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Amaka Thriller #2
When Trouble Sleeps
Amaka Mbadiwe returns in this gripping sequel to the award-winning Easy Motion Tourist , and trouble isn't far behind her. The self-appointed saviour of Lagos' sex workers, Amaka may have bitten off more than she can chew this time as she finds herself embroiled in a political scandal. When a plane crash kills the state gubernatorial candidate, the party picks a replacement who is assured of winning the Chief Ojo. But Amaka knows the skeletons that lurk in Chief Ojo's closet, including what took place at the Harem, the secret sex club on the outskirts of Lagos that he frequents. Amaka is the only person standing between Chief Ojo and election victory, and he sends hired guns Malik and Shehu after her. Caught in a game of survival, against a backdrop of corruption, violence, sex and sleaze, Amaka must find a way to outwit her bloodthirsty adversaries. Leye Adenle pulls back the curtain on the seedy underbelly of Lagos once again in this gritty and compelling thriller. Nominated for an eDunnit Award 2018
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First published September 25, 2018
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Leye Adenle
13 books68 followersLeye Adenle is a Nigerian writer. He has written a number of short stories and flash fiction pieces. Leye has appeared on stage in London in plays including Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again. He comes from a family of writers, the most famous of whom was his grandfather, Oba Adeleye Adenle I, a former king of Oshogbo in South West Nigeria. He lives in London.
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February 24, 2021
Book 34 of 2021 and my final January read.
maybe 2.75?
I loved the prequel to this book a lot, and I went into this one with a lot of expectations, but I ended up not liking it. While I enjoyed many parts of the book, a couple of things fell flat for me and some parts were problematic.
This book picked up immediately where Easy Motion Tourist left off, and this one focuses on the fall out of Amaka’s encounter with Chief Olabisi. Leye Adenle takes us on an action-packed trip to the underbelly of Lagos politics, political parties, and politicians. It was like a BTS of how Lagos elections are run, down to how the candidates are picked. We see how these parties are run and how dirty they’re willing to get their hands, just to secure the win.
Many other things happen in this book, as Amaka finds herself caught up in a street lynching. She’s also chasing Malik while being on the run from him at the same time. Ibrahim and his men are back, and they’re a lot more likeable in this book. The secret sexual service ring run by Malik is explored more in this book as well.
This book featured a gay Lagos politician, an implied gay taxi driver, and mention of a transwoman. I really had a problem with the general use and treatment of queer people in this book. They were demeaned and used as pawns in plot lines that didn’t even go anywhere. This book also left a number of loose ends and lots of things were left hanging in the air.
It was an okay book but it could have been a lot better.
maybe 2.75?
I loved the prequel to this book a lot, and I went into this one with a lot of expectations, but I ended up not liking it. While I enjoyed many parts of the book, a couple of things fell flat for me and some parts were problematic.
This book picked up immediately where Easy Motion Tourist left off, and this one focuses on the fall out of Amaka’s encounter with Chief Olabisi. Leye Adenle takes us on an action-packed trip to the underbelly of Lagos politics, political parties, and politicians. It was like a BTS of how Lagos elections are run, down to how the candidates are picked. We see how these parties are run and how dirty they’re willing to get their hands, just to secure the win.
Many other things happen in this book, as Amaka finds herself caught up in a street lynching. She’s also chasing Malik while being on the run from him at the same time. Ibrahim and his men are back, and they’re a lot more likeable in this book. The secret sexual service ring run by Malik is explored more in this book as well.
This book featured a gay Lagos politician, an implied gay taxi driver, and mention of a transwoman. I really had a problem with the general use and treatment of queer people in this book. They were demeaned and used as pawns in plot lines that didn’t even go anywhere. This book also left a number of loose ends and lots of things were left hanging in the air.
It was an okay book but it could have been a lot better.
September 30, 2023
Interesting view of the fraudulous electoral process in Nigeria.
