Lightseekers: The first in a gripping and atmospheric new crime series

Selected as a Best Crime Novel of the Month by The Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times and Irish Times. Chosen as a Waterstones Thriller of the Month 'Lightseekers is the type of detective crime thriller that should be on everyone's shelves' Dorothy Koomson, author of My Other Husband 'A fast-paced thriller that offers insight into the ever present tensions in a poverty stricken community. An action-packed and spirited debut' Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer Winner of the 2019 UEA Crime Writing Prize, Lightseekers is the start of a major new crime series introducing investigative psychologist Dr Philip Taiwo. When three young students are brutally murdered in a Nigerian university town, their killings - and their killers - are caught on social media. The world knows who murdered them; what no one knows is why. As the legal trial begins, investigative psychologist Philip Taiwo is contacted by the father of one of the boys, desperate for some answers to his son's murder. But Philip is an expert in crowd behaviour and violence, not a detective, and after travelling to the sleepy town that bore witness to the horror, he soon feels dramatically out of his depth. Will he finally be able to uncover the truth of what happened to the Okriki Three? ———————————- **Philip Taiwo returns in Gaslight - AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW** Longlisted For The Cwa Gold Dagger 'a Standout Thriller... A Stunning Murder Mystery... The Suspense Is Expertly Handled' Independent 'tense And Disturbing' Observer Selected As A Best Crime Novel Of The Month By The Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times And Irish Times. They Already Know Who Killed The Men. What They Don't Know Is Why. When Three Young Students Are Brutally Murdered In A Nigerian University Town, Their Killings - And Their Killers - Are Caught On Social Media. The World Knows Who Murdered Them; What No One Knows Is Why. As The Legal Trial Begins, Investigative Psychologist Philip Taiwo Is Contacted By The Father Of One Of The Boys, Desperate For Some Answers To His Son's Murder. But Philip Is An Expert In Crowd Behaviour And Violence, Not A Detective, And After Travelling To The Sleepy University Town That Bore Witness To The Killings, He Soon Realises That Someone Really Doesn't Want Him There And Will Do Anything To Prevent Him Learning The Truth. Will He Uncover What Really Happened To The Okiri Three? Winner Of The 2019 Uea Crime Writing Prize, Lightseekers Is The Start Of A Major New Crime Series Introducing Investigative Psychologist Dr Philip Taiwo. 'lightseekers Is Ripe With All The Twists And Turns You Could Hope For... A Fast-paced Thriller That Offers Insight Into The Ever Present Tensions In A Poverty Stricken Community. An Action-packed And Spirited Debut' Oyinkan Braithwaite, Author Of My Sister, The Serial Killer 'a Superb Novel – So Inventive. Brilliant' Harriet Tyce 'unlike Anything Else You'll Read' William Ryan Winner Of The 2019 Uea Crime Writing Prize, Lightseekers Is The Start Of A Major New Crime Series Introducing Investigative Psychologist Dr Philip Taiwo. When Three Young Students Are Brutally Murdered In A Nigerian University Town, Their Killings - And Their Killers - Are Caught On Social Media. The World Knows Who Murdered Them; What No One Knows Is Why. As The Legal Trial Begins, Investigative Psychologist Philip Taiwo Is Contacted By The Father Of One Of The Boys, Desperate For Some Answers To His Son's Murder. But Philip Is An Expert In Crowd Behaviour And Violence, Not A Detective, And After Travelling To The Sleepy University Town That Bore Witness To The Killings, He Soon Feels Dramatically Out Of His Depth. Will He Finally Be Able To Uncover The Truth Of What Happened To The Okiri Three? Three young students are brutally murdered in a Nigerian university town, their killings - and their killers - caught on social media. The world knows who murdered them; what no one knows is why. As the legal trial begins, investigative psychologist Philip Taiwo is contacted by the father of one of the boys, desperate for some answers to his son's murder. Philip is an expert in crowd behaviour and violence but travelling to the sleepy university town that bore witness to the killings, he soon feels dramatically out of his depth. Years spent first studying, then living in the US with his wife and children mean he is unfamiliar with many Nigerian customs and no one involved in the case seems willing to speak out. The more Philip digs, and the more people he meets with a connection to the case, the more he begins to realise that there is something very wrong concealed somewhere in this community "When Dr. Philip Taiwo is called on by a powerful Nigerian politician to investigate the public torture and murder of three university students in remote Port Harcourt, he has no idea that he's about to be enveloped by a perilous case that is far from cold. Philip is not a detective. He's an investigative psychologist, an academic more interested in figuring out the why of a crime than actually solving it. But when he steps off the plane and into the dizzying frenzy of the provincial airport, he soon realizes that the murder of the Okriki Three isn't as straightforward as he thought. With the help of his loyal and streetwise personal driver, Chika, Philip must work against those actively conspiring against him to parse together the truth of what happened to these students."--Publisher