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Lightseekers: Exclusive Edition

Paperback Published on: 01/07/2022
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Lightseekers
A unique crime thriller that had me hooked!
I don't normally read crime unless it is of the Scottish Historical genre but I thoroughly enjoyed Lightseekers and it's use of an investigative psychologi... READ MORE
Kelly at Waterstones Aviemore
Lightseekers
Best Crime This Year
Brilliant book, one of the best crime stories I've read in ages. The characters were the stars for me; the main character Dr Taiwo was really likeable, a ... READ MORE
Rhea
Lightseekers
A Pacy Thriller with a Difference
I could not put this down. A grizzly 'murder' by a mob but why did it happen? A detective story without a detective and a fast paced investigation that lea... READ MORE
Emma at Bluewater John Lewis
Lightseekers
Gripping crime novel
I was gripped till the end as this is not a whodunnit but a how and why? Loved the setting in Nigeria. The book sheds a light on the corruption and many o... READ MORE
cat books travel
Lightseekers
A new take on thriller
Inspired by the Aluu Four lynching in 2012, Lightseekers is a harrowing examination of mob mentality, and explores not who killed three young men but why t... READ MORE
Holly L at Bolton
Lightseekers
An original and exciting addition to the genre
Wow! From the very first page I was hooked. This story is intricate and moves at a steady pace throughout. I loved seeing all the threads come together at ... READ MORE
Sarah in Wolverhampton
Lightseekers
Gripping!
We know what happened but what we're trying to find out is why. Why three young men were brutally killed and their deaths recorded. Why hasn't anyone stopp... READ MORE
Dominika
Lightseekers
A taut, unsettling debut.
Inspired by a true crime, this is a deep dive into the darkest sides of human nature. After three university students are accused of robbery, a mob of the... READ MORE
Jenn Morgans
Lightseekers
More please!
I got totally drawn into this by the very personable narrator, investigative psychologist Philip Taiwo. I loved the humour and humanity, despite the awful ... READ MORE
Janice@Stafford
Lightseekers
A Beautifully Balanced Whydunnit That Keeps The Pages Turning
Three young men are brutally murdered at a Nigerian university. Their murder is captured on film and seven of the mob who murdered them are on trial. Phili... READ MORE
Katy Wheatley

Synopsis

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?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781526657718
  • Number of pages: 432
  • Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 290g
  • Languages: English

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Lightseekers
Well worth reading
Very well written and it makes you realise what it’s like in that country and how lucky we are Although a Disappointing ending but maybe some terrible cr... READ MORE
tim leech
Lightseekers
A gritty and original crime thriller
"Lightseekers" has been on my radar for a while now. Selected by numerous publications as a crime book of the month in 2022, as well as Waterstones Thrille... READ MORE
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