When Emma Gardner, a sharp New York Times writer, learns of her father's sudden death, she returns to her hometown to discover that the picturesque farming hamlet of her youth has been decimated by drought and has become a place plagued by gangs and the negative effects of extreme poverty. She rapidly realizes that her father's death was far from accidental. Overzealous environmentalists, a local warlord, and other farmers jealous of her father's stellar reputation are among the suspects.
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When Emma Gardner, a sharp New York Times writer, learns of her father's sudden death, she returns to her hometown to discover that the picturesque farming hamlet of her youth has been decimated by drought and has become a place plagued by gangs and the negative effects of extreme poverty. She rapidly realizes that her father's death was far from accidental. Overzealous environmentalists, a local warlord, and other farmers jealous of her father's stellar reputation are among the suspects.
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