Here Goes Nothing

In this darkly humorous novel by Booker-shortlisted author Steve Toltz, Angus Mooney grapples with the absurdity of his untimely murder and the existential questions it raises. Cut off from life and unsure about the afterlife, he struggles with feelings of humiliation and longing for his spirited wife, Gracie, who is now expecting their first child. As he watches from beyond, Angus discovers that his murderer is drawing perilously close to Gracie, all while a pandemic complicates the realm of the afterlife.