Gaslight
The second Philip Taiwo investigation
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- ¥2,400
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER 2024
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SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
'Wonderful' Lee Child
'Outstanding' Nadine Matheson
'Riveting' Harriet Tyce
'Brilliant' Janice Hallett
'We know you know. Talk and you're next.'
Bishop Jeremiah Dawodu, pastor of a Nigerian megachurch, has been arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, Folasade, the 'First Lady' of the church. The arrest was public, humiliating and sensational - sending shockwaves through Lagos - but throughout it all, Bishop Dawodu maintains his innocence.
Philip Taiwo, an acclaimed investigative psychologist, is asked by his sister, a member of the church's congregation, to clear the pastor's name. With no actual body, it looks to be a simple case and despite Philip's dislike of organised religion, he agrees to take it on as a favour to his sister. Then the First Lady's body is found in a nearby lake just as Philip's beloved family come under attack from someone warning him off the case, and he realises that nothing to do with this investigation will be straightforward.
Was it murder or suicide? Is someone framing the Bishop or the First Lady?
Gaslight is the sensational follow up to Femi Kayode's acclaimed debut, Lightseekers, picked as a Book of the Month by the Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times and Irish Times
'Femi Kayode is an unparalleled wordsmith' S. A. Cosby
'Deftly plotted, with strong characterisation and a great sense of place' Guardian
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Kayode's vivid sequel to 2021's Lightseekers sees former SFPD psychologist Philip Taiwo back in his native Nigeria searching for the missing wife of Jeremiah Dawodu, the ultrarich bishop of a local megachurch. In the eyes of her husband's congregants, Sade Dawodu is a flighty troublemaker known to skip public appearances, so when she disappears for several days, they don't think much of it. Before long, however, police claim to have evidence of foul play and tap Philip and his sidekick, Chika Makuochi, to sift through suspects including church pastors, corrupt government officials, and the bishop himself. Having recently returned to Nigeria after two decades in the U.S., Philip must acclimate to scarce public records and a culture of obfuscation as he carries out his investigation. Meanwhile, Philip and his wife, law professor Folake, grapple with their 15-year-old daughter's compulsive stealing; Philip approaches it like a case, trying to determine whether the girl's funding a drug habit or committing the thefts for some other reason. Kayode joins the two investigations in surprising and satisfying ways, maintaining steady momentum and populating the story with well-drawn characters. His evocative portrait of contemporary Nigeria is icing on the cake. This series continues to captivate.
