Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (2010) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Larry Ott: 41 year old white man; lived alone; lives in rural Mississippi; dines on McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken; a mechanic; Stephen King fan; loves reading;
• Wallace Stringfellow: Larry's only friend;
• Roy French: Gerald County Chief Investigator; a former game warden & a Vietnam Vet; in his late 50's; close-cropped red hair; tall; thin;
• Tina Rutherford: missing 19-year old college student; daughter of the mill owner
• Cindy Walker: abducted 25 years ago; stepfather is Cecil Walker
• Silas Jones: a black man nicknamed "32" or "Constable," his occupation - the sole law enforcement of Chabot; volunteer firefighter; high school athlete; Voncille shares the one-room building of the Chabot Town Hall with him
• Rutherfords: own the Rutherford Lumber Company; wealthy; land-rich;
• Miss Voncille: early 50's; white woman; red hair; Town clerk; Silas shares the one-room building of the Chabot Town Hall with her
• Morton Morrisette: nicknamed M&M a black marijuana dealer whom Silas found dead on Rutherford property;
• Charles Deacon: a well-known crackhead thought to have been with M&M shortly before M&M's vehicle was found burning;
• Angie: an EMT whom Silas has been seeing;
• Tab Johnson: an EMT;
• Shannon Knight: the police reporter
• Morris Sheffield: Chabot's mayor (Mayor Mo); real estate agent; volunteer firefighter;
• Marla: the cook at The Hub;
• Olivia: mail delivery woman;
• Irina Mott: on Olivia's postal route
• Carl Ott: Larry's father; was a mechanic
• Cecil Walker: would hang around Carl's garage; stepfather of Cindy Walker;
• Shelia: Cindy Walker's mother;
• John Wayne Gacy: Wallace's dog - part pit bull, part chow;
• Brenda: Worked at the nursing home Larry's mother lived at. Went so school with Larry & Silas.
• Momma: Two childhood friends reconnect after suspicious disapearance
• Cheryl: Add a description of this character.
• Olivia
• Mayor Mo
• Amos
• Buick
• Dr. Milton

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Chabot, MS: where story takes place
• Fulsom, MS: north of Chabot
• Chicago
• Fulsom
• Town Hall
• River Acres
• Memphis

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Tom Franklin (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Edgar Award (Finalist, 2011: Best Novel)
• Dashiell Hammett Award (Finalist, 2010)
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2010: Mystery/Thriller)
• Barry Award (2011: Best Novel, Nominee)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3556.R343 C76
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Amazon: Also includes an Author Q&A.