The trees

USA, early 21st century: In the town of Money in the South, several men are murdered: mostly fat, stupid, and white. Next to each corpse, a body appears bearing the features of Emmett Till, a Black boy lynched in 1955. Two African American detectives are investigating, but the sheriff and a group of stubborn rednecks fiercely oppose them. As the murders spread across America, the detectives seek the solution to the mystery in the archives of Mama Z, who has been keeping records of the victims of lynch justice in Money for decades. A breathtaking blend of parody and hardboiled thriller, unlike anything seen in American literature before.