There's a certain quality to Rupert Holmes' smash hit. It seeps through the cracks of mainstream publishing to proudly shout its ambitious aspirations.
It's clever, genuinely fun/funny (British in essence, so no wonder), and challenging.
What's your outlook on murder?
Could it ever somehow be ethical? Is there a nobility to eliminating a target with careful planning? What about the demons in your past?
The ones that roam free while you are told how to properly dispose of a body?
It's a strange premise, but the execution is flawless. Also, some of the best dialogues you'll ever read.
A must-have if you are a fan of witty dark academia.
A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Award–winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a diabolical thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, “a fantasy academy laid out like a combination of Hogwarts, Downton Abbey, and a White Lotus–style resort” (Los Angeles Times) dedicated to the art of murder where students study how best to “delete” their most deserving victim.
Who hasn’t wondered for a split second what the world would be like if a person who is the object of your affliction ceased to exist? But then you’ve probably never heard of The…
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 INDIE BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“An immersive, sensual experience.” ―The New York Times
"Essential." ―The Washington Post
In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, a lowly kitchen scullion hides a gift for little miracles. But when her employer discovers Luzia Cotado’s secret talent, she demands Luzia use her illusions to win over the royal court.
Determined to forge a better life for herself, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men, and hucksters, where the lines between magic, science, and fraud blur. With the pyres of…
An exploration of Lagos' complex biodome from a British, Brooklyn-based author?
This is a dream come true for me, as a creative writer who spent years in Brooklyn and grew up in West African culture—one that I consider my strongest affiliation, even before my native Brazilian heritage.
It is the story of a London girl who settled in Lagos with her husband. Suddenly, she disappears.
When the investigation hits a dead end, her aunt flies to Nigeria in search of answers.
It’s a complex whodunnit that swerves across timelines as it explores the ins and outs of Lagos' powerful hold on eager souls.
Well-constructed, culturally relevant, and faithful. A must-read for anyone interested in Nigerian customs and sharp crime thrillers.
'I was hooked right through to the shocking end' BERNARDINE EVARISTO
'An excellent read' GUARDIAN
'Beautifully written, immersive, thought-provoking' MARIAN KEYES
'Obsessed' KERRY WASHINGTON
'A shimmering success' DIANA EVANS
THE PERFECT WIFE. THE PERFECT MURDER.
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…
Amid the fractured boundaries of a distant world where time and space dance to an otherworldly tune, a mysterious man's arrival on the Namibian coast shatters the fragile equilibrium of a sheltered realm.
Haunted by fragmented memories, the man speaks of a life left behind, of a world that once was. With each revelation, the mystery deepens, and as destinies entwine, the truth of the man's claim hangs in the balance - a truth that could reshape this wounded world or plunge it into everlasting chaos.
