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A Fine Dark Line

By: Joe R. Lansdale
Narrated by: Brad Sanders
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Thirteen-year-old Stanley Mitchel Jr. spends most of his time helping his family run the town's drive-in movie theater, reading ten-cent comics, and playing with his dog Nub.

Life in East Texas circa 1958 is not very exciting until Stanley discovers a stash of old, crumbling love letters in a pile of burnt rubble behind the drive-in. As Stanley reads through the letters, he finds himself in the middle of a town mystery and discovering the secrets of his sleepy town.

Stanley, with the help of the old projectionist and his older sister, uncovers the identities of the people who penned the letters and sheds light on a shocking twenty-year-old murder plot. As Stanley unearths more and more truths, he realizes the injustices of life in East Texas in the 1950s including class, race, gender, and the cruelty of unrequited love. Stanley feels betrayed by his family and his town as he takes a closer look at the dark truth and refuses to allow himself to succumb to the darkness.

Contains mature themes.

©2003 Joe R. Lansdale (P)2023 Tantor

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Another Lansdale Classic

A FINE DARK LINE by Joe R. Lansdale was originally published over twenty years ago. I am absolutely thrilled that this classic Lansdale story is now available in audiobook format and the fact that Brad Sanders is the narrator makes this even more amazing. Brad Sanders is the perfect narrator for this classic story by one of the greatest storytellers of our generation.

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Fantastic

Excellent coming of age story.
Vivid details and characters.
Didn't want this one to end.

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Wonderful coming of age

Even though there is some mention of sexy stuff, this would be a great book for a teenager. I read this with a book club. We liked the characters. I didn’t like the narrator - the voice didn’t fit the character. I was really into this book and finished it quickly.

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