If you havent read him yet, youre missing out. In the end, Sue Ellen will learn a harsh lesson on just how hard growing up can really be. Lansdale is one of the great American crime writers and Edge of Dark Water shows him at his finest. and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. And what looks like a prime opportunity to escape from a worthless life will instead lead to disastrous consequences. : Edge of Dark Water (9780316188432) by Lansdale, Joe R. Only problem is, Sue Ellen has some stolen money that her enemies will do anything to get back. If May Lynn can't become a star, then at least her ashes will end up in the land of her dreams.Īlong with her friends Terry and Jinx and her alcoholic mother, Sue Ellen steals a raft and heads downriver to carry May Lynn's remains to Hollywood. Sue Ellen, May Lynn's strong-willed teenage friend, sets out to dig up May Lynn's body, burn it to ash, and take those ashes to Hollywood to spread around. Little, Brown/Mulholland, 25. The main character, Sue Ellen and her best friend Terry are out fishing with her father and uncle one day when they make a startling discovery that will change the direction of all their lives.
Now she's dead, her body dredged up from the Sabine River. EDGE OF DARK WATER is the story of some kids growing up as best they can in rural Texas. May Lynn was once a pretty girl who dreamed of becoming a Hollywood star. An Edgar Award winner blends Mark Twain's humor and Stephen King's suspense in this darkly compelling novel of three friends determined to take their friend's ashes to Hollywood.
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