloid and L.A. Confidential\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocke, Attica:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAttica Locke is the author of \u003cem\u003eBlack Water Rising\u003c\/em\u003e, which was nominated for an Edgar Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize, and was short-listed for the UK's Orange Prize, and also the national bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Cutting Season\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609601020178,"sku":"9780061735851","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09c36ad7-966d-4078-b091-a55341740a0e.jpg?v=1732329572","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-water-rising-9780061735851","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}