otent, unflinching, nail-biting, Searle’s novel
“Lock Her Up
” brings readers into the maelstrom of a family fighting itself, violent bi-polar political views, and the painful pursuit of uneasy truths.
From the chilling “Perp-Walk Prologue” to a cautious but hopeful epilogue, this novel delivers non-stop suspenseful, psychologically astute narrative. It explores how deeply societal divides shape our personal lives, and how easily our own reality can unravel.
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“Elizabeth Searle thrusts us into contemporary
xenophobia with a searing thriller on race, gender,
and justice. The ‘model minority’ myth collapses as
Sylvie Chin Flynn becomes a national lightning rod;
the tripartite violence culminates with a pool cue—
stereotype shattered, criminal made….Thelma &
Louise reimagined through intersectional feminism.”
Excerpt from Lock Her Up script review by Adrian Perez in FILM DAILY magazine
