The three of them plunge into a frightening mess of political betrayal and merciless greed, desperately trying to second-guess the plans of people who will do anything to wield the power and wealth that water bestows. He chases rumors of something that might transform the region’s balance of power to Phoenix, a city in a state of precarious near-collapse, where he finds himself entangled in the lives of Lucy, a journalist, and Maria, a young and desperate refugee.
When his boss, Catherine Case, wants to cut off a city’s water in a game of ruthless political maneuvering, Angel descends upon it with helicopters, guns, and unshakeable loyalty. In an American Southwest devastated by severe drought, Angel Velasquez is a “water knife” for one of the most powerful people in the region. In his sixth novel, Bacigalupi ( The Doubt Factory, 2014, etc.) imagines the vicious conflicts that might arise in a world of severe water scarcity.
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