Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter: A Novel

from katiekrug

I won't do justice to this book, no matter what I write. I am not even sure how to categorize it - mystery, coming of age, Southern gothic, an exploration of race - they all fit to one degree or another. Gorgeously written (despite some bad copy editing which left one too many typos in my edition...

from jcwlib

This book was another book that I "heard" about on Twitter. I found an ARC copy on the giveaway shelf at work. I was immediately caught up in this book when the main character is held at gun point in the first chapter. The plot in the present day was so moving that it was hard to be interrupted w...

from jcwlib

This book was another book that I "heard" about on Twitter. I found an ARC copy on the giveaway shelf at work. I was immediately caught up in this book when the main character is held at gun point in the first chapter. The plot in the present day was so moving that it was hard to be interrupted w...

from cammykitty

Tom Franklin's atmospheric literary mystery Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter description of small-town Mississippi during it's racist past and it's now less than perfect present makes this book, with it's twisted interweaving of personal relationships and it's sadly believable depictions of abuse, ...

from msf59

Larry Ott and Silas Jones were friends. Larry was a white awkward, teenager, from a working class family. Silas was a black, athletic kid, from the very poor side of town. The setting is rural Mississippi, in the late 70s. Tragedy strikes. Larry goes on a date with a neighbor girl. The girl ends ...