false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255782884m/6214113.jpg 6214113 3 <blockquote> <p> Writing in the tradition of Dennis Lehane and Greg Iles, Attica Locke, a powerful new voice in American fiction, delivers a brilliant debut thriller that readers will not soon forget. </p> </blockquote> <p> 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 not living the American Dream and carefully tucked away his darkest sins: the guns, the FBI file, the trial that nearly destroyed him. </p> <p> Houston, Texas, 1981. It is here that Jay believes he can make a fresh start. That is, 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 a tangled mystery that reaches into the upper echelons of Houston's corporate power brokers, Jay must confront the demons of his past. </p> <p> With pacing that captures the reader from the first scene through an exhilarating climax, <i>Black Water Rising</i> marks the arrival of an electrifying new talent. </p> 6394686 1 6 2009 Black Water Rising total:110|5:14|4:35|3:44|2:16|1:1| 110 375 318 48 3 2 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 22:06:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 08:13:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jul 30 11:26:49 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 11:26:49 -0700 2009 Black Water Rising is an engrossing, complex, and cinematic novel about ethics and convictions, race relations, and one man's personal journey. Mixing social commentary and crime, Locke tells a compelling story about Jay's uneasy fight for justice; a few critics noted that Locke does for Houst...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 18:57:02 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 18:57:06 -0700 2009
"To see how Houston has changed, you could board a boat on Houston's Buffalo Bayou with author Attica Locke. Her new crime novel, Black Water Rising, explores the racially divided Houston of 1981. The main character is a black man who witnessed a murder on the bayou, but ca...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 16:02:33 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 16:16:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 20 09:40:28 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 07:21:34 -0800 2009 1
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I think Ms. Locke has potential and she picks somewhat intriguing subject matter; civil rights, big oil, labor issues, etc. and weaves them together relatively seamlessly.
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It's a n...more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Jul 02 18:08:52 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 20:41:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 11:18:21 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 11:23:28 -0700 2009 This book takes place in Houston in 1981. It's about the fading away of the civil rights movement, and the struggle for equality in its aftermath. It's also about power, and oil, and one guy's struggle to come to terms with his past.

I found the whole thing gripping. From the openi...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 12:56:10 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 12:56:10 -0700 2009 read m...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 13:10:54 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 13:22:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 18:46:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 06:56:52 -0700 2009 It gives insight into his struggles and evolution from a student activist to a person working within the "sys...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jul 13 11:38:23 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 11:48:49 -0700 2009
Her hero is a born leader who fights odds on every level and someh...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 13:50:12 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 13:55:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 12 05:23:59 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 05:27:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 09:44:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 09:49:52 -0700 2009 here and review is here. Needless to say, I'm interested in this book mostly because of the author...the genre isn't something I typically read.more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6214113