The World Beneath

Aaron Gwyn

earliest edition we have, 2009 Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 2009 192 pages

A mesmerizing literary novel that begins when a boy goes missing—and winds into an obsessive hunt with murderous results. One cold November morning in Perser, Oklahoma, Sheriff Jerry Martin receives a disturbing call: a local fifteen-year-old has disappeared. The boy, J.T., who is half Mexican, half Chickasaw and has been raised by his grandmother, is known for starting trouble. Sheriff Martin sets out on a fevered...

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World Beneath edition · 2009 · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 192 pages · 9780393350333
World Beneath edition · 2009 · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 192 pages · 9780393071559
The World Beneath edition · 2009 · W.W. Norton & Co. · 213 pages · 9780393067231

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