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Jay Porter, the hero of the critically acclaimed bestseller Black Water Rising, becomes embroiled in a toxic case involving politics, corruption, and murder in this electrifying and atmospheric tale from Attica Locke, a writer "akin to George Pelecanos or Dennis Lehane" (The New York Times). "Compelling... Locke, a writer and co-producer of the Fox drama “Empire,” gracefully melds politics and racial issues with greed and a family rooted in secrecy for a gripping, believable plot.” - The Associated PressFifteen years after his career-defining case against Cole Oil, Jay Porter is broke and tired. That victory might have won the environmental lawyer fame, but thanks to a string of appeals, he hasn't seen a dime. His latest case — representing Pleasantville in the wake of a chemical fire — is dragging on, shaking his confidence and raising doubts about him within this upwardly mobile black community on Houston's north side. "Attica Locke’s first novel, Black Water Rising, which Janet Maslin called ‘subtle and compelling’ in The New York Times, is an even better book than its author had in mind... The book cleverly replaces the kind of cold-war paranoia that used to animate thrillers

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Author

Locke, Attica

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062259356

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Thriller

Rating

4.3 / 5 (1,285 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14