From the BAFTA award winning creator of BBC 3's JUST ACT NORMAL, comes a gripping and atmospheric debut thriller set in Nigeria

'Exceptional' Harriet Tyce

People had always feared the housekeeper’s daughter, Frieda – the girl with abnormally light eyes, who seemed to know things she shouldn’t. Olori paid these superstitions no mind, refusing to admit her daughter was anything but normal.

But then Frieda disappeared, and everything changed.

Olori pleads with her employers for help, but the wealthy Buzugbes are more concerned with their reputation. And then the rumours start – rumours of other missing girls, rumours about Frieda, and rumours about her employers and what they might be capable of.

An atmospheric and suspenseful mystery perfect for fans of Oyinkan Braithwaite and Jane Harper

'I thought it was exceptional … really well-written, intricately plotted and strongly characterised with just the right amount of immersive description to add atmosphere without detracting from the tension of the action. I’m looking forward to meeting Sola again in what I hope will be a long-running series'

Harriet Tyce, Sunday Times bestselling author of Witch Trial

'I flew through the pages of Girl Number 8. Janice Okoh's incredibly atmospheric and big-hearted debut balanced dread and hope and a large cast of characters with elegance and urgency. A gem of a novel!'

Rachel Howzell Hall, NYT Bestselling Author of Mist and Malice and The Last One