Chicago, 1954. When his father goes missing, 22-year-old Atticus embarks on a trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his uncle George - publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide - and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey they encounter both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the weird tales George devours. Melds historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror and fantasy.