When a body disappears from a locked and heavily guarded room, private detective Lara Ayodele is called in to investigate a case that should be impossible.At an exclusive funeral home in Lagos, the body of a powerful Yoruba chief vanishes without a trace. With the family due to arrive and a public scandal looming, Lara has just forty-eight hours to uncover the truth.As she and her assistant Edith Chen examine CCTV footage, question uneasy staff, and piece together the events of a mysterious power cut, the case begins to shift. What first appears to be a failure of security reveals something far more deliberate.Beneath the surface lies a story shaped by power, silence, and long-buried secrets.Set against the vibrant backdrop of Lagos, The Case of the Missing Body introduces Lara Ayodele, a sharp and perceptive investigator navigating a world where appearances deceive and the truth is rarely straightforward.This is the first story in the Lara's Detective Agency series.

When a child's severed hand is found, DC Toks Ade and DS Philip Dean are put on the case. Thrown into a world of Nigerian traditional customs, ritual sacrifice, and international human trafficking, they must find the guilty parties before more children are lost and more limbs are found.Jacob Ross, author of the Bone Readers Stella Oni brings a welcome new voice and an engagingly fresh perspective in her superbly executed debut crime novel, Deadly Sacrifice. A totally absorbing read.Nii Ayikwei Parkes, author of TAIL OF THE BLUE BIRD An audacious debut novel...Winnie M Li, author of DARK CHAPTER Deadly Sacrifice is a gripping read. It's a foray into the gritty underbelly of human trafficking and London's more deprived communities, where immigration and social stratification are interlinked in 21st-century Britain. A chilling tale, powered by a likeable Nigerian-British heroine.

When a body disappears from a locked and heavily guarded room, private detective Lara Ayodele is called in to investigate a case that should be impossible.At an exclusive funeral home in Lagos, the body of a powerful Yoruba chief vanishes without a trace. With the family due to arrive and a public scandal looming, Lara has just forty-eight hours to uncover the truth.As she and her assistant Edith Chen examine CCTV footage, question uneasy staff, and piece together the events of a mysterious power cut, the case begins to shift. What first appears to be a failure of security reveals something far more deliberate.Beneath the surface lies a story shaped by power, silence, and long-buried secrets.Set against the vibrant backdrop of Lagos, The Case of the Missing Body introduces Lara Ayodele, a sharp and perceptive investigator navigating a world where appearances deceive and the truth is rarely straightforward.This is the first story in the Lara's Detective Agency series.

When a child's severed hand is found, DC Toks Ade and DS Philip Dean are put on the case. Thrown into a world of Nigerian traditional customs, ritual sacrifice, and international human trafficking, they must find the guilty parties before more children are lost and more limbs are found.Jacob Ross, author of the Bone Readers Stella Oni brings a welcome new voice and an engagingly fresh perspective in her superbly executed debut crime novel, Deadly Sacrifice. A totally absorbing read.Nii Ayikwei Parkes, author of TAIL OF THE BLUE BIRD An audacious debut novel...Winnie M Li, author of DARK CHAPTER Deadly Sacrifice is a gripping read. It's a foray into the gritty underbelly of human trafficking and London's more deprived communities, where immigration and social stratification are interlinked in 21st-century Britain. A chilling tale, powered by a likeable Nigerian-British heroine.