Wanda M. Morris is the award-winning 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. Her second novel, Anywhere You Run, won the Anthony award for Best Historical Novel of 2023 and was longlisted for the prestigious Mark Twain Voice in American Literature Prize. She is married, the mother of three, and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
"The immensely talented Wanda M. Morris delivers an unflinching
exploration of the pain and injustice of the Jim Crow South, a
moving tale of sisterly devotion, and a riveting thriller all in
one stellar novel. Morris writes with deep empathy and keen insight
about the choices we make when we're out of choices, and how when
we dig deep we find a strength and resilience we didn't know was
there. Wise, riveting, and full of surprises, Anywhere You Run will
keep you up past your bedtime and stay with you long after the book
is closed." -- Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six"From page one, you are completely
gripped, you are in these two protagonists' head. Wonderful read, I
read it in one reading." -- Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times
bestselling author, on The TODAY Show"A stunning thriller and a
stunning work of historical fiction. Anywhere You Run is riveting,
touching and terrifying. Wanda M. Morris is a ferociously talented
writer." -- Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of
The Long Weekend"The suspense will set your heart thumping, the
story will break it. A compelling thriller with powerful historical
detail." -- J.D. Barker, New York Times bestselling author of A
Caller's Game"Anywhere You Run had me hooked from the first page.
Wanda Morris brings 1964 to vivid, richly-textured life and
populates it with unforgettable characters. It's a novel both
tender and ferocious - an absolute stunner." -- Lou Berney, Edgar
Award-winning author of November Road"Evocative, heartbreaking, and
utterly life-changing. With the ground-breaking Anywhere You Run,
Wanda Morris blooms into literary fiction, bringing readers a
chillingly knowing and brilliantly upsetting novel of the 60s. With
no holds barred and no emotion unplumbed, the talented Morris
writes a tale of two sisters that's unflinchingly raw and
passionately authentic. We cannot turn away from the story, or from
the immersive settings, or from Morris's skilled depiction of
tragedy, triumph, and the struggle to love and survive." -- Hank
Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author "So powerful! Though
she's writing about the past, Wanda Morris tells a story that feels
incredibly relevant today. With its menacing characters and
emotionally wrenching situations, Anywhere You Run made me hold my
breath for two wonderfully well-drawn heroines." -- Rachel Howzell
Hall, bestselling author of These Toxic Things"Anywhere You Run is
a gripping crime novel centered around a cat-and-mouse chase
featuring characters I came to love. It's also a riveting, moving,
and deeply American story about the strength of sisters and the
power of redemption. I couldn't put this one down." -- Jess Lourey,
bestselling author of The Quarry Girls"A propulsive and immersive
journey among the treacherous landscape of America in the early
1960s told through the eyes of black women. With unflinching prose,
Wanda M. Morris weaves a story of love, loss, and unimaginable
strength." -- Catherine Adel West, author of The Two Lives of Sara
and Saving Ruby King"Two novels into her career, Wanda M. Morris
has established herself among the biggest risk-takers in the crime
genre." -- New York Times"As the sisters try to outrun their pasts,
the fast-paced narrative makes for heart-in-your-throat reading;
the reasons they must flee feel, unfortunately, all too current."
-- Washington Post"From the acclaimed author of All Her Little
Secrets comes a novel packed with intrigue and suspense." -- Oprah
Daily"A southern setting where voting and abortion are both
increasingly restricted feels...rather like today, if I'm honest.
Wanda Morris, too, has noted the parallels, and there is a sense of
political urgency that helps speed this thriller along." --
CrimeReads"Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris is the rare
heart-pounding thriller that's also deeply moving." -- Real
Simple"Heart-pounding..." -- Popsugar"The sisters' resiliency and
loyalty to one another makes this suspenseful piece of historical
fiction worthwhile." -- Buzzfeed"Powerful and poignant..." --
BookBub"Meticulous research about the era informs the gripping
plot, which alternates between each sister's point of view. Finely
sculpted characters and crisp dialogue help make this a standout.
Morris is a writer to watch. " -- Publishers Weekly (starred
review)"Beautifully rendered prose written in the vernacular of a
small Mississippi town will immerse readers in the lives of two
sisters trying to survive. In this viscerally frightening novel of
the Jim Crow era, Morris writes a stunning, heartbreaking portrayal
of being Black in the 1960s U.S. South." -- Library Journal
(starred review)"Morris follows the highly acclaimed All Her Little
Secrets (2021) with a stunning novel about two Black sisters on the
run, one victimized by an egregious crime and both guilty of simply
wanting better lives for themselves...These parallel stories of
hiding and pursuit, which lead to an amazing conclusion, are told
in the different but equally compelling voices of Violet and
Marigold, each filled with its own fear and pain. This riveting and
moving novel, with echoes of Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were
Watching God, is highly recommended for fans of suspense and
women's fiction."
-- Booklist (starred review)"The world of the Jim Crow South comes
to life with chilling clarity in Morris' well-researched novel....
Eventually, Violet, Marigold and Mercer's paths converge as
Anywhere You Run reaches its heartbreaking and unexpected climax."
-- Bookreporter.com
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