by Percival Everett Description An uncanny literary thriller addressing the painful legacy of lynching in the US. . Percival Everett’s The Trees is a page-turner that opens with a series of brutal murders in the rural town of Money, Mississippi. When a pair of detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive, they meet expected resistance from the local sheriff, his deputy, the coroner, and a string of racist White townsfolk. The murders present a puzzle, for at each crime scene there is a second dead body: that of a man who resembles Emmett Till. . The detectives suspect that these are killings of retribution, but soon discover that eerily similar murders are taking place all over the country. Something truly strange is afoot. As the bodies pile up, the MBI detectives seek answers from a local root doctor who has been documenting every lynching in the country for years, uncovering a history that refuses to be buried. In this bold, provocative book, Everett takes direct aim at racism and police violence, and does so in a fast-paced style that ensures the reader can’t look away. The Trees is an enormously powerful novel of lasting importance from an author with his finger on America’s pulse. About the Author Percival Everett is the author of more than twenty books. He is the recipient of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and the PEN Center USA Award for Fiction. He teaches at the University of Southern California and lives outside Los Angeles. Product Details Category: Fiction Language: English Format/Binding: Paperback Book Condition: New ISBN-10: 164445064X ISBN-13: 978-1644450642 Publisher: Graywolf Press Date Published: September 21, 2021 Pages: 288 Terms of Sale All book sales are final. No returns or exchanges. Purchaser will receive a new book that has never been read. In stock books will be shipped within 7 business days of receipt of order via a major mail carrier (USPS, UPS, FedEX, or DHL) and may take up to 14 days to arrive depending on the carrier and destination. Special orders typically arrive 14 to 21 days after purchase date. Pre-orders typically arrive on or around book's date of publication.
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