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Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2019
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019
Shortlisted for the The British Book Award for Crime & Thriller 2020
Winner of the LA Times Award for Best Crime Thriller, 2019
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'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
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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...
Pulpy, peppery and sinister... This scorpion-tailed little thriller leaves a response, and a sting, you will remember. Source: New York Times
A literary sensation Source: Guardian
A sensational debut Source: Observer, Debut's of 2019
Fiendishly talented Source: The Times
Hilarious, disturbing, and so much fun to read. Source: Elle, Books to watch in 2019
Utterly addictive and a pure joy to read Source: Stylist
A bombshell of a book - sharp, explosive, hilarious Source: New York Times Book Review
Feverishly hot Source: Paula Hawkins, author of 'The Girl on the Train'
Lethally elegant Author: Luke Jennings, author of Killing Eve: Codename Villanelle
Delightfully naughty... The wittiest and most fun murder party you've ever been invited to. Source: Samantha Irby, Marie Claire
