South of the Pumphouse is a 2006 novella by rock musician Les Claypool.
The book can be described as a tragic tale containing themes of family, racism, drugs, and misconceptions.
When Earl mistakenly concludes that Donny has slept with his wife, he beats him to death with a boat pole.
The rest of the novel is concerned with the brothers' efforts to dispose of Donny's body, a twist in the tale which explains Earl's mistake and a brief epilogue concerning the sturgeon which the three men were trying to catch during their day's fishing.
Claypool fleetingly addresses the themes of racism and urban decay in his novel.