One of the most exciting things about Mystery Mondays is when I discover a talented new-to-me author. 'destined for literary stardom' (Dallas Morning News). Its complexities, Attica Locke demonstrates once again that she is With her rare gift for depicting human nature in all Its future, and a high-octane page-turner that unfolds with tremendous Is at once a thoughtful meditation on how America reckons its past with Taut, hauntingly resonant, and beautifully written, The Cutting Season In pursuit of the truth aboutīelle Vie's history and her own, Caren discovers secrets about bothĬases-ones that an increasingly desperate killer will stop at nothing to Mystery-the long-ago disappearance of a former slave-that has Putting herself at risk, she ventures intoĭangerous territory as she unearths startling new facts about a very old

On a person of interest, Caren has a bad feeling that the police areĬhasing the wrong leads. When fresh evidence comes to light and the sheriff's department zeros in Tensions mount when the body of aįemale migrant worker is found in a shallow grave on the edge of theĪs the investigation gets under way, the list of suspects grows. Who have been growing sugar cane for generations, and now replacing Outside the gates, a corporation withĪmbitious plans has been busy snapping up land from struggling families

The estate's owners have turned the place into anĮerie tourist attraction, complete with full-dress re-enactments andĬarefully restored slave quarters.

Sits between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, where the past and the presentĬoexist uneasily. Now Locke returns with The Cutting Season, a riveting thriller that intertwines two murders separated across more than a century.Ĭaren Gray manages Belle Vie, a sprawling antebellum plantation that Stunning and sure-handed fiction debuts in recent memory, garneringĮffusive critical praise, several award nominations, and passionate Summary: In Black Water Rising, Attica Locke delivered one of the most

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