num_pages: 208
description: Woodrell, author of Tomato Red, delivers his most powerful work to date in The Death of Sweet Mister. Like Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn, Shuggie Akins tells his story of a reluctant descent into the world of adults in this unforgettable and ultimately moving novel.
language: English
title: The Death of Sweet Mister
titlecomplete: The Death of Sweet Mister
genres: Noir, Mystery, Southern, Southern Gothic, Contemporary, Family, Coming Of Age, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 3232
publisher: Plume