The Lagos Wife
- Author Vanessa Walters
- Narrator Dami Olukoya, Debra Michaels
- Publisher Cornerstone
- Run Time 10 hours and 44 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Thriller / suspense fiction.
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What to expect
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Nicole Oruwari has the perfect life: a handsome husband, a palatial house in the heart of Lagos and a glamorous group of friends. She left London and a troubled family past behind to become part of a community of expat wives.
But when Nicole disappears without a trace after a boat trip, the cracks in her so-called perfect life start to show. As the investigation turns up nothing but dead ends, her aunt Claudine flies to Nigeria to take matters into her own hands. As she digs into her niece's life, she uncovers a hidden truth. But the more she finds out about Nicole, the more Claudine's own buried history threatens to come to light.
'A thrillingly suspenseful novel that reveals its riches, layers and secrets through effortlessly elegant prose . . . I was hooked right through to the shocking end' BERNARDINE EVARISTO
'Obsessed' KERRY WASHINGTON
'A shimmering success' DIANA EVANS
©2024 Vanessa Walters (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
The Lagos Wife transports the reader to a world of privilege, excitement and warmth . . . A gripping mystery, a portrait of an exhilarating but perilous city and a nuanced examination of clashing cultures
An excellent novel . . . Beautifully written, immersive, thought-provoking. I recommend it very highly
A brilliantly original novel about family, motherhood, identity and diaspora, with a crime thriller twist
Richly layered and deeply thoughtful, this is another excellent read that holds you in suspense until its shocking conclusion
An excellent read
In this superb thriller with a devastating conclusion, Vanessa Walters finally fulfils her precocious talent. One of my books of the year
Explores the ways a set of ex-pat women in Nigeria exchange autonomy for comfort. But it’s a raw, and potentially fatal deal. A murderously good read!
A thrillingly suspenseful novel that reveals its riches, layers and secrets through effortlessly elegant prose, while exposing the imprisoning dynamics inside transactional relationships of patriarchal power. I was hooked right through to the shocking end
The search for a missing woman, set against the backdrop of glamour and wealth, is utterly captivating. Lush, poignant and gripping with a killer ending to boot . . . Vanessa Walters is one to watch
Dark secrets seethe beneath the glamorous lives of Nigeria’s uber rich. A propulsive and complex tale of passion and betrayal. Electrifying
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