Oyinkan Braithwaite

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2019 Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019 Winner of the 2019 LA Times Award for Best Crime Thriller Capital Crime Debut Author of the Year 2019 __________ 'A literary sensation' Guardian 'A bombshell of a book... Sharp, explosive, hilarious' New York Times 'Glittering and funny... A stiletto slipped between the ribs and through the left ventricle of the heart' Financial Times __________ When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. This'll be the third boyfriend Ayoola's dispatched in, quote, self-defence and the third mess that her lethal little sibling has left Korede to clear away. She should probably go to the police for the good of the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first. Until, that is, Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede's long been in love with him, and isn't prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other...

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2019

My Sister, the Serial Killer

When his girlfriend throws him out during the pandemic, Bambi has to go to his Uncle's house in lock-down Lagos. He arrives during a blackout, and is surprised to find his Aunty Bidemi sitting in a candlelit room with another woman. They both claim to be the mother of the baby boy, fast asleep in his crib. At night Bambi is kept awake by the baby's cries, and during the days he is disturbed by a cockerel that stalks the garden. There is sand in the rice. A blood stain appears on the wall. Someone scores tribal markings into the baby's cheeks. Who is lying and who is telling the truth?

Quick Reads

The Baby Is Mine

Treasure

Zwei Schwestern, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten: Ayoola ist das Lieblingskind, unglaublich schön -- und sie hat die Angewohnheit, ihre Männer umzubringen. Korede ist eher praktisch veranlagt und dafür zuständig hinter ihrer Schwester aufzuräumen: die Krankenschwester kennt die besten Tricks, um Blut zu entfernen, und ihr Kofferraum ist groß genug für eine Leiche. Dann verknallt sich natürlich auch Tade, der hübsche Arzt aus dem Krankenhaus, in Ayoola, der doch eigentlich für Korede bestimmt ist. Jetzt muss die sich fragen, wie gefährlich ihr Schwester wirklich ist - und wen sie hier eigentlich vor wem beschützt. Dieser euphorisch gefeierte Roman ist so beiläufig feministisch wie abgründig, er ist "fiebrig heiß" (Paula Hawkins) und verdammt cool zugleich. »Schnell und witzig, ironisch und böse funkelnd. Dieser Thriller hat einen Skorpionstachel, und seinen Stich vergisst man nicht.« New York Times. Eine Bombe von einem Buch: scharf, explosiv, wahnsinnig komisch - und wochenlang auf der britischen Bestsellerliste. Nominiert für den Man Booker Prize 2019.

Roman

Meine Schwester, die Serienmörderin

A Minha Irmã é uma Serial Killer

Das Baby ist meins

Mijn zusje, de seriemoordenaar

Mia sorella è una serial killer

Obinna Udenwe

Naijastories.com

Olachi Ekechukwu

Samuel Okopi

Henry Onyema

Icatha: The Soul Eater boasts of legends and myths, creatures and lesser gods, superstitions and taboos, in the past, in the present, and neither here nor there. The fables and tales in this collection reflect the worldview that determine who we are and what we believe in.The stories offer a rich panorama of the folkloric heritage of diverse cultures of Nigeria - tales of innocence and triumph, heroes and villains, and of animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. Or so it appears to some of the characters who lived through it.

Icatha - the Soul Eater

Satirical novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has the habit of killing her boyfriends.

Oyinkan Braithwaite

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