From a craft perspective, I believe most lawyers are storytellers in sone way.
So much of my professional working career was spent in the legal arena, it was bound to seep into my creative endeavors. Whether it’s examining a corporate organization fraught with discriminatory practices to the inequity of the American justice system to a societal structure that prevents full and fair access to the voting polls. In both my books, I try to explore the ways the legal system can impact our everyday lives-both good and bad. Working as a lawyer has influenced my work in several ways. I caught up with Wanda about her latest, her legal career, and past and present injustices.īoth of your novels are grounded in your legal background how did your experience as a lawyer influence your writing? When she uncovers shady dealings inside the company, Ellice is trapped in an impossible ethical and moral dilemma.Wanda Morris is one of my favorite up-and-coming authors in the genre her first novel, All Her Little Secrets, was an impeccably plotted legal thriller, while her latest, Anywhere You Run, takes us into the lives of two sisters on the run from Jim Crow America. 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 her boss.
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. But everything changes one cold January morning when Ellice arrives in the executive suite and finds him dead with a gunshot to his head.Īnd then she walks away like nothing has happened. Ellice 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, who just happens to be her white boss.
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