Assumption
A baffling triptych of murder mysteries by the author of I Am Not Sidney PoitierOgden Walker, deputy sheriff of a small New Mexico town, is on the trail of an old woman’s murderer. But at the crime scene, his are the only footprints leading up to and away from her door. Something is amiss, and...
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A baffling triptych of murder mysteries by the author of I Am Not Sidney PoitierOgden Walker, deputy sheriff of a small New Mexico town, is on the trail of an old woman’s murderer. But at the crime scene, his are the only footprints leading up to and away from her door. Something is amiss, and even his mother knows it. As other cases pile up, Ogden gives chase, pursuing flimsy leads for even flimsier reasons. His hunt leads him from the seamier side of Denver to a hippie commune as he seeks the puzzling solution. In Assumption, his follow-up to the wickedly funny I Am Not Sidney Poitier, Percival Everett is in top form as he once again upends our expectations about characters, plot, race, and meaning. A wild ride to the heart of a baffling mystery, Assumption is a literary thriller like no other.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781555975982 (1555975984)
Publish date: October 25th 2011
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Pages no: 225
Edition language: English
A set of linked mystery stories that turn the conventions of the genre upside down. Just when you Everett has fooled you into thinking you are reading conventional mystery stories, he slams you with a surprise ending you won't soon forget. Very enjoyable if you are ready for something a little diffe...
Assumption is a very different novel in style, voice and ostensible subject than the other Everett novel I recently finished, Erasure: A Novel. It is at least as good, if not better, in my opinion. It's made up of three novella-length stories tied together by the character of Ogden Walker, a deputy ...
I guess that it's not giving too much away, if I talk about the title. Or maybe it is. I totally forgot about the title while I was reading about three cases being investigated by Deputy Ogden Walker, and then I realized after I finished that I maybe shouldn't have totally ignored the title as clue....