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Gas Light

Femi Kayode

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#6012 of 8,085 books · #1998 in Crime & Thriller

Shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (2024).

A Nigerian psychologist travels to a remote southern border town to uncover the truth about the murder of three university students in this thriller. When Dr. Philip Taiwo is called on by a powerful Nigerian politician to investigate the public torture and murder of three university students in remote Port Harcourt, he has no idea that he's about to be enveloped by a perilous case that is far from cold. Philip is not a detective. He's an investigative psychologist, an academic more interested in figuring out the why of a crime than actually solving it. But when he steps off the plane and into the dizzying frenzy of the provincial airport, he soon realizes that the murder of the Okriki Three isn't as straightforward as he thought. With the help of his loyal and streetwise personal driver, Chika, Philip must work against those actively conspiring against him to parse together the truth of what happened to these students. A thrilling and atmospheric mystery, and an unforgettable portrait of the contemporary Nigerian sociopolitical landscape, Gas Light is a wrenching novel tackling the porousness between the first and third worlds, the enduring strength of tribalism and homeland identity, and the human need for connection in the face of isolation.

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Publisher
Hachette UK
ISBN-13
9780316536608
Topics
Murder investigationNigerian sociopolitical landscapeTribalism and identity

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