Murder Ink - Attica Locke

Attica Locke is a writer who has worked in both film and television for over ten years. She is a co-producer and writer on the Fox drama Empire. Her first novel, Black Water Rising, was nominated for a 2010 Edgar Award, a 2010 NAACP Image Award, as well as a Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was longlisted for an Orange Prize in the UK.  Her second book, The Cutting Season was a national bestseller and winner of the 2013 Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.  The Library has acquired her most recent novel, Pleasantville.

A native of Houston, Texas, Attica lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband and daughter.  Click here to visit her website.