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Victoria Ifeolu
She Needn t Kiss the Knife: Nigeria s crime-fiction-future is here!
ILORIN, NIGERIA, March 9, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ Victoria Ifeolu’s debut crime novel; She Needn’t Kiss the Knife has dropped the mic on the debate as to whether a Nigerian work of fiction can also be a thriller. Tastefully introducing the Nigerian-in-diaspora community to the crime world, She Needn’t Kiss the Knife is a resourceful blend of cultures which prides itself in maneuverings you wouldn’t normally see in a thriller. We see the Akintoye father and mother stealing like frustrated trick-or-treaters; the Akintoye daughters either embezzling ridiculous amounts or drugging their would-be clients for the night, and most importantly, we see Lola, the virgo intacta prostitute having to endure quotidian spousal rape, having been forced by her parents to marry Justice Cliff in exchange for the sustenance of their family’s stubborn American dream. Lola doe