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Janice Okoh

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Rachel Yeoh

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Valentina Paulmichl

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Hannah Ladds

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Biography

Janice Okoh is a British-Nigerian multi-award-winning playwright and radio dramatist living in the UK. She has had over 17 original plays and adaptations produced and her first six-part TV comedy-drama, Just Act Normal, landed on the BBC to five-star reviews. Girl Number 8 is her first novel.

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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

There were always rumours about that girl, even before she disappeared.

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

‘Exceptional … really well-written, intricately plotted and strongly characterised’ 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 … A gem of a novel!’ Rachel Howzell Hall, NYT Bestselling Author of Mist and Malice and The Last One

‘A pacy, rich plot, dense in sensual local detail … a terrific thriller to boot’ Nina Bhadreshwar, author of The Burnt Moor

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