In Money, Mississippi, a series of brutal murders puzzles local police and state investigators. At each crime scene, the body of a white victim is found alongside the corpse of a Black man who resembles Emmett Till; however, the second body consistently vanishes from the morgue, only to reappear at the next murder site. Detectives Ed Morgan and Jim Davis from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive to find a town steeped in historical denial. The killings soon escalate into a national epidemic of vigilante retribution against those linked to historical lynchings.
Readers of satirical noir and social commentary turn to this novel for its confrontational approach to American history. It appeals to those who prefer sharp, rhythmic dialogue and a plot that blends procedural mystery with supernatural horror. The reader finishes the book with a stark inventory of racial violence and a realization of how past atrocities remain active in the present. It offers a reckoning with the weight of names, legacy, and the impossibility of true closure.
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
