Sunset and Sawdust (33 page)

JOE R. LANSDALE

Sunset and Sawdust

Joe R. Lansdale has written more than a dozen novels in the suspense, horror, and Western genres. He has also edited several anthologies. He has received the British Fantasy Award, the American Mystery Award, six Bram Stoker Awards, and the 2001 Edgar Award for best novel from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Nacogdoches, Texas, with his family.

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FIRST VINTAGE CRIME/BLACK LIZARD EDITION, JANUARY 2005

Copyright © 2004 by Joe R. Lansdale

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the Knopf edition as follows:
Lansdale, Joe R., [date]
Sunset and sawdust / Joe R. Lansdale — 1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Policewomen—Fiction. 2. Depressions—Fiction. 3. Texas, East—
Fiction. 4. Race relations—Fiction. 5. Land tenure—Fiction.
6. Widows—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3562.A557S86 2004
813’54—dc22 2003060478

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