The Occidental Book of the Dead

Released: October 6, 2026
Length: 28 hrs 40 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: William Morrow

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"The Occidental Book of the Dead" by T. Geronimo Johnson is a darkly humorous and inventive literary crime novel set in Atlanta during the early 1990s. It follows George Washington Jonson, a Black cop whose life begins to unravel following a violent incident on patrol that challenges his personal and professional identities. Spanning two decades, the story explores themes of race, integrity, and the fractured American experience through a layered and provocative narrative.

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