When Emma Gardner, a sharp-witted New York Times reporter, learns of her father's unexpected death, she returns to her hometown to discover that the bucolic farming hamlet of her childhood has been devastated by drought and has become a haven for gangs and the negative effects of great poverty. She rapidly realizes that her father's death was not at all accidental. Potential suspects include passionate environmentalists, a local warlord, and other farmers envious of her father's stellar reputation.
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When Emma Gardner, a sharp-witted New York Times reporter, learns of her father's unexpected death, she returns to her hometown to discover that the bucolic farming hamlet of her childhood has been devastated by drought and has become a haven for gangs and the negative effects of great poverty. She rapidly realizes that her father's death was not at all accidental. Potential suspects include passionate environmentalists, a local warlord, and other farmers envious of her father's stellar reputation.
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