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Assumption
Contributor(s): Everett, Percival (Author)
ISBN: 1555975984     ISBN-13: 9781555975982
Publisher: Graywolf Press
OUR PRICE:   $15.30  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2011930486
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.65 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - New Mexico
- Cultural Region - Southwest U.S.
- Geographic Orientation - Colorado
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
 
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A baffling triptych of murder mysteries by the author of I Am Not Sidney Poitier

Ogden 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.

Contributor Bio(s): Everett, Percival: - 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.