The plot and pacing are very fragmented, sometimes written a bit like a movie script. Coupled with my difficulty to get accustomed to Nigerian names it prevented me from really getting into the action.
Still, it's worth a try. Adenle describes Lagos, its corruption and its violence with skill.
The plot and pacing are very fragmented, sometimes written a bit like a movie script. Coupled with my difficulty to get accustomed to Nigerian names it prevented me from really getting into the action.
Still, it's worth a try. Adenle describes Lagos, its corruption and its violence with skill.
June 18, 2019
I would like to thank Netgalley and Myrick Marketing & Media LLC for a review copy of When Trouble Sleeps, the second novel to feature Lagos based lawyer Amaka Mbadiwe.
When a plane crash kills a candidate for governor of Lagos State Chief Ojo is quickly named as his replacement. The very Ojo Amaka hopes to hold to account for past behaviour. This quickly puts her on a collision course with a ruthless party which will stop at nothing to get their man elected.
What a read. Its powerful, gritty depiction of the graft, corruption, greed and arrogance (pick your own synonym to add to the list) is not only deeply unsettling but frightening and well worth five stars. I thought the author was maybe exaggerating for effect until, mid novel, I read a news article (https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/ind...) about the latest Indian elections where millions of pounds worth of cash and valuables were confiscated from political parties and where almost 43% (yes, forty three) of the lower house’s elected representatives are awaiting trial on criminal charges up to and including murder. Now, I have no problem accepting the brazen lawlessness depicted in the novel.
I had more difficulty with the format of the novel which switches point of view within the chapters and sometimes from paragraph to paragraph. I find it difficult to concentrate with all changing perspectives and the large cast of characters so was initially very confused about what was going on, where all the characters fitted in and what their motives were. I only began to settle in to the read after having read 20% of the novel. The rest of the novel, however, is worth the effort. It is tense, taut, violent and very readable with some good twists. I am drawn to foreign authors, not just for learning about new locations which I love but because they see things differently to me, making their novels more unpredictable and more of an adventure. When Trouble Sleeps is no different. I didn’t try to guess the outcome or any of the stops on the way and instead thoroughly enjoyed the roller coaster to the clever ending.
I haven’t read Easy Motion Tourist, the preceding novel, so I feel I lost a bit of information on Amaka’s motive as to why she helps prostitutes and how her organisation came to exist. What is obvious is that she is dedicated to her cause and a smart operator in getting a result.
When Trouble Sleeps is not initially an easy read but bear with it as it turns into an exciting, action packed thriller which I have no hesitation in recommending as a good read.
When a plane crash kills a candidate for governor of Lagos State Chief Ojo is quickly named as his replacement. The very Ojo Amaka hopes to hold to account for past behaviour. This quickly puts her on a collision course with a ruthless party which will stop at nothing to get their man elected.
What a read. Its powerful, gritty depiction of the graft, corruption, greed and arrogance (pick your own synonym to add to the list) is not only deeply unsettling but frightening and well worth five stars. I thought the author was maybe exaggerating for effect until, mid novel, I read a news article (https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/ind...) about the latest Indian elections where millions of pounds worth of cash and valuables were confiscated from political parties and where almost 43% (yes, forty three) of the lower house’s elected representatives are awaiting trial on criminal charges up to and including murder. Now, I have no problem accepting the brazen lawlessness depicted in the novel.
I had more difficulty with the format of the novel which switches point of view within the chapters and sometimes from paragraph to paragraph. I find it difficult to concentrate with all changing perspectives and the large cast of characters so was initially very confused about what was going on, where all the characters fitted in and what their motives were. I only began to settle in to the read after having read 20% of the novel. The rest of the novel, however, is worth the effort. It is tense, taut, violent and very readable with some good twists. I am drawn to foreign authors, not just for learning about new locations which I love but because they see things differently to me, making their novels more unpredictable and more of an adventure. When Trouble Sleeps is no different. I didn’t try to guess the outcome or any of the stops on the way and instead thoroughly enjoyed the roller coaster to the clever ending.
