The Bottoms

By: Joe R. Lansdale

Narrated by: Brad Sanders

This Edgar Award winner is "equal parts morality tale and page-turning thriller" (Denver Post)—classic American storytelling in its truest, darkest, and most affecting form, with echoes of William Faulkner and Harper Lee.

It's 1933 in East Texas and the Depression lingers in the air like a slow-moving storm. When a young Harry Collins and his little sister stumble across the body of a black woman who has been savagely mutilated and left to die in the bottoms of the Sabine River, their small town is instantly charged with tension. When a second body turns up, this time of a white woman, there is little Harry can do from stopping his Klan neighbors from lynching an innocent black man. Together with his younger sister, Harry sets out to discover who the real killer is, and to do so they will search for a truth that resides far deeper than any river or skin color.

Contains mature themes.

©2000 Joe R. Lansdale (P)2023 Tantor

Love this author and this narrator fabulous

Great story especially if you grew up in a rural small town and in the woods and streams you will love the characters and dialogue

Recommend without hesitation

Fabulously layered historical fiction! I would recommend this without hesitation and was disappointed when it was over.

Among the Very Best by Lansdale

THE BOTTOMS is one of the very best books by one of the very best authors of our generation, Joe Lansdale. Joe Lansdale is a legendary story teller and THE BOTTOMS is a great example of Lansdale at his best. Brad Sanders once again does a brilliant narration of a Lansdale classic such as he did with PARADISE SKY.

Excellent story!

I loved this story so much. It was brutally beautiful. This is story-telling at its' finest!

Fantastic performance! great dialog

the narrator is amazing, brought the characters to life. nuanced discussions on race and family