When she uncovers shady dealings inside the company, Ellice is trapped in an impossible ethical and moral dilemma. While the opportunity is a dream-come-true, Ellice just can’t shake the feeling that something is off. She can’t be thrust into the spotlight- again.īut instead of grieving this tragedy, people are gossiping, the police are getting suspicious, and Ellice, the company’s lone black attorney, is promoted to replace Michael. Why? Ellice has been keeping a cache of dark secrets, including a small-town past and a kid brother who’s spent time on the other side of the law. A debut perfect for fans of Attica Locke, Alyssa Cole, Harlan Coben, and Celeste Ng, with shades of How to Get Away with Murder and John Grisham’s The Firm.Įllice Littlejohn seemingly has it all: an Ivy League law degree, a well-paying job as a corporate attorney in midtown Atlanta, great friends, and a “for fun” relationship with a rich, charming executive-her white boss, Michael.īut everything changes one cold January morning when Ellice goes to meet Michael… and finds him dead with a gunshot to his head.Īnd then she walks away like nothing has happened. Morris crafts a twisty mystery about a black lawyer who gets in over her head after the sudden death of her boss. This one has been receiving a lot of hype across social media and while sometimes that can be off putting, in our case it only made us more and more excited! Summary One of our book club members is black and her and I also work together so I was especially eager to see what she thought of this book and what she gleaned from the thriller. We expected this book to have a lot to discuss when we were done especially about race in the workplace. We decided in July that it would be our November book to read and we couldn’t wait to check out this debut thriller even if it sounded more like a courtroom drama (the main character is a lawyer) but as a group we were all really committed to reading this one. We have been looking for months and nothing has been popping up on our radar-until this book! We were so excited to see this book when it was pitched to me last summer. To say that the POC pool for thrillers is scant would be an understatement. But lately, we have been looking for thrillers/murder books that are written by POC. While we really want to read just murder books, we are also open to more of the thriller variety. In my lady murder book club, we are always looking for the hottest new thriller to read.

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