White Man's Grave Author:Richard Dooling Michael Killigan, a Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa, is missing. His father, Randall, a Detroit lawyer, and Michael's best friend, Boone Westfall, independently launch their own searches for him. Both men assume that American influence extends to the ends of the Earth, but the power they encounter, and the mystery at its core, proves beyon... more »d their expectation or control. Here is a nation, Sierra Leone, erupting into riots and a countryside ruled by warring secret societies of leopard and baboon men who still practice witchcraft and human sacrifice to win political, and supernatural power. An exuberantly funny satire in which litigation, modern medicine, and the insurance business all begin to look a lot like primitive magic. A National Book Award Finalist and Book-of-the-Month Club Selection. "Lush satire...a galloping tale about a clash of world views...Dooling's prose gifts are capacious." (Publishers Weekly)« less