The Matchmaker: A war is coming

by Ray Anyasi, Bala Akaba (Illustrator)

High society matchmaker, Benita, encourages her female clients to attend a midnight bash organized by a male client in Ikate, Lagos. But things go wrong as the party is hijacked by hoodlums who drug and rape the girls.
This becomes an instant internet sensation dubbed, THE IKATE ORGY as a misinformed police chief tells press it is a nasty hookup between riffraff fraudsters known as YAHOO BOYS and some cheap prostitutes.
Benita’s girls make it out of the house without being identified by police and media but the shame of being labeled a prostitute and the fear of its impact on their prestigious careers and social status is keeping them from speaking out even to close friends and family.
These girls now led by bitter and vindictive Cheta would stick together as they lean on each other for support, navigating a new life of mental struggles while pretending to be okay. They strongly believe Benita sold them out to the hoodlums and hence dedicate everything in their power to make her pay. Meanwhile, Benita is consumed by her quest to nab the real perpetrators and make them taste her wrath, unaware she needs to watch her back for what Cheta and crew are plotting.

21 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 13, 2022

About the author

Ray Anyasi is one of Africa's most published authors with over 25 books which include; Ujasiri, Bloodline and This Town: a postcard of terror and most recently, Africa's best selling epic fantasy thriller series, Sorrows of Udi. His writing influence is majorly the extraordinary stories of ordinary people who have to confront monstrous challenges they do not orchestrate, yet must overcome. His books like Ujasiri and Sorrows of Udi have been translated to international languages like Portuguese and Spanish. Sorrows of Udi have also been adapted into an animated web series which has made official selections for several international film festivals.

He is also a poet with a poetry collection, "Lines of Thoughts", that includes the acclaimed Ogbanje. Anyasi continues to partake in the global conversations that concerns political and social developments; his book, How to Terrorize Terrorism is one of such contributions. He is an award winning movie script writer. Ray is passionate about growing literacy around the world, especially in Africa, because of this; he founded #theWriteClubwithRayAnyasi which is a series of interviews with authors to introduce them to the reading audience under his influence. He is also the host of Life Lessons from My Bookshelf, a book review show on Youtube and IgTV which digs into books to share the most important life lessons hidden in them.

Fresh out of the University, Anyasi published his first book, A Poll of Vampires, a political crime thriller. Since then he has published over twenty titles. Anyasi is also a certified Copywriter and Content Developer. He is the founder of Bookhouse Nigeria, a not for profit enterprise focused on boosting literacy and the reading culture in Africa while helping authors make a living from their books and writing skills. Bookhouse Nigeria achieves this by organizing book exhibitions, writing workshops, book industry discussions, authors-readers social hangouts and literary awards. Ray is also the Chief Event Coordinator of Lagos Comic Convention (Africa's Biggest Geek and Pop Culture Marketplace) and he organizes the Ray Anyasi Writers' Mentoring Program to help new and intending authors navigate their writing careers. His current hobbies are tending a backyard vegetable garden and engaging fans of his craft on social media.