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001			on1408384062
003			OCoLC
005			20231130103140.0
008			231108t20232023nyu 000 1 eng d
010			_abl2023174687
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020			_a9780316536646 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0316536644 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1408384062
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092			_aKAYODE, _bFEMI
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aKayode, Femi _c(Fiction writer), _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGaslight / _cFemi Kayode.
250			_aFirst North American edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bMulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company, _c2023.
300			_a380 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aA Philip Taiwo mystery ; _v2
520			_aPhilip Taiwo returns to solve a missing-persons case, and in so doing, uncovers dark secrets the church has worked tirelessly to hide. A shadow has fallen over the megachurch in Ogun State, Nigeria: the beloved Bishop Dawodu has been arrested for the murder of his wife. Sade Dawodu has vanished without a trace and although no body has been found, the police have acted based on what they claim is damning evidence. Philip Taiwo, hot off the success of solving the Okriki Three case, is brought on to investigate. He quickly learns that Sade, young, impulsive, and outspoken, is no favorite of the congregants. She has also been known to disappear for long stretches of time. As Taiwo and his trusted associate, Chika plunge into the investigation, they unearth secrets that go beyond the missing persons case, ones that if leaked, threaten to shatter not only the Bishop, but the church itself. Taiwo quickly begins to feel like a hired gun, put up to the task with the express purpose to clear the bishop's name rather than find the naked truth. As Taiwo strives to crack the vast conspiracy he's up against, he's tugged away by the demands of family life, and derailed by systemic challenges: in Nigeria, cash is king, there are no viable databases, and records are sparse. Through his eyes, we're treated to religion's cult-like grip, the ways in which the state is in bed with the church, and the difference between police corruption in Nigeria and America, where Philip has been living for over two decades. -- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aPsychologists _vFiction. _956864
650		0	_aMissing persons _vFiction. _914731
650		0	_aSecrecy _vFiction.
650		0	_aBig churches _zNigeria _vFiction.
651		0	_aNigeria _vFiction. _968704
655		7	_aDetective and mystery fiction. _2lcgft _9464
655		7	_aThrillers (Fiction) _2lcgft _9465
655		7	_aNovels. _2lcgft _92408
775	0	8	_iReproduction of (manifestation): _aKayode, Femi. _tGaslight _dLondon : Raven Books, 2023 _z9781526617644
800	1		_aKayode, Femi _c(Fiction writer) _tPhilip Taiwo mystery.
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c376106 _d376106