Black Water Rising Audiobook

" This book has no clear focus and honestly no mystery either. The writing is just all over the place despite the connecting storylines it didn't hold much interest for me and I couldn't wait to be done. The characters were drab,lack conviction and I found myself not rooting for main protagonist. That's a problem. "

" It is a book about a black lawyer (Jay) who goes up against Houston's corporate power brokers (big-oil). It is also about his past, and his white ex-girlfriend, who is now the mayor of Houston. Race and greed play a part in this story. It is the story of how Jay decides to do the "right thing" instead of taking the easier route of just walking away, even when he/family are threatened. This was a hard book for me to keep up my interest, but I am glad that I perservered in my quest to understand what was going on. "

" I loved the writing style - the details, the character development. The plot was good but a little predictable. I felt like it ended too early - too many unresolved issues. "

" Very difficult for me to get into. I might pick it back up, but just not right away. "

" Well-written but ultimately anti-climatic mystery. Fantastic details and tension but somehow fell a bit flat. Look forward to next effort. "

" A well-written murder mystery with a likable main character and plenty of atmosphere. "

" Found it a dull read - the protagonist made foolish decisions throughout the book, so I couldn't relate to him at all. "

" I wrote about Black Water Rising here. "

" I wanted to hear just a little more towards the end... there needed to be a bit more closure but I really did enjoy the story and I like the mix of political and historical perspectives. "

" Very fitting title. "

" good crime mystery.back drop of civilrights movement. "

" Sophisticated writing. Complex and dark with a slowly evolving back story. No neat ending apart from that of hope. "

" Absolutely a debut page-turner! Did not disappoint at all!! "

" I am impressed by how the different strands of the story managed to come together without feeling forced. I especially liked the ending, and I felt like you could really tell she was from The H. "

" a very good literary thriller, focused on texas and oil and race and the civil rights movement. gripping and moving. (did not make me want to move to houston.) "

" Well written and well paced, and the backstory was so atmospheric and gripping. Sadly the actual "mystery" plot was a little too big and sprawling. "

" I couldn't finish this. For some reason, it just would not hold my attention. "

" A thoroughly entertaining book. I look forward to reading Locke again. Definitely a step above the rest. "

" Absolutely a debut page-turner! Did not disappoint at all!! "

" March's book for the Daytime Book Discussion Group--a great combination of thriller, 60's through Reagan-era racial and class politics, and a paranoid but likable main character. Even the group members who don't usually care for crime lit loved it! "

" I t's got politics and race issues and murder and gender discussions and all kinds of things -- I'll look for more "

" A political thriller set in 1980s Houston. I enjoyed it and thought the key characters were well developed and some complex issues made the plot believable. "

" Promising. Saw the ambition at work; didn't get the feeling its grip/reach/grasp hope came off. "

" Gripping thriller involving Texas, oil, labor relations, racial conflict and a well developed, likeable protagonist. "

" The characters and pacing call to mind a thriller but at its core, this is a contemplative book about America's recent past. Fascinating. "

" I'm not normally a mystery person, but this 1st-time out the gate Orange Award Finalist was enough for me + there's a lawyer, a gun, and it's in the south. "

" Very hard to get through, I was intrigued because it was set in a familiar setting but the story just never really picked up for me. "

" Really interesting book, beautifully written and an absorbing storyline. "

" Great story set in Houston Texas in the 80s - I had just spent a week there with my brother, so very applicable. <br/>Good strong characters - though it does seem the novel is just getting going at the end!! Maybe there will be a second book? "

" A little long winded. Some language. But pretty clean. "