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My Sister, the Serial Killer

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My Sister, the Serial Killer

Written by: Oyinkan Braithwaite
Narrated by: Adepero Oduye
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 "Pulpy, peppery and sinister, served up in a comic deadpan...This scorpion-tailed little thriller leaves a response, and a sting, you will remember."--NEW YORK TIMES

"The wittiest and most fun murder party you've ever been invited to."--MARIE CLAIRE

WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WOMEN'S PRIZE

A short, darkly funny, hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends

"Femi makes three, you know. Three and they label you a serial killer."

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.

Korede has long been in love with a kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where she works. She dreams of the day when he will realize that she's exactly what he needs. But when he asks Korede for Ayoola's phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and how far she's willing to go to protect her.

Sharp as nails and full of deadpan wit, Oyinkan Braithwaite's deliciously deadly debut is as fun as it is frightening. Crime Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Serial Killers Thriller Women's Fiction Murder Comedy Funny Suspense

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It’s almost 6am and I should be asleep but I can’t stop listening to this. This book was written and performed excellently, surpassed all my expectations especially as I haven’t read a book in almost 4 years.

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One of my favourite books of the year! Beautiful writing. Interesting setting. Complex characters. This book was so fun to read

Amazing!!!!!

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i enjoyed the story very much. i kept waiting for the main character to reach her limit..but she surprised me in the end.

great story of 2 sisters and their bond

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I freaking LOVE this book :-) :-) :-)

(Hmmnnn... if I've used these exact words to begin another review, don't let that take away from this one; I SUPER mean it, when/if-ever I use them, :-) and, apparently, have favourite phrases I use in my speech/writing ;-D )

Oyinkan Braithwaite's "My Sister, The Serial Killer" is a lot of fun, making me laugh out loud over and over again while listening to it :-) :-) :-) It's very well written, with an intriguing, rather original plot, and, bonus, a glimpse into everyday, Nigerian life :-) :-) I'm looking forward to reading (ok, listening to ;-) ) more Oyinkan Braithwaite books as they appear on Audible.ca :-D OH! Wait! She wrote an awesome chapter (that I JUST finished listening to) in the really enjoyable Audible Original "The Twisted Women's Book Club" that consists of many chapters, each written by a different, well-known author.

AWESOME, with just the right amount of wit :-) :-) :-)

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Interesting read, it kept me engaged, the narrator's voice was dreamy and almost soothing.

I liked the ending. This book isn't about the murders themselves - it's about how the protagonist navigates her sister's murders, their solidarity rooted in shared family trauma and misogyny, and how the protagonist's attitudes about the murders develop over time. In my opinion, the ending is resolved - the protagonist's actions show that she's made a final choice! The inner ambivalence and internal conflict present throughout the novel becomes resolved. It makes you think about why the protagonist might have made the choice that she did.

Easy and engaging listening

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