Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
by Tom Franklin
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin holds a well received rating of 3.82 out of 5, based on 28.9K reader ratings. First published in 2009. The book spans 274 pages.
About Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Tom Franklin's extraordinary talent has been hailed by the leading lights of contemporary literature—Philip Roth, Richard Ford, Lee Smith, and Dennis Lebanese. Reviewers have called his fiction “ingenious” (USA Today) and “compulsively readable” (Memphis Commercial Appeal). His narrative power and flair for characterization have been compared to the likes of Harper Lee, Flannery O'Connor, Elmore Leonard, and Cormac McCarthy. Now the Edgar Award-winning author returns with his most accomplished and resonant novel so far—an atmospheric drama set in rural Mississippi. In the late 1970s, Larry Ott and Silas "32" Jones were boyhood pals. Their worlds were as different as night and day: Larry, the child of lower-middle-class white parents, and Silas, the son of a poor, single black mother. Yet for a few months the boys stepped outside of their circumstances and shared a special bond. But then tragedy struck: Larry took a girl on a date to a drive-in movie, and she was never heard from again. She was never found and Larry never confessed, but all eyes rested on him as the culprit. The incident shook the county and perhaps Silas most of all. His friendship with Larry was broken, and then Silas left town.More than twenty years have passed. Larry, a mechanic, lives a solitary existence, never able to rise above the whispers of suspicion. Silas has returned as a constable. He and Larry have no reason to cross paths until another girl disappears and Larry is blamed again. And now the two men who once called each other friend are forced to confront the past they've buried and ignored for decades.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Tom Franklin |
| Published | 2009 |
| Pages | 274 |
| Genres | Mystery & Thriller, Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Suspense |
| Average Rating | 3.82 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 28,875 |
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What genre is Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter?
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is categorized as Mystery & Thriller, Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller. Its primary genre classification is Mystery & Thriller.
Is Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter worth reading?
Based on 28.9K reader ratings, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter has an average score of 3.82 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received."
How many pages is Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter?
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter has 274 pages.
Who wrote Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter?
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter was written by Tom Franklin. It was first published in 2009.
What is the ISBN for Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter?
The ISBN-13 for Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is 9780060594660.0.
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