In Percival Everett's literary thriller 'The Trees', Money, Mississippi becomes a nexus of terror as a series of heinous murders grip the town. At each crime scene, investigators find a perplexing clue - a second body mirroring the visage of Emmett Till, echoing a historical atrocity that occurred in the very same place. As detectives delve deeper, they encounter stiff opposition from local authorities and residents entrenched in racism. But as similar murders emerge nationwide, the unsettling truth points to a pattern of vengeance and a deep-rooted scourge of injustice. Searching for guidance, the detectives consult a root doctor who chronicles the nation's lynchings - uncovering a past that claws its way into the present. 'The Trees' is a relentless pursuit of truth in a society shadowed by its own sins, a relentless narrative that captures America's haunting confrontation with its racist legacy.