Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter

Name: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Author: Tom Franklin

by Tom Franklin

Two boys' lives intersect years later when one is accused of the other's disappearance

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Tom Franklin

Tom Franklin is an American crime writer and short story writer from Alabama whose debut novel Hell at the Breech drew comparisons to Cormac McCarthy for its portrayal of violence in the rural South. Crooked Letter Crooked Letter is a beautifully written crime novel about race and memory in Mississippi. He received the Edgar Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

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Crooked Letter Crooked LetterTwo boys' lives intersect years later when one is accused of the other's disappearance