Lightseekers, Femi Kayode
Lightseekers, Femi Kayode
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Lightseekers

Author: Femi Kayode

Narrator: Cary Hite

Unabridged: 11 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/02/2021


Synopsis

A respected Nigerian psychologist travels to a remote southern border town to uncover the truth about the murder of three university students.

When Dr. Philip Taiwo is called on by a powerful Nigerian politician to investigate the public torture and murder of three university students in 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 mob-driven murder of the Okriki Three isn't as straight forward 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.

A thrilling and atmospheric mystery, and an unforgettable portrait of the contemporary Nigerian sociopolitical landscape, Lightseekers is a wrenching novel tackling the porousness between the first and third worlds, the enduring strength of tribalism and homeland identity, and the human need for connection in the face of isolation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Yun on June 17, 2021

Absolutely riveting and thought-provoking, Lightseekers takes crime fiction to contemporary Nigeria and weaves a tale that is both relevant and relatable. Dr. Taiwo, a criminal psychologist, is called upon to investigate the public lynching of three university students at a nearby town. At its surfac......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on January 26, 2021

One of the best things you can do for yourself if you read a lot of crime and mystery is to start reading books from outside the US and UK. The genre has so much more to offer when it breaks from the same old settings and characters, and this is a solid example. The crime, the investigator, and just......more

Goodreads review by Liz on December 19, 2020

Light Seekers was a wonderfully intense read, beautifully written and embodying a sense of place and culture that was utterly compelling. Cleverly designed to have maximum impact in a quietly disturbing way, Femi Kayode engages the reader with relatable and layered characters, a mystery that has many......more

Goodreads review by Shannon M (Canada) on May 24, 2021

LIGHTSEEKERS is one of the best books thus far released in 2021. As the first publication of Nigerian author Femi Kayode, it is an impressive debut. It can be read as a mystery and holds up quite well in that category. But it is written for the intelligent reader, one who either is quite familiar wi......more

Goodreads review by Stacia on May 24, 2021

I've seen this billed as a "thriller" but I think that's slotting this novel into too narrow of a niche. Dr. Taiwo, an investigative psychologist in Nigeria, is looking into the lynching of three college students at the request of the father of one of the murdered young men. The psychologist angle gi......more