Black Water Rising

Black Water Rising

Author	Attica Locke
Genre	Crime fiction
Published	2009
Followed by	Pleasantville (2015)

Black Water Rising is a 2009 mystery thriller novel by Attica Locke. Its sequel is titled Pleasantville (2015).

Plot summary

In 1981, Jay Porter, a Black personal injury attorney in Houston, takes his pregnant wife on a nighttime boat tour of the Buffalo Bayou. They hear the sound of gunshots and a person falling into the water, and Jay dives in to rescue a white woman. The woman refuses to explain what happened and Jay later learns that a man was also killed on the Bayou that night.

Reception

The novel received positive reviews from critics, ^{[1] [2] [3]} although some critics felt that it was overwritten. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. O'Connell, John (2009-11-28). "Black Water Rising by Attica Locke". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-05-19.
2. BLACK WATER RISING | Kirkus Reviews.
3. "Black Water Rising by Attica Locke". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
4. Maslin, Janet (2009-06-21). "What's Black and White and Muddied? A Byzantine Houston Case". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-05-19.
5. "Black Water Rising, By Attica Locke". The Independent. 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2025-05-19.