<DIV><DIV><P>Nola Céspedes, an ambitious young reporter at the <I>Times-Picayune, </I>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.</P><P> </P><P>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, Joy Castro's <I>Hell or High Wate</I>r features an unforgettable heroine as fascinating and multi-layered as New Orleans itself. </P></DIV></DIV>