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Gaslight

By: Femi Kayode
Narrated by: Cary Hite, Yinka Ladeinde
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Summary

AS FEATURED ON THE ZOE BALL RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB  

SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH

'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 unparallel wordsmith' S. A. Cosby

©2023 Femi Kayode (P)2023 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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'Outstanding' Nadine Matheson

'Riveting' Harriet Tyce

'Brilliant' Janice Hallett

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Wonderful narration, less impressive story

I loved the author’s previous book, but this one never managed a lift-off somehow.

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Absolutely wonderful

I so loved the first Philip Taiwo story, and the second in the series is just as good if not better. I got lost in the evocative world that the author creates. I love Philip Taiwo as a detective, his family and their relationships, the larger than life villains, and the detective’s many allies and familiar characters from the first book. I’m already looking forward to his next story. I highly recommend this, and the narrator is brilliant too!!!

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Race and religion in Nigeria

I could not see that the role of the hero reflects the title of psychologist given to him , or see any difference to the traditional gumshoe and side kick.
I liked the exploration of Nigerian society.
The impossibly perfect wife irritated me, and longed for the hero to stand up for himself her solution to the daughter’s school problems seemed unlikely to succeed.
The acknowledgment of racism in non-white societies is refreshing.

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