Gaslight
The Second Philip Taiwo Investigation
1st Edition
Published on 9. November 2023
400 pages
978-1-5266-6223-1 (ISBN)
Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER 2024
AS FEATURED ON THE ZOE BALL RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB
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
AS FEATURED ON THE ZOE BALL RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB
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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-6223-1 (9781526662231)
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Person
Femi Kayode trained as a clinical psychologist in Nigeria, before starting a career in advertising. He has created and written several prime-time TV shows. His debut novel, Lightseekers, was selected as a Best Crime Novel of the Month by The Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times and Irish Times, was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award and was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month. He lives in Windhoek, Namibia with his family.
Content
- Cover
- GENESIS
- BOOK I
- BROTHERS AND SISTERS
- FIRST LADY
- THE WAR AT HOME
- TRUTH OR DARE
- KICKSTART
- VERY IMPORTANT PRISONER
- BE PREPARED
- A TALE IN BLOOD
- BACKSTAGE
- THE EYES OF MAN
- AN INTERRUPTION OF NOTE
- BREAKING NEWS
- CASE CLOSED
- CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
- A FLYING VISIT
- HOMEFRONT BLUES
- BOOK II
- THROWBACK
- A CIRCUS FOR THE DEAD
- TEAMBUILDING
- DARK ELEMENTS
- BODYTALK
- HIDDEN FIGURES
- HEAD GIRL
- CALL LOG
- A WILD RAGE
- HANGING THREADS
- AFTER HOURS
- PRETTY
- A PECULIAR GRIEF
- THE DEVIL IN A DETAIL
- THE THING WITH FEATHERS
- FIRED
- DUMPING GROUNDS
- INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
- DECODING NUMBERS
- WHO'S PLAYING WHO?
- TALK TO MY LAWYER
- BOOK III
- STAGES OF GRIEF
- GHOSTING
- TURNING POINT
- ONE EIGHTY DEGREES
- INSIDE MAN
- OUT OF TOWN GIG
- THE GOOD DOCTOR
- THE CLEANSING
- ARMED AND DANGEROUS
- HOSTAGE SITUATION
- NIGHTCRAWL
- CAUSE OR CONSEQUENCE?
- NOT THAT KIND
- SATURDAY RUNS
- IT TAKES A THIEF
- CURVEBALL
- BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL
- REVELATION
- #BLACKGIRLMAGIC
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- A NOTE ON THE TYPE
