Title: Edge of dark water
Description: Trying to escape her worthless life leads to unexpected and disastrous consequences when Sue Ellen steals money and a raft and embarks on a journey to dig up her best friend's body, burn it, and sprinkle the ashes in Hollywood.
Subjects: Female friendship, Fiction, Serial murderers, Voyages and travels, Loss (Psychology), History
Places: East Texas, United States
Time periods: 1919-1933