Little Rot: 'A masterwork of the form . . . mesmerising.' New York Times

FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR'A masterwork of the form . . . mesmerizing.' New York Times'A fun sexy dangerous dark thriller about corruption.' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah'A dazzling literary talent.' EsquireAkwaeke Emezi's exhilarating new novel follows five people over the course of a weekend which will brutally upend all of their lives.As Kalu drops Aima at the airport it marks the end of their four-year relationship. Shattered and broken open he thinks that's the last he will see of his ex-girlfriend. But reeling from the breakup both Aima and Kalu find themselves drawn back to Lagos: to separate nights of decadence. When Kalu visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend Ahmed he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos.On the other side of town Ola and Souraya fresh off their first-class flight from Kuala Lumpur are getting ready for their own nights of pleasure unaware that everything is about to go awry. Pulled into a whirlwind descent through the city's corrupt and glittering underworld they're all looking for a way out fueled by a desperate need to escape the threat that looms over them.