| The Bottoms | |
| Author: | Joe R. Lansdale |
| Cover Artist: | Alan M. Clark |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Subterranean Press, Mysterious Press |
| Pub Date: | 1 May 2000 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages: | 332 |
| Isbn: | 1-892284-60-X |
| Preceded By: | Blood Dance (2000) |
| Followed By: | A Fine Dark Line (2002) |
The Bottoms is an Edgar Award[1] -winning suspense novel by American author Joe R. Lansdale.
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.
This book was published as lettered edition and a limited edition by Subterranean Press[7] 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.[8] As of August 2012, all hardcover editions are out of print.
As of 2014 the book was being co-produced for a film by Joe R. Lansdale, Bill Paxton,[9] and Brad Wyman.[10] [11] Paxton died in 2017, making any further plans uncertain.