Pleasantville Attica Locke by Attica Locke 9781846689499, 184668949X, B01MUJIF4N instant download after payment.

Jay Porter, the hero of the critically acclaimed bestseller Black Water Rising, becomes embroiled in a toxic case involving politics, corruption, and murder in this electrifying and atmospheric tale from Attica Locke, a writer "akin to George Pelecanos or Dennis Lehane" (The New York Times). 

"Compelling... Locke, a writer and co-producer of the Fox drama “Empire,” gracefully melds politics and racial issues with greed and a family rooted in secrecy for a gripping, believable plot.”  -  The Associated Press

Fifteen years after his career-defining case against Cole Oil, Jay Porter is broke and tired. That victory might have won the environmental lawyer fame, but thanks to a string of appeals, he hasn't seen a dime. His latest case — representing Pleasantville in the wake of a chemical fire — is dragging on, shaking his confidence and raising doubts about him within this upwardly mobile black community on Houston's north side. 

"Attica Locke’s first novel, Black Water Rising, which Janet Maslin called ‘subtle and compelling’ in The New York Times, is an even better book than its author had in mind... The book cleverly replaces the kind of cold-war paranoia that used to animate thrillers with racial paranoia instead.”  -  The New York Times

Despite all the signs suggesting that his client is guilty — and his own misgivings — Jay can't refuse when a man as wealthy and connected as Sam asks him to head up the defence. Not if he wants that new life with his kids. But he has to win. Plunging into a shadowy world of ambitious enemies and treacherous allies armed with money, lies, and secrets, Jay reluctantly takes on his first murder trial — a case that will put him and his client, and an entire political process, on trial.

Longlisted for the 2016 Women's Prize For Fiction