Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200580 in Books
• Published on: 1998-01-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Synopsis
After three years' hard time, minding no-one's business but his own, Ray Klein wins his parole. That same day, the disciplinary perfection of Green River State Penitentiary is torn apart by tribal war, and the prison falls into the hands of its inmates. As the River sucks them all towards the abyss, Klein must choose either to claim his freedom and leave the ones he cares for to die, or risk everything and fight...

From the Publisher
‘Gritty…brilliant…a compelling story of gripping pace and brutality, a thriller in the true sense of the word’ GQ

From the Back Cover
'Green River Rising is a stunner ... Tim Willocks has crafted a superbly contained trip to hell that I urge you to sign on for.' - James Ellroy

After three years' hard time, minding no-one's busines but his own, Ray Klein wins his parole. That same day, the disciplinary perfection of Green River State Penitentiary is torn apart by tribal war, and the prison falls into the hands of its inmates.

As the River sucks them all towards the abyss, Klein must choose either to claim his freedom and leave the ones he cares for to die, or risk everything and fight...

'Brilliant... a phenomenal piece of fiction... Green River Rising is magnificent' Sunday Telegraph

'Savage, detailed, engrossing and guaranteed to leave a great lived bruise on the reader's sensibility... Green River Rising inserts an impressively brutal grip' Sunday Times

'Gritty... brilliant... a compelling story of gripping pace and brutality, a thriller in the true sense of the word.' GQ

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Customer Reviews

Not that good really
Agree with the other readers, that feel that this is cliche ridden and derivative. I am surprised that people enjoyed it so much.

Decent read
This book doesn't have the same gritty realistic feel as say an Edward Bunker prison novel. Some of the characters seem a bit artificial (the sports fan female doctor, the "crazy" prison governor, the Salvadorean "good" guard), and the happy ending wouldn't look out of place in a 1970's TV movie. But overall, it's a reasonably not-too-heavy read and is enjoyable. If you need to pass the time, or want something to read while you are on vacation, go for it. Although you won't be thinking about the story for days afterwards (like say a Pelecanos or an Ellroy story).

Riddled with CLICHES
Bought this based on its ratings,and was very disappointed .
The story of a prison riot is full of brutality and extreme violence described in detail.Well it is a prison and these are populated by brutal
criminals serving their sentences.What was more annoying was the way the author portrayed every white inmate as poorly educated ,redneck , racist;with a seething desire to kill the black prisoners if given half a chance.The black prisoners were,of course,all noble honourable;innocent;or subjects of a miscarriage of justice;or condemned to excessive sentences for small misdemeanours;who all just wanted to be left in peace.The warden was a lunatic who engineers the riot,and the guards corrupt;taking bribes;ready to beat the prisoners etc etc.
In other words,the book was riddled with the worst cliches imaginable.