by Attica Locke · Serpent's Tail · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781846687532
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«Black Water Rising» is the mystery and thriller novel by Attica Locke, published by Serpent's Tail in paperback (448 pages, in English).
Jay Porter, a lawyer in Houston trying to leave behind his past as a radical activist, hears a scream during a celebration on the bayou. He rescues a woman who is drowning, and that act draws him into a murder investigation that reaches corporate power, forcing him to confront his ghosts.
First novel in the Jay Porter series. Set in 1980s Houston, it was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and nominated for the Edgar Award.
For readers of legal thrillers and mystery with political and social undertones, with an evocative setting of 1980s Texas.
Attica Locke is an American fiction author and writer/producer for television and film.
