Wanda M. Morris is the acclaimed author of All Her Little Secrets, which has been praised by Karin Slaughter as "brilliantly nuanced" and reviewed by The Boston Globe, LA Times, New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Seattle Times, and South Florida Sun Sentinel among others. It was named as one of the "Best Books of 2021" by Hudson Booksellers and selected as the #1 Top Pick for Library Reads by librarians across the country. It was serialized in Entertainment Weekly and selected as a Marie Claire book club pick. Wanda is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and Crime Writers of Color. A corporate attorney, Wanda has worked in the legal departments of some of America's top Fortune 100 companies. She is an accomplished presenter and leader. As a former President of the Georgia Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, she established a signature female empowerment program known as the Women's Initiative. She is married, the mother of three and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
"All Her Little Secrets is a brilliantly nuanced but
powerhouse exploration of race, the legal system, and the crushing
pressure of keeping secrets. Morris brings a vibrant and welcome
new voice to the thriller space." -- Karin Slaughter,
New York Times and international bestselling
author"Wanda M. Morris hits all the right notes in All
Her Little Secrets, a taut, sleek thriller that's also a
searing story about the secrets we can never manage to leave
behind. A stunning debut." -- Alafair Burke, New York
Times bestselling author"It's hard to know just how
far you might go to protect yourself and your secrets...
but it's remarkably easy to get swept up into this razor-sharp
workplace thriller. At times deeply disturbing and all the while
gripping, All Her Little Secrets is a refreshing whodunnit
that will keep you guessing--and second-guessing--from start to
finish." -- Zakiya Dalila Harris, New York Times
bestselling author of The Other Black Girl"Wanda
M. Morris' All Her Little Secrets is that rare debut novel
that doesn't miss a beat--expertly plotted, beautifully written,
and so compelling I read it in one sitting. Fans of Attica Locke
and Celeste Ng, take note!" -- Wendy Corsi Staub, New York
Times bestselling author of The Other
Family"All Her Little Secrets is a truly
remarkable debut--an expertly paced thriller with terrific twists,
as well as depth, heart and conscience...not to mention the smart,
complicated Ellice Littlejohn, a protagonist who kept me turning
pages well into the night." -- Alison Gaylin, USA
Today bestselling author of The
Collective"All Her Little Secrets is teeming
with passion, family, power, history, and heartbreak--it will
provoke you, haunt you, and inspire you. Wanda M. Morris is the
consummate storyteller, filling this riveting, relentless
page-turner with her powerhouse talent and shattering
insight...Morris has created an instant classic. Stop everything
and read this." -- Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today
bestselling author of Her Perfect Life"All
Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris is a terrific, timely
thriller you won't be able to put down. I devoured this story
faster than a plate of chicken and dumplings and the deeply
satisfying conclusion made me cheer out loud!" -- Hannah
Mary McKinnon, internationally bestselling author of Sister
Dear and You Will Remember Me"Tense, taut,
and relentlessly suspenseful, Wanda M. Morris's riproaring debut
All Her Little Secrets delivers full-throttle twists
reminiscent of The Firm with the winning characters and
nuanced social justice commentary of an Attica Locke...Wanda Morris
is the sharpest new voice in thrillers today. I'm hooked." --
Amy Gentry, bestselling author of Bad Habits and
Good as Gone"Talk about toxic work
environments... A thriller with a heart, this novel had me turning
pages late at night. It's a fast-paced journey into the haunting
secrets we keep and the lengths we'll go to protect our
family--even at the expense of ourselves." -- Tara
Laskowski, Agatha Award-winning author of One Night Gone
and The Mother Next Door"In All Her Little
Secrets, the trap tightens deftly around Ellice Littlejohn,
boxing her in, cutting off all means of escape, and you'll want to
be there for every well-written, tension-filled minute of it.
Buckle up. It's a wild ride... I cannot wait for her follow-up.
Brava!" -- Tracy Clark, Sue Grafton Memorial Award-winning
author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery Series"Wanda M.
Morris' All Her Little Secrets heralds the arrival of a
new and necessary voice in thrillers. This debut is at turns
heart-pounding and heart-breaking." -- Lori Rader-Day, Mary
Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Under a Dark Sky
"A heartbreaking, heart-bursting page-turner of a
book! Wanda Morris's debut is a refreshing read--both entertaining
and wise." -- Rachel Howzell Hall, Los Angeles
Times Book Prize Finalist for And Now She's
Gone"Corporate intrigue, emotional angst, and a
serious look at today's racial issues makes All Her Little
Secrets a stellar debut!" -- Tori Eldridge, critically
acclaimed author of the Lily Wong Mystery series"Race,
secrets, and the love of family are on a collision course in
Morris's brilliant debut. Her protagonist, Ellice Littlejohn, is
complicated and flawed in the best possible ways. I could have
followed her for another 300 pages! Morris is a dynamic, essential
new voice in fiction--one you don't want to miss." -- Nancy
Johnson, author of The Kindest Lie"Brilliantly
crafted and thought-provoking, All Her Little Secrets
thrilled me with its plot twists and broke my heart with its social
commentary. I found myself examining not only the characters but
myself with the turn of every page. A must read." -- Erica
Katz, author of The Boy's Club"Perfect for fans
of Alyssa Cole and How to Get Away with Murder, this book
deftly carves out a new space on the shelf as surely as its
conflicted, finely-wrought protagonist makes a space for herself...
Wanda M. Morris is an unforgettable new voice, and we've only seen
the beginning!" -- Wendy Heard, author of Too Pretty to
Burn and Hunting Annabelle"The flashy, busy,
unlikely plot is elevated by Morris' urgent portrayal of a Black
woman trying to navigate a world stacked against her, and the
moving flashbacks to her childhood." -- New York Times
Book Review "A fresh perspective on the legal
thriller..." -- Los Angeles Times"Ellice
Littlejohn discovers at the start of this tense and propulsive
thriller that the boss with whom she was having an affair has been
murdered, setting the tone for a page-turning tale dripping with
suspense and intrigue." -- Boston
Globe"Wanda M. Morris is ready to shake up the legal
thriller as only one who knows that world inside out can." --
Entertainment Weekly"All Her Little
Secrets is an impressive debut." -- Marie
Claire"Wanda M. Morris' All Her Little
Secrets is a carefully constructed thriller wrapped in a
narrative about racism, gentrification, and being the only Black
person in an all-white environment." --
NPR"Attorney Morris puts her experiences as a
Black woman navigating the corridors of corporate power to good use
in her strong debut... John Grisham fans will be pleased." --
Publishers Weekly"In her debut thriller,
corporate attorney Morris deftly combines a creepy Nazi-esque sect
with a murderous plot and rounds out the intrigue with a striking
commentary on racism, sexual assault, and misogyny." --
Library Journal"Morris builds an
escalating thriller plot packed with convincing details about
corporate politics and skulduggery. She also provides a
knowledgeable portrait of Atlanta's complex social
structure...Corporate competition is not only racist and sexist,
but deadly in this confident debut thriller." -- Kirkus
Reviews"An eye-opening look at what it is to fight
all the -isms of being Black and female in America. Ellice is a
compelling and multidimensional hero in this must-have debut that
will be embraced by all legal-thriller readers." --
Booklist (starred review)"All Her
Little Secrets builds to an exciting conclusion, marking
Morris as an electrifying new voice in the genre. Morris's debut
will prove perfect for readers looking for thrillers that reveal
dark secrets and twisted webs of lies alongside hard truths about
the realities of racism and sexism in corporate America." --
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