The story is juicy the detail about Lagos life is rich I gobbled it all up PANDORA SYKES Books and BitsI was hooked right through to the shocking end BERNARDINE EVARISTOAn excellent read GUARDIANBig Little Lies meets The White Lotus GOOD MORNING AMERICABeautifully written immersive thoughtprovoking MARIAN KEYESA gripping mystery a portrait of an exhilarating but perilous city and a nuanced examination of clashing cultures FINANCIAL TIMESObsessed KERRY WASHINGTONA shimmering success DIANA EVANSTHE 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 socalled 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 nieces life she uncovers a hidden truth. But the more she finds out about Nicole the more Claudines own buried history threatens to come to light.