To his surprise, psychologist 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. 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, and in this atmospheric series debut, he's about to be enveloped by a perilous case that is far from cold.

"Kayode's commanding and thought-provoking first crime novel launches a profoundly promising series."—Booklist