flag. His writing just gets better with each book. Mr. Lansdale doesn’t beat you over the head with it, but demonstrates how fragile life and friendship can be. share. I worried about the safety of these characters, but I also rooted for them to continue their adventure. The story is told in the first person, from the perspective of Sue Ellen, a young girl from East Texas. Edge of Dark Water covers many themes that deal with the plight of humanity: love, hate, racism, parenting, child abuse, murder, friendship, and evil of the worse kind. What made the experience of listening to Edge of Dark Water the most enjoyable? No_Favorite. Edge of Dark Water is a murder/mystery novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale.It was published by Mulholland Books in March 2012. EDGE OF DARK WATER is an incredible novel that I have to recommend. Edge of dark water Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. The first book by Lansdale that I have read that didn’t have either a Hap or a Leonard anywhere to be seen.. -- Ostensibly a murder mystery, Edge of Dark Water ultimately plays out like a nightmare fuel version of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: a coming-of-age story, but with bloated/waterlogged corpses, grave robbing, and laudanum addiction. Edge of Dark Water. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. Sue Ellen Wilson is a 16 year old from a poor family, living in the ‘river bottoms’ of the Sabine River. Listen to a sample Listen to a sample Description; Creators; Details; Reviews; May Lynn is a pretty girl who dreams of becoming a Hollywood star—until her dead body is dredged up from the Sabine River. Edge Of Dark Water is set during the time of the Great Depression in East Texas. Would you ever listen to anything by Joe Lansdale again? The author clearly portrays life as it was during the thirties. This information about Edge of Dark Water shown above was first featured in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly "Publishing This Week" newsletter. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Edge of Dark Water Book descriptions Trying to escape her worthless life leads to unexpected and disastrous consequences when Sue Ellen steals money and a raft and embarks on a journey to dig up her best friend's body, burn it, and sprinkle the ashes in Hollywood. Here it is! EMBED. Title: Edge of Dark Water Author: Joe R. Lansdale Publisher: Mulholland Books, 2020 Formats: Kindle (.mobi), ePub (.epub), PDF (.pdf) Pages: 292 Downloads: Edge of Dark Water.pdf (2.3 MB), Edge of Dark Water.mobi (6.9 MB), Edge of Dark Water.epub (3.4 MB) Mark Twain meets classic Stephen King-a bold new direction for widely acclaimed Edgar Award winner Joe R. Lansdale. A limited edition has been issued by British publisher PS Publications. 1. Absolutely. Edge Of Dark Water by Joe R Lansdale. by Joe R. Lansdale Angèle Masters Audiobook. “Edge of Dark Water describes a trip downriver that is one-half Huck Finn, one-half Deliverance, and entirely Joe Lansdale. "EDGE OF DARK WATER describes a trip downriver that is one-half Huck Finn, one-half Deliverance, and entirely Joe Lansdale.If you aren't familiar with the work of this true American original, and master of hillbilly noir, climb in the boat and hang on for dear life: the water is rough." Edge of Dark Water by Joe R. Lansdale. Great writing, wonderful story, excellent performance. If you aren’t familiar with the work of this true American original, and master of hillbilly noir, climb in the boat and hang on for dear life: the water is rough.” — Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author That summer, Daddy went from telephoning and dynamiting fish to poisoning them with green walnuts. 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