Black water rising / Attica Locke.
When African-American lawyer Jay Porter jumps into the bayou to save a drowning white woman in Houston, Texas, in 1981, he finds his practice and life in danger when he becomes embroiled in a murder investigation involving Houston's elite.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061772092
- ISBN: 0061772097
- Physical Description: 11 audio discs (13 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Harper Audio ; [2009]
- Copyright: ℗2009
Content descriptions
General Note: | Series numeration from NoveList. Compact disc. Title from container. In container (17 cm). |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Dion Hraham. |
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Subject: | Petroleum industry and trade > Fiction. Corporations > Corrupt practices > Fiction. |
Genre: | Legal fiction (Literature) Legal stories. Suspense fiction. Audiobooks. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Jay Co PL - Portland | CD FIC LOCKE (Text) | 76383000388041 | Adult Recorded Fiction | Available | - |
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Attica Locke—a writer and producer of FOX’s Empire—delivers an engrossing, complex, and cinematic thriller about crime and racial justice
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist (Mystery/Thriller)
Edgar Award Nominee (Best First Novel)
The Orange Prize for Fiction (Shortlist)“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