Title: Black Oil, Red Blood
Author: Diane Castle
Genre: Thriller
Published: February, 2012
Format: Kindle
Chloe
Taylor was a successful lawyer. Until she found out that her fiancé (also very
rich and successful lawyer) was cheating on her. So she left. She moved to a
small town named Kettle, Texas
The life in
Kettle is not ordinary after all. Big Oil Industry giant PetroPlex is the mayor
company in town. Almost entire population works there. Many of the people that
work in the oil company are getting sick. Cancer is on the top of the
illnesses. Chloe tries to prove that the cancer here is not accident or bad
luck. It is caused by the pollution. The pollution that no one wants to admit.
The
problems start when Chloe’s expert witness dies in suspicious circumstances.
His files are missing, and no one from the attorneys doesn’t want to help her.
The only person who wants justice is the local sheriff, but he doesn’t trust
her. And the oil company hires her ex-fiancé for the case. What can be worse?
I couldn’t
put my kindle down until I finished this book. Very serious subject was chosen
for the plot. Cancer and the pollution are part of our modern-day life.
Factories employ people, but also many of them do not care about the
environment. On one side they help people, on the other side they hurt people.
There were many turnovers in the story,
politics, murders, corruption. The characters were very well plotted. I
loved the character of Chloe. She loves justice, she cares about people. There
were also some very funny moments, but I won’t reveal more. If you love action,
mystery, and political thrillers, and a little bit humor in it, than this is a
story just for you.
My opinion: 5 / 5
