A Fine Dark Line (Paperback) by Joe R Lansdale

from MiaCulpa

If you handed me a A Fine Dark Line without telling me the author, I still would have known it was a Joe R. Lansdale work with the first page or so. In his distinctive style, Lansdale weaves a story of a young boy living in 1950s Texas and some past events that come back to haunt the then present...

from timdt

This is one of Lansdale's stronger novels and he mixes familiar elements from other works very well. You have a coming of age story, an abused childhood friend and racial tension all handled deftly with an unflinching and raw tenderness that marks many of his books. You really can't go wrong with...

from bjkelley

I love the Hap and Leonard series by Lansdale, but tend to forget how good his stand alone book are. The only thing I could compare "A Fine Dark Line" to would be Tom Sawyer/Huckelberry Finn, although I think this book is superior to either of those.

from Clurb

1958 and Stanley's family moves to a small town where he spends his summer holidays uncovering the shady secrets of the townsfolk and solving mysteries with the help of his abused friend Richard and the old black man, Buster, who works for his father. This is a wonderful, fast-paced suspense ramm...

from howifeelaboutbooks

The writing in this book was a bit clunky, but the overall story was good. I think it would work great as a movie because it was very visual.