Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
by Tom Franklin
First Published: 2010
10 Copies & Reading Guide
For a few months in the late 1970s, Larry, the child of lower-middle-class white parents, and Silas, the son of a poor, single black mother, stepped outside their circumstances to become pals. Then tragedy struck: Larry took a girl on a date, and she was never heard from again. Larry never confessed, but all eyes rested on him. The incident broke their friendship, and then Silas left town. Twenty years later Larry, a solitary mechanic, and Silas, who has returned as a constable, cross paths again, after another girl disappears.
Reading Guide:
LitLovers – Includes Author Info, Reviews, and Discussion Questions
Reviews:
The Washington Post – “Tom Franklin’s Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter“ reviewed by Ron Charles
Paste Magazine – “Review” by David Langness
Kirkus’ Reviews – Reviewed on August 1, 2010
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