The Lagos Wife

<b>Vanessa Walters </b>was born and raised in London. She has a background in international journalism and playwriting and is a Tin House and Millay Arts resident. She is the author of two previous YA books and <i>The Lagos Wife</i>. She currently lives in Brooklyn. Film rights for <i>The Lagos Wife</i> have been optioned by HBO. <p>'A thrillingly suspenseful novel that reveals its riches layers and secrets through effortlessly elegant prose . . . <b>I was hooked right through to the shocking end</b>' <b>BERNARDINE EVARISTO</b><br><br>'<b>Obsessed</b>'<b> KERRY WASHINGTON</b><br><br>'A <b>shimmering </b>success' <b>DIANA EVANS</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.</p> <b>A brilliantly original novel about family motherhood identity and diaspora with a crime thriller twist</b> In this superb thriller with a devastating conclusion Vanessa Walters finally fulfils her precocious talent. <b>One of my books of the year</b> Explores the ways a set of ex-pat women in Nigeria exchange autonomy for comfort. But it's a raw and potentially fatal deal. <b>A murderously good read!</b> 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. <b>I was hooked right through to the shocking end</b> The search for a missing woman set against the backdrop of glamour and wealth is <b>utterly captivating. Lush poignant and gripping with a killer ending to boot</b> . . . Vanessa Walters is one to watch Dark secrets seethe beneath the glamorous lives of Nigeria's uber rich. A propulsive and complex tale of passion and betrayal. <b>Electrifying</b> The search for a missing woman set against the backdrop of glamour and wealth is utterly captivating. <b>Lush poignant and gripping with a killer ending to boot</b> <i>The Lagos Wife</i> shows that sometimes the perfect life and the perfect marriage aren't exactly what they seem. Vanessa Walters is one to watch! Evokes skillfully the atmosphere of a wealthy life by the Lagos Lagoon . . . <b>A shimmering success</b>