Assumption

A Novel

By: Percival Everett

Narrated by: Ron Butler

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.

©2011 Percival Everett (P)2024 Tantor

Percival Everett writes a Murder Mystery?

In the context of Erasure, is it fair to classify this book as Genre Fiction? It sure reads like a Murder Mystery. Obviously different from his other books, but well-crafted.

Assumptions was first published in print in 2012 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/assumption-by-percival-everett-book-review.html

Simply everett

The narrator is fantastic and truly captures the characteristics of the characters. It makes you feel as if you are present during many of the events. The book's sarcastic tone, combined with straightforward examples during character dialogues, makes it very enjoyable. It follows the same style as other books by this author.

So cliché it’s absurd

While compelling and well written, the ending would have made me throw a real book across the room.