A review by girlnxtdoor
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

4.0

This book was Slingblade meets Heat of the Night (old 80's TV show). It was a slow mover for me. So much in fact that I started to put it down and read something else. I am so glad I didn't. I never read mystery novels. It's just not my thing but this was more than an average mystery novel. When it grabbed my interest I was totally hooked. I couldn't put the thing down. Give it a chance. I don't think you will be disappointed. It's very Southern and Small townish throughout the novel so understand this going into the book. There were moments when I wanted to cry for Larry Ott and moments I wanted to slap Silas. I actually believe this would be a good novel to go into High School Literature classes. I know it could spark great writing skills and discussions to make the reader stop and think about the world we lived/live in. It's still relevant.