num_pages: 327
description: Easy Motion Tourist is a compelling crime novel set in contemporary Lagos. It features Guy Collins a British hack who stumbles by chance into the murky underworld of the city. A woman's mutilated body is discarded by the side of a club near one of the main hotels in Victoria Island. Collins a bystander is picked up by the police as a potential suspect. After experiencing the unpleasant realities of a Nigerian police cell he is rescued by Amaka a Pam Grier-esque Blaxploitation heroine with a saintly streak. As Collins discovers more of the darker aspects of what makes Lagos tick - including the clandestine trade in organs - he also falls slowly for Amaka. Little do they realise how the body parts business is wrapped up in the power and politics of the city. The novel features a motley cast of supporting characters including a memorable duo of low-level Lagos gangsters Knockout and Go-Slow. Easy Motion Tourist pulsates with the rhythms of Lagos reeks of its open drains and entertains from beginning to end. A modern thriller featuring a strong female protagonist prepared to take on the Nigerian criminal world on her own.
language: English
title: Easy Motion Tourist
publisher: Cassava Republic Press