My Sister, the Serial Killer
byOyinkan Braithwaite, Iulia Gorzo, Elena Malanga
Sunday Times bestseller and The Times #1 bestseller A Between The Covers Book Club Pick 2023 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...
Language
en
Published on
03/10/2019
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781786495983
Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy dark humor, psychological thrillers, and stories about complex family dynamics.
Topics SistersSerial murderersFamily dynamicsDark humorNigerian cultureMoralityDeceptionLoyaltyRelationshipsCrimeFamilyBetrayalIdentitySurvival
MoodDark, Suspenseful, Humorous
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMajor Subplot
ViolenceModerate
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