White Man's Grave : A Novel Book

When Peace Corps volunteer Michael Killigan goes missing in West Africa, his father Randall and his best friend Boone Westfall begin separate quests to find him. Randall, a bankruptcy lawyer, is the warlord of his world, a shark in a fishbowl, exercising power with mad, relentless, hilarious glee; Boone, an American innocent abroad, journeys to the African bush, protected by the twin charms of the passport and the almighty dollar. In seeking Michael, both men find much more than they bargain for.

Richard Dooling's debut, Critical Care, was hailed as a "very funny first novel" (Washington Post) that reached "Evelyn Waugh-like heights" (Booklist). Dooling's scandalously funny new satire focuses on the search for Peace Corps volunteer Michael Killigan among the witches, witch finders, disgruntled ancestors, and bush devils in West Africa.