The missing girl was a volunteer for one of the local mayoral candidates, and her disappearance complicates an already heated campaign. Hes been representing Pleasantville in the wake of a chemical fire, and the case is dragging on, raising doubts about his ability. When a girl goes missing on Election Night, 1996, in the neighborhood of Pleasantville-a hamlet for upwardly mobile blacks on the north side of Houston-Jay, a single father, is deeply disturbed. His victory against Cole Oil is still the crown jewel of his career, even if he hasnt yet seen a dime thanks to appeals. In this sophisticated thriller, lawyer Jay Porter, hero of Attica Lockes bestseller Black Water Rising, returns to fight one last case, only to become embroiled once again in a dangerous game of shadowy politics and a witness to how far those in power are willing to go to win.įifteen years after the events of Black Water Rising, Jay Porter is struggling to cope with catastrophic changes in his personal life and the disintegration of his environmental law practice.
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