In the tradition of Dennis Lehane and Greg Iles, Attica Locke delivers an electrifying thriller that you won't soon forget!
Jay Porter is not the lawyer he set out to be, but he's long since made peace with the American Dream and carefully tucked away his darkest sins. Jay believes he can make a fresh start in Houston, Texas, until the night in a boat out on the bayou when he impulsively saves a woman from drowning - 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 the tangled mystery that reaches into the upper echelons of Houston's corporate power brokers, Jay must confront the demons of his past.
A compelling and provocative new thriller in the tradition of Dennis Lehane, Black Water Rising marks the arrival of an electrifying new talent.
Shortlisted for the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction. Nominated for an EDGAR award - Best First Novel 2010
About Attica Locke
Born in Houston, Texas, Attica Locke has worked in both film and television for over ten years. She recently completed an adaptation of Stephen Carter's The Emperor of Pictures and was also a script writer on the hit tv show The Wire. She now lives in Los Angeles. Black Water Rising is her debut novel.