In the summer of 1958,13-year-old Stanley Mitchell discovers old troubled love letters that lead him to a long-ago house fire and the deaths of two young women. Obsessed with investigating their fates, Stanley finds a guide and mentor in retired Indian Reservation policeman Buster Lighthouse Smith. Together, they find that not every buried thing stays dead. Unabridged.
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In the summer of 1958,13-year-old Stanley Mitchell discovers old troubled love letters that lead him to a long-ago house fire and the deaths of two young women. Obsessed with investigating their fates, Stanley finds a guide and mentor in retired Indian Reservation policeman Buster Lighthouse Smith. Together, they find that not every buried thing stays dead. Unabridged.
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Good in good dust jacket. 6 cassettes. Audience: General/trade. 6 AUDIO CASSETTES, tested for your satisfaction for a worthwhile set, withdrawn from the library collection, in the clamshell case. Some shelf wear to the box and library markings to the box and the cassettes. There is a marker line to each cassette from the library. The audio cassettes are in individual slots, protected and clear sounding. Enjoy this performance on Audio Cassette Tapes!
Add this copy of A Fine Dark Line to cart. $62.93, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Brilliance Audio.
I found this to be one of the more insightful stories I've read. The period that this story was placed is a time of great changes in the U S . I felt as if I was there; almost could feel the warm Texas air. I've loaned this book to several people and always got a "wow".
pamela1717
May 24, 2009
4.25 stars! A nice surprise!
4.25 stars! A nice suprise! I really enjoyed this novel of Lansdale's (much more than The Bottoms). I found it to be a very entertaining and nostalgic coming of age/mystery story told in the folksy style of a 13 year old in the 1950s. The 1950s seem to be a great time of which to write due to it's innocence and it's conflicting darkness (in this case, racism, child abuse, spouse abuse) and this one has it all...it sounds dark, but it made me laugh on several occassions. I was sold on this story early for two reasons: first Lansdale's dedication, "In memory of Cooter. Brave, True, and Nobel Protector. Friend. Family dog." (as those who know me are aware, I'm a big believer of dogs being part of the family); and second, after reading this passage, "Like Huckleberry Finn, Richard wasn't the sort that would make a great adult, but he was one hell of a kid. He could ride a bike faster than the wind, could toss a pocketknife between his toes and not stick himself, knew the woods, could climb a tree like a gibbon, and juggle four rubber balls at a time." This is just one example of the Lansdale's simple prose you will find in this story--and the tale "ain't" bad either!
