All Her Little Secrets

Wanda M. Morris creates a complex mystery in this fast-paced thriller about a black lawyer who takes on too much after her boss passes away unexpectedly. A debut that will appeal to readers who enjoy Attica Locke, Alyssa Cole, Celeste Ng, and Harlan Coben. It has elements of John Grisham's The Firm and How to Get Away with Murder.

Everybody has a secret to conceal.

Ellice Littlejohn looks to have it all: an Ivy League degree in law, a lucrative position as a corporate attorney in downtown Atlanta, wonderful friends, and a "for fun" relationship with a wealthy, attractive executive, Michael, who happens to be her white boss.

But when Ellice meets Michael on a chilly January morning, everything is different. and discovers that he was shot in the head, killing him.

She then turns to go as if nothing had happened. Why? Ellice has been harboring a number of sinister secrets, such as her upbringing in a tiny village and her younger brother's run-in with the authorities. She cannot be made the center of attention once more.

However, rather than shedding tears for this tragedy, rumors are circulating, the police are becoming suspicious, and Ellice—the only other black attorney in the firm—gets promoted to take Michael's place. Even though this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Ellice can't get rid of the uneasy feeling.

Ellice finds herself in an impossibly difficult moral and ethical predicament after discovering dubious activities within the organization. Ellice's past and current worlds abruptly merge as she embarks on a heart-stopping race to save the brother she attempted to save years earlier and foil a plot that is far more evil than she could have ever dreamed.