I haven’t read Easy Motion Tourist, the preceding novel, so I feel I lost a bit of information on Amaka’s motive as to why she helps prostitutes and how her organisation came to exist. What is obvious is that she is dedicated to her cause and a smart operator in getting a result.
When Trouble Sleeps is not initially an easy read but bear with it as it turns into an exciting, action packed thriller which I have no hesitation in recommending as a good read.
January 3, 2021
I ended up reading this straight through the night in one sitting, more or less. It's so propulsively bonkers with political intrigue, street-level violence, vengeance-seeking SWAT teams, a secret, high-class brothel, an albino, a crime lord and, at the heart of it all, Amaka Mbadiwe, daughter of the ambassador, with a heart of gold.
It's nuts. There is so much going on here that it's almost comically hard to keep track. In the end we find out way more about rigging an election in Nigeria that we might have expected as bodies pile up, buildings burn down and everyone bribes everyone. I had a blast with this.
It's nuts. There is so much going on here that it's almost comically hard to keep track. In the end we find out way more about rigging an election in Nigeria that we might have expected as bodies pile up, buildings burn down and everyone bribes everyone. I had a blast with this.
December 22, 2020
Finally took time to finish this book I started months ago. You have to appreciate the research Putin for this to work and the possibility of "God and competent" cops in the forces is heart warming. The decadence in the corridors of power though is not
September 17, 2018
After I finally finished Leye Adenle's Easy Motion Tourist I was so glad to already own the sequel and did not need to stop reading. When Trouble Sleeps picks up right where Easy Motion Tourist ended: Amaka, who works for a charity which supports sex workers, finds herself in the middle of political turmoil. After a gubernatorial candidate is killed in Lagos, Amaka could bring down the replacement - but he knows that too and sends his killers after her. The second book is as gripping as Adenle's debut. Through changing perspectives slowly the story in which almost everybody acts at least morally grey unfolds. Amaka ist a great protagonist, always in solidarity with other women. A great thriller set in Lagos' underbelly with a full cast of fascinating characters. When Trouble Sleeps will be out on the 25th of September (or 3rd April 2019 in the USA). (Content note: graphic violence, transantagonistic term used briefly by two characters)
I was kindly sent a review copy by Cassava Republic.
I was kindly sent a review copy by Cassava Republic.
October 27, 2018
That was a good read!
Amaka was fast, furious, Gritty and Fabulous.
Amaka was fast, furious, Gritty and Fabulous.
May 26, 2019
This like the prequel was a page turner but I felt the plot was rushed and the ending was hastily done.
April 27, 2020
You should read this...and it's prequel too. Pure art.
July 9, 2021
4.5 rounded up.
It was just as good as the first book. Leye Adenle can do no wrong in my eyes. What a fantastic, action-filled, adrenaline-inducing book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
It was just as good as the first book. Leye Adenle can do no wrong in my eyes. What a fantastic, action-filled, adrenaline-inducing book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
May 31, 2021
I think I learned about this mystery through this article. The short chapters helped propel me through the grittiness and dizzying double-crossings.
July 15, 2019
this book is fast paced, mysterious and thrilling, all-together creating a delicious delight!
description so vivid I felt like I was Amaka;smelling the burning flesh on Oshodi road, chocking on the smoke from the burning house on 28B Ayo Jagun road. I was surprised to see I was not in Lagos by the end of the book.
It left me wanting more,looking forward to the next book. I really want to know how/if Sergeant Ibrahim made it out of the altercation with Malik alive.
The plot was superb!. I kept nodding at the accuracy and uuuuuing and ahhhing at the sequence of events described in the last chapters detailing 'how to rig an election' somehow knowing and feeling bad that what was being described is fact, not fiction. I paused in several places trying to take in the story and bracing myself for what came next.
the only trouble I had was reconciling this book with the earlier one. I read it a while ago so I had forgotten some characters, I didn't remember whether they existed in the other book, or what exactly their trajectories were. this cleared up after a while, most of these characters are new, and the ones that aren't, are easy to remember.
