The lack of depth defangs any tension that arises, stripping.the layers of fear and anxiety that could make them truly scary and leaving the readers with what is at times boring. Her naïveté about the ways in which racism operates in her workplace and the larger world isn’t just unrealistic-it denies the reader the experience of feeling horrified by it. Ellice, despite having a law degree and being a Black woman in white corporate America, displays a stunning lack of self-preservation that veers into the fantastic. Anyone who’s read a John Grisham novel will be familiar with the broad strokes. a fairly straightforward, race-bent take on a typical legal conspiracy thriller. miss an opportunity to explore, through the eyes of a character who has an awareness of the chilling nature of her experience and her interactions with white antagonists, the deeper levels of mundane yet terrifying psychological warfare that Black women experience in white workplaces. Squire is repped by UTA, Grandview and Jackoway Tyerman. He was also previously staffed on This Is Us.
(Karin Slaughter, New York Times and international best-selling author) In this fast-paced thriller, Wanda M. Morris brings a vibrant and welcome new voice to the thriller space. Squire is a co-executive producer on Evil and The Good Fight under Robert and Michelle King. All Her Little Secrets is a brilliantly nuanced but powerhouse exploration of race, the legal system, and the crushing pressure of keeping secrets. Her prequel novel, Anywhere You Run, will be published on October 25, 2022. Published by William Morrow Paperbacks in November 2021, Morris’ praised All Her Little Secrets was highlighted on the Amazon Book Review list of Fall mysteries and thrillers, the LA Times list of the same, and the year-end New York Times Thrillers list. America. Aduba is repped by Entertainment 360, UTA and Schreck Rose. All Her Little Secrets is a CBS Studios production.Īduba is a three-time Emmy winner, two for her portrayal of Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on Orange Is the New Black, for which she also won two SAG Awards, as well as for the role of Shirley Chisolm on Mrs. Davis executive produces via Reform Media Group. Squire executive produces with Aduba and Dan DeNicola of Aduba’s Meynon Media. Timely themes of race, class, gender and power are explored in this fast-paced, mystery thriller. When she gets caught up in an affair and a mysterious conspiracy that puts her at risk of being the primary suspect and the next target, Ellice’s perfect façade starts to crumble as she scrambles to hold onto all she has earned, protect her family and stay alive. The limited series, based on Morris’ novel, centers on Ellice Littlejohn (Aduba), a Black female lawyer rising to the top of the corporate ladder.
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