Black Water Rising

Attica Locke&;a writer and producer of FOX&;s Empire&;delivers an engrossing, complex, and cinematic thriller about crime and racial justiceLos Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist (Mystery/Thriller)Edgar Award Nominee (Best First Novel)The Orange Prize for Fiction (Shortlist)Jay Porter is hardly the lawyer he set out to be. His most promising client is a low-rent call girl, and he runs his fledgling law practice out of a dingy strip mall. But he&;s long since made peace with his path to the American Dream, carefully tucking away his darkest sins: the guns, the FBI file, the trial that nearly destroyed him.Houston, Texas, 1981. It&;s here that Jay believes he can make a fresh start. That is, until the night he impulsively saves a drowning woman&;s life &; and opens a Pandora&;s Box. Her secrets put Jay in danger, ensnaring him in a murder investigation that could cost him his practice, his family, and even his life. But before he can get to the bottom of a tangled mystery that reaches into the upper echelons of Houston&;s corporate powerbrokers, Jay must confront the demons of his past.&;A near-perfect balance of trenchant social commentary, rich characterizations, and action-oriented plot.... Attica Locke [is] a writer wise beyond her years.&;?&; Los Angeles Times&;Atmospheric&; deeply nuanced... akin to George Pelecanos or Dennis Lehane.... Subtle and compelling.&;?&; New York Times