Hell or High Water

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.

Author: Joy Castro
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: 07/17/2012
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.90w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781250004574

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/01/2012 pg. 33
Publishers Weekly 05/21/2012 pg. 37
Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 87
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2012
Shelf Awareness 07/24/2012
New York Times Book Review 08/05/2012 pg. 19
Poder Hispanic 10/01/2012 pg. 98
Kirkus Best Fiction 11/15/2012 pg. 9

About the Author

JOY CASTRO teaches literature, creative writing, and Latino studies at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. Her 2005 memoir, The Truth Book, was elected an ABA Book Sense Notable Book.

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