· Easy Motion Tourist is narrated by Guy Collins, a journalist from London sent to Lagos ostensibly to cover the general election. Deciding to get into the swing of things, he ill-advisedly (and sheepishly, to his credit) visits a pick-up bar, when a mutilated woman’s body is discovered outside, sending the joint into a panic. Easy Motion Tourist is a seriously compelling, gripping, and shocking crime thriller that never slows up! Leye Adenle is a master storyteller who can cleverly weave a picture of a world so dark and disturbing, yet even in the darkest moments find humour that releases the tension of fear you feel for Guy and Amata as they navigate a Hades level nightmare/5(54). About this book. Easy Motion Tourist is a compelling crime novel set in contemporary Lagos. It features Guy Collins, a British hack who stumbles into the murky underworld of the city. A woman’s mutilated body is discarded by the side of a club near one of the main hotels in Victoria Island. Collins is a bystander and is picked up by the police, as a potential suspect.
Leye Adenle, winner of the first ever Prix Marianne in , is a Nigerian writer living and working in London as an agile coach - sort of a trainer of computer geeks. His short story, The Assassination, in the anthology, Sunshine Noir, was a finalist for the CWA short story dagger award. The catchy title, Easy Motion Tourist—part-instructive, part-complimentary—already lends itself as book title to a crime novel set in Lagos by Leye Adenle, a music aficionado in his own right. Easy Motion Tourist is a popular tune that is frequently covered by local bands. Easy Motion Tourist by Leye Andenle. Guy Collins, a British hack, is hunting for an election story in Lagos. A decision to check out a local bar in Victoria Island ends up badly - a mutilated female body is discarded close by and Collins is picked up as a suspect.
Leye Adenle is a Nigerian writer. He has written a number of short stories and flash fiction pieces. Leye has appeared on stage in London in plays including Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again. He comes from a family of writers, the most famous of whom was his grandfather, Oba Adeleye Adenle I, a former king of Oshogbo in South West. Easy Motion Tourist is narrated by Guy Collins, a journalist from London sent to Lagos ostensibly to cover the general election. Deciding to get into the swing of things, he ill-advisedly (and sheepishly, to his credit) visits a pick-up bar, when a mutilated woman’s body is discovered outside, sending the joint into a panic. Easy Motion Tourist by Leye Andenle. Guy Collins, a British hack, is hunting for an election story in Lagos. A decision to check out a local bar in Victoria Island ends up badly – a mutilated female body is discarded close by and Collins is picked up as a suspect.
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