The Bottoms is an Edgar Award Note: the link is to a database, a query must be entered to find this specific work.-winning suspense novel by American author Joe R. Lansdale.
Plot summary
This story takes place during the Great Depression in East Texas. Young Harry Crane discovers the mutilated body of a black woman that sets off a mystery involving rising violence and racism. Despite the efforts of law enforcement, the killing continues. Harry and his younger sister, Thomasina, fix their suspicions on a local horror legend, The Goat Man, who lives deep in the Big Thicket. Together they set out to solve the mystery of who the real killer is.
Awards The 2001 Edgar Award for best novel. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year (2000) The 2000 Herodotus Award for The First US Historical Novel A 2000 Dashiell Hammett Award for "Best Novel" (nominated)THE HAMMETT PRIZE: PAST WINNERS, NOMINEES, AND JUDGES retrieved 8/1/13 The 2001 Mystery Readers International's Macavity Awards for best mystery novel. (nominated)
Editions
This book was published as lettered edition and a limited edition by Subterranean Press and as a trade hardcover by Mysterious Press. It was re-issued as a trade paperback by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Publications on 7 December 2010. As of August 2012, all hardcover editions are out of print.
Film adaptation As of 2014 the book was being co-produced for a film by Joe R. Lansdale, Bill Paxton,Bill Paxton on Oprah Winfrey, retrieved 7/31/13 and Brad Wyman. Paxton died in 2017, making any further plans uncertain.
References
External links Author's Official Website Publisher's Website Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Website