Killed in a botched robbery, Skunk McPherson returns to life via a series of letters to his children. In them he plants clues that send Mute, Sweet Tooth and Doubletalk McPherson on a wild hunt for hidden loot, all the while trailed by lovers and ex-lovers, Skunk's old cronies, private detectives, the police and a host of unsuspected relatives. Death and comedy combine in a spectacularly twisted journey of self-discovery.