Electra d'Apliese seems as though she has everything: as a top model, she is beautiful, rich and famous. But beneath the veneer, Electra's tenuous control over her mental state has been rocked by the death of her father. Struggling, she turns to alcohol and drugs, and as those around her fear for her health, Electra receives a letter from a stranger who claims to be her grandmother In 1943, Celia Arundel arrives in Nairobi to join her new husband on his coffee plantation. After a sheltered upbringing in England, she is horrified by the antics of her fellow ex-pats in the infamous Happy Valley set. Then her husband brings home the daughter of the Chieftain of the local Maasai tribe to live under his protection, and a bond begins to form between them

Korede is bitter. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede's practicality is the sisters' saving grace. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body, and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures of her dinner to Instagram when she should be mourning her "missing" boyfriend. Not that she gets any credit. A kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where Korede works is the bright spot in her life. She dreams of the day when he will realize they're perfect for each other. But one day Ayoola shows up to the hospital uninvited and he takes notice. When he asks Korede for Ayoola's phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and what she will do about it. Sharp as nails and full of deadpan wit, Oyinkan Braithwaite has written a deliciously deadly debut that's as fun as it is frightening.