This book has left me on an high I don't think the next book I pick up can sustain.
description so vivid I felt like I was Amaka;smelling the burning flesh on Oshodi road, chocking on the smoke from the burning house on 28B Ayo Jagun road. I was surprised to see I was not in Lagos by the end of the book.
It left me wanting more,looking forward to the next book. I really want to know how/if Sergeant Ibrahim made it out of the altercation with Malik alive.
The plot was superb!. I kept nodding at the accuracy and uuuuuing and ahhhing at the sequence of events described in the last chapters detailing 'how to rig an election' somehow knowing and feeling bad that what was being described is fact, not fiction. I paused in several places trying to take in the story and bracing myself for what came next.
the only trouble I had was reconciling this book with the earlier one. I read it a while ago so I had forgotten some characters, I didn't remember whether they existed in the other book, or what exactly their trajectories were. this cleared up after a while, most of these characters are new, and the ones that aren't, are easy to remember.
This book has left me on an high I don't think the next book I pick up can sustain.
November 27, 2023
BOOK:-WHEN TROUBLE SLEEPS BY LEYE ADENLE
This looks at a wide range of topics from whether a divorcee(devour sea ) can win an election;whether rigging (re-gi-in for re-you-in ") was a necessity to avoid rigging of an election;whether an individual can frown at carrying of unregistered shot guns and whether one can't just be married traditionally as a police officer or army personnel;amongst others
The book frowns at aviation ((a-ve-a-t-on with Ve for victory) hiccups and planned deaths and assassination by air and marriages.
It looks at whether use of guns(gones) and blackmail(be-lack-mail with mail pronounced male for son or "so on") where a necessity to become governor of Lagos state(lay-go-us/gore's/gas strike ate)
Amaka(village is great) residence at 1004 with 100 descriptive of the 100 naira note of 1914 to 2014 and 4(for) seems to connote a LEYE perspective on what it takes to make the village great
The need of sea ex lay victory for the guns is depicted in Amaka being robbed of her bag and now needing 30000 naira
It looks at police taking off rifle while eating and the security consciousness of such act.
Oyinkan Abayomi Drive and Amaka taking a U turn there speaks of victory for the ville age.
It looks at an individual's marriage to a lady with the male as a politician and the woman as a state and the truth of such theory today.
Naomi(go-water in ikwerre language and yoruba) putting out the phone(acidity or asi-di-t of water for pH and one pronounced won) in a virgina on the cistern (sea is perfect earn) could speak of the perfecting the winning of the lie.The book looks at vote buying, official corruption of electoral officers;opposition threats,condemns sexual trafficking, and proliferation of baby factories,condemns child trafficking amongst others.This also draws my attention to the signs of "no guns allowed " in some supermarkets and whether it meant gones.
The chapters look at emergency security vote to governors; abattoir hygiene and sanitation;police brutality;e t.c raising the search light on which list it falls on whether concurrent or exclusive legislative list;arming the police with superior fire arms to match that of the criminals other than Ak47(for-t/ti-serve-earn)and whether it contradicted the theory of guns(gones) or made monogamy and illusion.It looks at Ojo being the smartest man in Lagos and whether it had anything to do with reign or "rain for ra-in as in no-in/inn in Yoruba" or it's like to make one smart or robotic.
Whether our laws prohibited brothel business and what laws in particular.
It looks at being a male and playing football (pronounced fu-t-be-all with Fu for death in ijaw or izon pronounced depth and it's link to spoiling or aiding the aso rock presidency as "maroko" knowing what place the office of first lady is in our constitution 1999 today.
So as I earlier mention,when we say superior weapons used by police or otherwise.We know the police force in Nigeria for now generally makes use of AK-47.I stand to be corrected
Can a Pole -is or Pole-ice officer be himself,be married and be "for-t/ti-serve-earn" without an Assistant?We say ASP and all that.
