The Lagos Wife

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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
Financial Times
An excellent novel . . . Beautifully written, immersive, thought-provoking. I recommend it very highly
Marian Keyes
A brilliantly original novel about family, motherhood, identity and diaspora, with a crime thriller twist
Afua Hirsh
Richly layered and deeply thoughtful, this is another excellent read that holds you in suspense until its shocking conclusion
Observer
An excellent read
Guardian
In this superb thriller with a devastating conclusion, Vanessa Walters finally fulfils her precocious talent. One of my books of the year
Alex Wheatle
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!
Sarah Langan
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
Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other
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
Mary Kubica
Dark secrets seethe beneath the glamorous lives of Nigeria's uber rich. A propulsive and complex tale of passion and betrayal. Electrifying
Liv Constantine

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