The Water Knife

In Paolo Bacigalupi's gripping thriller, set in a future marked by water scarcity, Angel Velasquez works as a "water knife" in the fiercely competitive American Southwest. Tasked by his powerful boss to investigate a potentially game-changing water source in drought-ravaged Phoenix, he encounters Lucy Monroe, a journalist with a deep-seated animosity toward him, and Maria Villarosa, a resourceful refugee navigating a hostile city. As tensions rise and violence escalates, the trio must navigate shifting alliances and perilous stakes in a world where water is the most coveted resource, and survival depends on trust and collaboration.