My Sister, the Serial Killer

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Braithwaite, Oyinkan. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781786495976.

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 Koredes dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows whats expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. Thisll be the third boyfriend Ayoolas 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. Koredes long been in love with him, and isnt prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other...