Nola Cespedes, an ambitious young reporter at the "Times-Picayune," finally catches a break: an assignment to write her first full-length feature. While investigating her story, she also becomes fixated on the search for a missing tourist in the French Quarter. As Nola's work leads her into a violent criminal underworld, she's forced to face disturbing truths from her own past and is confronted with the question: In the aftermath of devastation, who is responsible for rebuilding what's been broken?
Vividly rendered in razor-sharp prose, this haunting thriller is a riveting journey of trust betrayed and the courageous struggle to rebuild. Fast-paced, atmospheric, and with a knockout twist, "Hell or High Water" features an unforgettable heroine as fascinating and multilayered as New Orleans itself."