Description
In a Texas town where appearances are everything, a young woman’s search for answers collides with the secrets that keep the community running. As the investigation deepens, the story follows a cast of characters navigating race, class, and power—where justice is never simple and truth has a cost. With sharp dialogue and a keen eye for social detail, Attica Locke blends crime plotting with a broader meditation on belonging, moral compromise, and the systems that shape who gets protected and who gets punished. Pleasantville is a tense, character-driven read that turns the familiar promise of “small-town safety” into something far more unsettling.
Available Editions
paperback
HarperCollins Canada, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2015
295 pages
ISBN: 9780062259356
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Details
First Published
2015
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Pleasantville by Attica Locke.