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Black Water Rising

  • 2009 first published
  • 448 pages
  • 5 editions

Black Water Rising is a 2009 novel by Attica Locke. Readers will find themes of petroleum industry and trade, lawyers, corrupt practices and corporations.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

At about 448 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Tropes

Subjects

  • Petroleum industry and trade
  • Lawyers
  • Corrupt practices
  • Corporations
  • Law stories
  • Thriller
  • Legal stories
  • Texas
  • Suspense
  • Thrillers
  • Legal
  • Redemption
  • Prejudices
  • Avarice
  • Petroleum imdustry
  • Adventure fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Black Water Rising?

Black Water Rising was written by Attica Locke and first published in 2009.

How long is Black Water Rising?

The median edition has 448 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Black Water Rising?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Sinister Trophy, The Way Home and Leviathan Falls.

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