American Gods

Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane he meets the enigmatic Mr. Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America. Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, while all around them a storm of preternatural proportions threatens to break. Scary, gripping and deeply unsettling, American Gods delves into the soul of America. You'll be surprised by what - and who - you find there . . .