Some have said lawyers should not be started in the police with the rank of an Inspector(In/Inn -spec-tor).They say that they find it demeaning for a lawyer.I don't have much to say on this but to pose questions requiring answers and point areas begging for solution.If a lawyer is assigned duty of an Inspector in an establishment to ensure safety and lawyer say they don't want that role,they should tells us why.
On the role of an Assistant or ASP we know what that means
The role Function of an ASP and all
Also on emergency security vote,that's an issue many have complained has led to false news in the media to get this money.Dont know but everything with good intentions can be highjacked and this shouldn't be so
Are Pole-is officers to be polygamist?
Is the life of a Pole-is officer a life of debt or depth waiting assistance
Who is to be appointed as a police officer?
Is an assistant pole-is officer a solutionist or part of the debt/depth ratio. Is a pole -is officer to be a prostitute,single mum,single dad, gigolo
These are questions
Is an ASP an Ah-Sea-is t-an-t and who perfects twice the Ah-Sea
Is it the inspector who perfects it.Is the lawyer more ideal for this role?
On the issue of maroko and the presidency, that title seem to fit our constitutional position in the 1999 CFRN more than the title Also rock except that is poetic as in Ar/Ah-so- rock.
The book looks at courts and tribunals power to declare a candidate winner in an election;INEC power to void an election and disqualify a candidate for rigging;wrongful prosecution and police brutality;torture of accused and witness;security officer corruption and manipulation by the rich for corrupt purposes;the dangers of sex(sea-ex)relationships between taxi(ta-zi/tax-zi) workers and the violence that ensues that gives rise on questions on birth and sex without coitus(core-e-t-us) and whether rightly sex should be just oral.....
This looks at a wide range of topics from whether a divorcee(devour sea ) can win an election;whether rigging (re-gi-in for re-you-in ") was a necessity to avoid rigging of an election;whether an individual can frown at carrying of unregistered shot guns and whether one can't just be married traditionally as a police officer or army personnel;amongst others
The book frowns at aviation ((a-ve-a-t-on with Ve for victory) hiccups and planned deaths and assassination by air and marriages.
It looks at whether use of guns(gones) and blackmail(be-lack-mail with mail pronounced male for son or "so on") where a necessity to become governor of Lagos state(lay-go-us/gore's/gas strike ate)
Amaka(village is great) residence at 1004 with 100 descriptive of the 100 naira note of 1914 to 2014 and 4(for) seems to connote a LEYE perspective on what it takes to make the village great
The need of sea ex lay victory for the guns is depicted in Amaka being robbed of her bag and now needing 30000 naira
It looks at police taking off rifle while eating and the security consciousness of such act.
Oyinkan Abayomi Drive and Amaka taking a U turn there speaks of victory for the ville age.
It looks at an individual's marriage to a lady with the male as a politician and the woman as a state and the truth of such theory today.
Naomi(go-water in ikwerre language and yoruba) putting out the phone(acidity or asi-di-t of water for pH and one pronounced won) in a virgina on the cistern (sea is perfect earn) could speak of the perfecting the winning of the lie.The book looks at vote buying, official corruption of electoral officers;opposition threats,condemns sexual trafficking, and proliferation of baby factories,condemns child trafficking amongst others.This also draws my attention to the signs of "no guns allowed " in some supermarkets and whether it meant gones.
The chapters look at emergency security vote to governors; abattoir hygiene and sanitation;police brutality;e t.c raising the search light on which list it falls on whether concurrent or exclusive legislative list;arming the police with superior fire arms to match that of the criminals other than Ak47(for-t/ti-serve-earn)and whether it contradicted the theory of guns(gones) or made monogamy and illusion.It looks at Ojo being the smartest man in Lagos and whether it had anything to do with reign or "rain for ra-in as in no-in/inn in Yoruba" or it's like to make one smart or robotic.
Whether our laws prohibited brothel business and what laws in particular.
