Another new book from David Hiscox: American Peckers

American Peckers is an unusual, genre-bending philosophical mystery set in the afterlife, where the boundaries between truth and legacy blur.

When a mortal visitor is mysteriously wronged in paradise, the celestial order is shaken. Enter Confucius, the ancient sage and moral compass of paradise, who turns celestial sleuth and takes it upon himself to unravel the truth behind the crime.

His investigation leads him through a surreal landscape populated by the spirits of American political leaders, each offering cryptic clues, evasive answers, or unsettling confessions.

He doesn’t rely on testimony alone; he consults the I-Ching, the ancient Chinese Book of Changes, using its cryptic wisdom to divine the sincerity behind each answer and to illuminate the hidden patterns of deceit.

As the investigation deepens, American Peckers becomes more than a complicated detective story. It’s a mild, satirical commentary on integrity, power, and the moral contradictions that haunt the political sphere.

With foreign eyes and a touch of metaphysical flair, the novel challenges readers to consider not just who committed the crime, but what it means to be truly honourable, questioning the nature of integrity, legacy, and moral accountability in the political sphere.

Blending metaphysical intrigue with historical turning points, American Peckers is not just a whodunit, it’s a provocative exploration of how power corrupts, how history remembers, and how truth can be both divine and elusive.

This book is available on Amazon