Black Water Rising: 1 (Jay Porter) - Softcover

Locke, Attica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006173585X ISBN 13: 9780061735851

Publisher: Amistad Press, 2010

Synopsis

From a powerful new voice in American fiction comes a brilliant debut legal thriller, written in the tradition of Dennis Lehane and Scott Turow, involving murder, greed, and redemption and set in the oil boomtown of 1980s Houston.

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Review:

"This debut thriller charges out of the gate, boldly establishing Locke as a name to look out for in years to come."--Sarah Weinman, National Post

"An astonishingly accomplished debut . . . It's a completely absorbing, gorgeously written early 1980s story . . . Locke will earn well-deserved comparisons to Dennis Lehane for this work . . . This author is destined for literary stardom."--Dallas Morning News

"Locke, a screenwriter with both film and TV credits (including a forthcoming HBO miniseries about the civil rights movement) steers a gritty drama to a satisfying end . . . Locke remains an author to watch."--Publishers Weekly

"Black Water Rising is an excellent book by any measure, but as a debut, it is nothing short of astonishing."--BookPage

"A crackling good Houston-based mystery that captures the spirit of the boomtown era of the early 1980s . . . Intriguing . . . In the guise of a summer mystery, [Locke] subtly examines the history of race relations and the transition to an integrated America."--West University Examiner

"Locke flawlessly melds social commentary into an action-packed crime fiction, never allowing the briskly paced Black Water Rising to be bogged down by her scintillating look at racism.... Locke proves herself an author to watch with Black Water Rising, clearly one of the year's best debuts."--South Florida Sun Sentinel

"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 with racial paranoia instead."--New York Times

"Locke gives readers a well-paced suspense tale. . . . Let's hope Locke has more novels in her. Any author who can make readers actually like a low-rent lawyer has talent to spare."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Locke shines . . . this is a rare occasion where the hype is deserved. . . . Locke seamlessly weaves history, suspense, and passion in this promising tale that will linger long after this season."--Essence

"Publishers like to pepper their hypewithwords like 'superlative, ' 'auspicious, ' 'universal, ' and 'dazzling' (all used about this book), claims that are usually ignored. This time, though, they're absolutely right. If you only read one suspense novel this summer, make it Black Water Rising."--Mystery Scene Magazine

Book Description:

Serpent's Tail lead crime

About this edition

• Publisher: Amistad Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 006173585X
• ISBN 13: 9780061735851
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448