It looks at being a male and playing football (pronounced fu-t-be-all with Fu for death in ijaw or izon pronounced depth and it's link to spoiling or aiding the aso rock presidency as "maroko" knowing what place the office of first lady is in our constitution 1999 today.
So as I earlier mention,when we say superior weapons used by police or otherwise.We know the police force in Nigeria for now generally makes use of AK-47.I stand to be corrected
Can a Pole -is or Pole-ice officer be himself,be married and be "for-t/ti-serve-earn" without an Assistant?We say ASP and all that.
Some have said lawyers should not be started in the police with the rank of an Inspector(In/Inn -spec-tor).They say that they find it demeaning for a lawyer.I don't have much to say on this but to pose questions requiring answers and point areas begging for solution.If a lawyer is assigned duty of an Inspector in an establishment to ensure safety and lawyer say they don't want that role,they should tells us why.
On the role of an Assistant or ASP we know what that means
The role Function of an ASP and all
Also on emergency security vote,that's an issue many have complained has led to false news in the media to get this money.Dont know but everything with good intentions can be highjacked and this shouldn't be so
Are Pole-is officers to be polygamist?
Is the life of a Pole-is officer a life of debt or depth waiting assistance
Who is to be appointed as a police officer?
Is an assistant pole-is officer a solutionist or part of the debt/depth ratio. Is a pole -is officer to be a prostitute,single mum,single dad, gigolo
These are questions
Is an ASP an Ah-Sea-is t-an-t and who perfects twice the Ah-Sea
Is it the inspector who perfects it.Is the lawyer more ideal for this role?
On the issue of maroko and the presidency, that title seem to fit our constitutional position in the 1999 CFRN more than the title Also rock except that is poetic as in Ar/Ah-so- rock.
The book looks at courts and tribunals power to declare a candidate winner in an election;INEC power to void an election and disqualify a candidate for rigging;wrongful prosecution and police brutality;torture of accused and witness;security officer corruption and manipulation by the rich for corrupt purposes;the dangers of sex(sea-ex)relationships between taxi(ta-zi/tax-zi) workers and the violence that ensues that gives rise on questions on birth and sex without coitus(core-e-t-us) and whether rightly sex should be just oral.....
May 29, 2022
I give two stars, because I am glad to have sniffed the perfume of the dirt and violence there. But I thought that the writing style was really not beautiful, and the content was too harsh for me. I abandoned the book.
What do we know about Nigeria? Not a lot. Sometimes, we hear about Boko Haram in the news. We know that 'democracy' is dirty there, that elections are dirty and violent and that the ones who have power steal the money from the country. We know about violences, clans, rapes... but it remains vague. It is perhaps good that a thriller about this is written, though I am not sure whether it is necessary to read a whole book about this violence. Perhaps a good non-fiction film on Nigeria elections and violence is even better, certainly for me.
What do we know about Nigeria? Not a lot. Sometimes, we hear about Boko Haram in the news. We know that 'democracy' is dirty there, that elections are dirty and violent and that the ones who have power steal the money from the country. We know about violences, clans, rapes... but it remains vague. It is perhaps good that a thriller about this is written, though I am not sure whether it is necessary to read a whole book about this violence. Perhaps a good non-fiction film on Nigeria elections and violence is even better, certainly for me.
January 9, 2020
The Nigerian setting was gritty and exotic and I loved the feeling of being in the city of Lagos and in the culture. Amaka sometimes puzzles me, the split between her daring actions and her wishy-washiness likely a human thing really, and she would make a great pair with Livia Lone of the Barry Eisler series. Going after sex traffickers takes a brave woman and Amaka is single-minded--characters really come alive and when I went back and read the first in this series, Easy Motion Tourist> I understood much more -- a series to be read in order! So worth reading.
October 14, 2018
I have lived in Lagos for over 6 years. So, as I read the book it felt like I was on the road, street and houses. I was worried that the sequel will not match the intensity of the first book " Easy Motion Tourist". Guess what? the sequel is packed with more intensity. So many times, I didn't realize my mouth was agape as I was gripped with fear. I also laughed a few times. Leye, did very well with this book. Should I expect another Amaka thriller? Amaka can cause trouble in London too.
