Something in the Water

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Synopsis
Buried secrets, environmental disaster, and a legacy of corruption hit too close to home when a California native and her family make a fresh start in small-town Texas—and find trouble just beneath the promising surface in this powerful novel for readers of Terry McMillan, Tracy Brown, ReShonda Tate, and Elsie Bryant. As director of an award-winning investigative news radio show, Billie Jordan is used to helping others fight trouble. But she faces her own when the radio station is sold and she&’s unable to find another job. Their savings dwindle as she and her husband struggle to help their son overcome an opioid addiction. When her husband gets a professorship at an HBCU in his hometown, they relocate to get a fresh start. Billie slowly adjusts to a cubicle workspace, sweltering heat, and accepting &“y&’all&” as a word. All is well until severe storms cause massive destruction and contaminate the town&’s water supply—making it unsafe to drink. Billie learns water woes and boil water notices have existed for years. In her new job at a local bank, she finds connections between money, power, and family, are as dirty as the water. Warned to mind her own business, she remains persistent and discovers a shocking cover-up. Even more shocking is who is involved—and the extent to which they&’ll go to protect their interests. Billie has always advocated for the people over the powerful. But when her son gets in trouble, her silence can make it go away. With her son&’s freedom at stake and mounting tensions threatening her marriage, she&’ll need all her resources and skills to save her family and expose the corruption . . . if a conspiracy doesn&’t drown her first.
Copyright:
2025

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
320 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781496754202
Publisher:
Kensington Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Phyllis R. Dixon
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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