| Hell or High Water Contributor(s): Castro, Joy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250004578 ISBN-13: 9781250004574 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012009377 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.6" (1.25 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fast-paced, atmospheric, and with a knockout twist, Hell or High Water features an unforgettable heroine as fascinating and multilayered as New Orleans itself. Nola Céspedes, an ambitious young reporter at the Times-Picayune, finally catches a break: an assignment to write her first full-length feature. While investigating her story about registered sex offenders, she also becomes fixated on the search for a missing tourist in the French Quarter. As Nola's work leads her into a violent criminal underworld, she's forced to face disturbing truths from her own past in the Upper Ninth Ward and is confronted with the question: In the aftermath of devastation, who is responsible for rebuilding what's been broken? Vividly rendered in razor-sharp prose, this haunting thriller is a riveting journey of trust betrayed--and the courageous struggle to rebuild. |
Contributor Bio(s): Castro, Joy: - JOY CASTRO teaches literature at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. She is the author of Hell or High Water, Island of Bones and The Truth Book (selected as an ABA Book Sense Notable Book in 2005). She lives in Lincoln, NE. |