Ranked #20 in Water, Ranked #39 in Phoenix — see more rankings.
In the American Southwest, Nevada, Arizona, and California skirmish for dwindling shares of the Colorado River. Into the fray steps Angel Velasquez, leg-breaker, assassin, and spy. A Las Vegas water knife, Angel "cuts" water for his boss, Catherine Case, ensuring that her luxurious developments can bloom in the desert, so the rich can stay wet while the poor get dust. When rumors of a game-changing water source surface in drought-ravaged Phoenix, it seems California is making a play to monopolize the life-giving flow of the river, and Angel is sent to investigate. There, he encounters Lucy... more
Rankings by Category
The Water Knife is ranked in the following categories:
- #40 in Climate Change
- #79 in Environmentalism
- #73 in Las Vegas