Brutal murders shake the state of Mississippi. Each time, next to the respective victim lies the corpse of the same black man, which disappears after being taken to the morgue, only to reappear at the scene of the next crime. Two police officers and an FBI agent try to solve the mystery. The evidence they gather shows that the case is linked to the lynching of fourteen-year-old African American Emmett Till, half a century earlier.

“In a brilliant way, Percival Everett (b. USA, 1956) uses a thrilling adventure to address a deeply political issue” (The Guardian). “A hilarious yet simultaneously terrifying crime story” (The New Yorker), “written by an exceptional author” (The Sunday Times). Nominated for the 2022 Booker Prize.