ANigerianpsychologisttravelstoaremotesouthernbordertowntouncoverthetruthaboutthemurderofthreeuniversitystudentsinthis“originalandfast-pacedthriller“(LaurenWilkinson,authorofAmericanSpy).WhenDr.PhilipTaiwoiscalledonbyapowerfulNigerianpoliticiantoinvestigatethepublictortureandmurderofthreeuniversitystudentsinremotePortHarcourt,hehasnoideathathe’sabouttobeenvelopedbyaperilouscasethatisfarfromcold.Philipisnotadetective.He’saninvestigativepsychologist,anacademicmoreinterestedinfiguringoutthewhyofacrimethanactuallysolvingit.Butwhenhestepsofftheplaneandintothedizzyingfrenzyoftheprovincialairport,hesoonrealizesthatthemurderoftheOkrikiThreeisn’tasstraightforwardashethought.Withthehelpofhisloyalandstreetwisepersonaldriver,Chika,Philipmustworkagainstthoseactivelyconspiringagainsthimtoparsetogetherthetruthofwhathappenedtothesestudents.Athrillingandatmosphericmystery,andanunforgettableportraitofthecontemporaryNigeriansociopoliticallandscape,Lightseekersisawrenchingnoveltacklingtheporousnessbetweenthefirstandthirdworlds,theenduringstrengthoftribalismandhomelandidentity,andthehumanneedforconnectioninthefaceofisolation.
