13 October 2007
Joe R. Lansdale – A Fine Dark Line and Sunset and Sawdust
Posted by Dirk under: books .
Two more Joe R. Landsale books from the library.
A Fine Dark Line involved another young protagonist in Texas. His family own a drive in theater and his discovery of a box of old love letters in a burned out old house lead him into an old mystery. I liked this book better than The Bottoms but I liked Sunset and Sawdust even more. S&S starts off with a bang and keeps the pace up for the rest of the book. A woman (Sunset) takes over as constable for her husband (after she shoots him dead. He deserved it though) and deals with some real bad dudes. It’s a very fun book, I thought. Lots of humor and action and memorable characters. Far and away my favorite of the three recent Lansdale books I read.