My Sister, the Serial Killer

When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. This'll be the third boyfriend Ayoola's dispatched in, quote, self-defence and the third mess that her lethal little sibling has left Korede to clear away. She should probably go to the police for the good of the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first. Until, that is, Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede's long been in love with him, and isn't prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other...

Winner of LA Times award for best crime thriller 2019
Winner of Amazon Publishing Readers' Awards 2019
Short-listed for The Women's Prize for Fiction 2019 (UK)
Long-listed for The Booker Prize 2019

Pulpy, peppery and sinister... This scorpion-tailed little thriller leaves a response, and a sting, you will remember. New York Times
A literary sensation Guardian
A sensational debut Observer, Debut's of 2019
Fiendishly talented The Times
Hilarious, disturbing, and so much fun to read. Elle, Books to watch in 2019
Utterly addictive and a pure joy to read Stylist
A bombshell of a book - sharp, explosive, hilarious New York Times Book Review
Feverishly hot Paula Hawkins, author of 'The Girl on the Train'
Lethally elegant -- Luke Jennings, author of Killing Eve: Codename Villanelle
Delightfully naughty... The wittiest and most fun murder party you've ever been invited to. Samantha Irby, Marie Claire
Disturbing, sly and delicious Ayobami Adebayo, author of 'Stay with Me'
Riveting, brutally hilarious, ultra-dark novel... A delicious tale. Nylon
An ideal book for the present moment Washington Post
This book is amazing, and every woman should read it in public. While cackling. Lit Hub, Book of the Year 2018
A deliciously kitschy thriller... Murderously good fun Tatler, Best Books of 2019
You can't help flying through the pages Buzzfeed, Book of the Year 2018
Inventive and darkly comic Daily Mail
A stiletto slipped between the ribs and through the left ventricle of the heart Financial Times
Oyinkan Braithwaite is rewriting the slasher novel, and man, does it look good... A terrific and clever novel about sisterhood Refinery29
A gem: small, hard, sharp, and polished to perfection Edgar Cantero, author of 'Meddling Kids'
Sly, risky, and filled with surprises Idra Novey, author of 'Ways to Disappear'
Bursting with chutzpah and laced with deadpan wit Liz Jensen, author of 'The Ninth Life of Louis Drax'
Blazing... Bitingly funny and brilliantly executed Publishers Weekly, (starred review)
Dark, scathing, insidious, and wickedly funny Crimereads
Deftly written... pointy and sleek The i
A comically clever and exciting debut The Skinny
A short, sharp and sinister sister act, told with plenty of mordant humour Irish Independent
A darkly funny romp Big Issue
That dark humour will stay with you long after you've put down the book Scotsman
Leaves you torn between laughing, crying, and immediately going out and resisting the patriarchy Vogue
[A] glittering noirish comedy. Daily Mail

Oyinkan Braithwaite is a graduate of Creative Writing and Law from Kingston University. Following her degree, she worked as an assistant editor at Kachifo and has been freelancing as a writer and editor since. She has had short stories published in anthologies and has also self published work. In 2014, she was shortlisted as a top ten spoken word artist in the Eko Poetry Slam.

My Sister, the Serial Killer is a blackly comic novel about how blood is thicker - and more difficult to get out of the carpet - than water... When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. This'll be the third boyfriend Ayoola's dispatched in, quote, self-defence and the third mess that her lethal little sibling has left Korede to clear away. She should probably go to the police for the good of the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first. Until, that is, Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede's long been in love with him, and isn't prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other...

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