AS FEATURED ON THE ZOE BALL RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB\n\nSUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH\n'Wonderful' Lee Child\n'Outstanding' Nadine Matheson\n'Riveting' Harriet Tyce\n'Brilliant' Janice Hallett\n'We know you know. Talk and you’re next.'\nBishop Jeremiah Dawodu, pastor of a Nigerian megachurch, has been arrested and\ncharged with the murder of his wife, Folasade, the 'First Lady' of the church. The arrest\nwas public, humiliating and sensational - sending shockwaves through Lagos - but\nthroughout it all, Bishop Dawodu maintains his innocence.\nPhilip Taiwo, an acclaimed investigative psychologist, is asked by his sister, a member\nof the church's congregation, to clear the pastor’s name. With no actual body, it looks to\nbe a simple case and despite Philip’s dislike of organised religion, he agrees to take it\non as a favour to his sister. Then the First Lady's body is found in a nearby lake just as\nPhilip’s beloved family come under attack from someone warning him off the case, and\nhe realises that nothing to do with this investigation will be straightforward.\nWas it murder or suicide? Is someone framing the Bishop or the First Lady?\nGaslight is the sensational follow up to Femi Kayode's acclaimed debut,\nLightseekers, picked as a Book of the Month by the Times, Sunday Times,\nIndependent, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times and Irish Times\n'Femi Kayode is an unparalleled wordsmith' S. A. Cosby\n'Deftly plotted, with strong characterisation and a great sense of place' Guardian
Femi Kayode trained as a clinical psychologist in Nigeria, before starting a career in advertising. He has created and written several prime-time TV shows. He recently graduated with a distinction from the UEA Creative Writing programme and is currently a PhD candidate at Bath Spa University. He lives in Windhoek, Namibia with his wife and two sons.
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