Being dead is most definitely an impediment to writing a book, under ordinary circumstances. But the narrator of this novel, Taddeus Augustus Baps, has turned into a duppy-a ghost renowned in Caribbean folklore-and he has a story to tell. At first, he thinks that his new status as a spirit will provide some mischievous fun, but he's in for disappointment. He gets whisked off to heaven-via minibus-where he meets not only God but some other interesting characters, and finds that the afterlife can be more irritating than one might expect . . . This smart, rollicking, and ultimately uplifting tale is a delight from the prize-winning author of The Lunatic and other comic novels.