July 8, 2019
Very enjoyable sequel best read on a steamy summer night to get you into a Lagos vibe. A little convenient at times, but forgivable given the intricacies of the intertwined intrigues.
For a follow up I'd like to see Adenle go even bigger and lean into the corrosive, omnipresence of the corruption a bit more. Itd be depressing, but the bad guys should notch some more wins to keep it more credible.
For a follow up I'd like to see Adenle go even bigger and lean into the corrosive, omnipresence of the corruption a bit more. Itd be depressing, but the bad guys should notch some more wins to keep it more credible.
January 7, 2023
When Trouble Sleeps is the first book I have read by this author, and I was pleasantly surprised at how captivating it was for me to read.
In this story, Amaka is thrust into a fight with Chief Ojo who has been selected to replace the state gubernatorial candidate after a plane crash. Chief Ojo is trouble! And, if Amaka wants to survive she needs to be smarter and faster if she wants to stay alive.
In this story, Amaka is thrust into a fight with Chief Ojo who has been selected to replace the state gubernatorial candidate after a plane crash. Chief Ojo is trouble! And, if Amaka wants to survive she needs to be smarter and faster if she wants to stay alive.
July 13, 2020
Didn't enjoy it quite as much as the first book in the series, but still an entertaining read. The short chapters, constant action, and sharp dialogue really ramp up the pace, however this took away from the atmosphere I so liked about the first book.
Definitely looking forward to Amaka's next adventure.
Definitely looking forward to Amaka's next adventure.
December 28, 2020
Started on a high. Ended on a high. Following what transpired in Easy Motion Tourist this book was genius. This is besides the favt that I will read any crime thriller. There are a few open endings which I hope get tied up in the next book. Write the next one Mr Adenle.
If I say more I may include spoilers.
If I say more I may include spoilers.
October 17, 2021
Nice and engaging read!
I will advise you read immediately after the first book, as it is a sequel to the book, Easy Motion Tourist.
I like the realistic nature of things (the constant war between good and evil) and the situation of the characters in Lagos city. Brilliant.
Still found a loose end though. Whatever happened to Malik? I guess it's left to us to guess.
I will advise you read immediately after the first book, as it is a sequel to the book, Easy Motion Tourist.
I like the realistic nature of things (the constant war between good and evil) and the situation of the characters in Lagos city. Brilliant.
Still found a loose end though. Whatever happened to Malik? I guess it's left to us to guess.
November 23, 2019
When Trouble Sleeps is just as amazing as the first book:Easy Motion Tourist. It is thrilling, fast paced and surely a page turner. When Trouble Sleeps will keep you on your toes and will keep you wanting more.
October 13, 2023
3.5 stars. I liked this one better than the first and I went through it a lot quicker. I found the characters more likeable. The end did seem rushed and unfinished (maybe they’ll be touched on in book 3?).
February 25, 2024
I rushed here from the sequel and wasn't disappointed at all. I saw myself finish the Amaka Thriller in less than a day, it was an amazing introduction to Crime Fiction. It had amazing sub-plots, twists, and turns, the conclusion, although a bit rushed, was a good read all around.
June 15, 2025
This may be the quickest I’ve ever read a book, I am a slow reader. Action packed from start to finish and it read more exciting than a thriller movie. I’m going to do my best to wait a little to read the third book in the series.
October 28, 2018
Honestly, I was left feeling like this book could have been way more. It just lacked the authenticity we all love in thrillers.
February 11, 2019
thrilling. i simply couldn't drop it till the last page.
May 4, 2019
I almost couldnt drop it.
December 19, 2019
Please tell me there’s another one coming after this?
May 16, 2020
A solid follow-up to his "Easy Motion Tourist." The pairing of sex crimes with state elections works very well and the "how to rig an election" bit is a bonus.
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