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May Lynn dreamed of being a movie star. But her future was short, and it wasn´t on the silver screen. It was down in the dark depths of the Sabine River with a sewing machine wired to her feet.

In Depression-era Texas, a better life is hard to come by. May Lynn´s friends Sue Ellen, Terry and Jinx know they need to leave, and now they have a reason - they´re going to take May´s ashes all the way to Hollywood.

But silent obstacles stand in their way: a family´s worth of betrayal, a fortune´s worth of stolen gold, and a legendary killer who´ll stop at nothing...

Joe R. Lansdale is one of the great American crime writers and Edge of Dark Water shows him at his finest. If you haven´t read him yet, you´re missing out.

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The pace never slackens, the writing is elegance personified, and the story tugs at the heartstrings Daily Mail

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R. Lansdale, Joe

Joe R. Lansdale is the author of over thirty novels and numerous short stories. He has received the British Fantasy Award, the American Mystery Award, the Edgar Award, the Grinzane Cavour Prize for Literature, and seven Bram Stoker Awards. Lansdale´s Hap and Leonard series has been adapted for TV by the Sundance Channel, starring James Purefoy and Michael K. Williams. He lives with his family in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Visit his website at www.joerlansdale.com, follow him on Twitter @joelansdale or find him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JoeRLansdale.

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