Audio Book Author: Attica Locke

Black Water Rising
Author: Attica Locke
Reader: Dion Graham

Money corrupts. Lots of money corrupts absolutely, especially in the oil boomtown of 1980s Houston, where greed and redemption stir up old secrets and new murders. When a low-rent lawyer saves a woman from drowning, her secrets ensnare himin a murder investigation that could cost him his practice, his family, and even his life. "Extraordinary... Graham's whispery, almost sing-song narration... morphs into a mesmerizing intimacy that makes Locke's riveting prose even more compelling."—Publishers Weekly » Read More

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Publish Date: 06/09/2009
ISBN: 9780061772092

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With his own complex past to contend with, Houston lawyer Jay Porter is hesitant to get involved when he finds a woman drowning in the bayou. But his wife's insistence and his own conscience soon draw him into a plot involving Big Oil and powerful people who will stop at nothing to make money and keep it for themselves. Rich in ambiance and characterization, this is Attica Locke's impressive debut.

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