Title: The Trees

Author: Percival Everett

"The Trees" is a powerful satirical narrative about vengeance and racial justice in America. In a small rural town, plagued by a series of deadly crimes, two detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation take on the case, only to face resistance from the local sheriff and a group of racist residents. However, they also encounter a second corpse that appears at each crime scene: a man resembling Emmett Till, the young black man who was lynched in the same town 65 years earlier. An investigation initially focused on crimes transforms into a journey into the soul of America's violent past.

In particular, Everett's writing uniquely combines the chilling with the comedic.

Pages: 352

Dimensions: 14.1x14.1cm