The novel my sister the serial killer spun off the scene that happened in the midst of Korede’s tranquil dinner, an abrupt distress call from her sister, Ayoola, shatters the calm, instantly triggering a familiar protocol: bleach, rubber gloves, unshakable nerves, and a stomach of steel. Ayoola’s record shows this as her third boyfriend dispatched under the guise of self-defense, leaving Korede with the unsettling responsibility of erasing the gory traces left behind. Despite the option of involving law enforcement for the betterment of Nigerian men at large, Korede’s unwavering affection for her sister prevails; the mantra of family first remains strong.
However, a new complexity arises when Ayoola initiates a romantic relationship with the doctor at Korede’s workplace, a hospital where she serves as a dedicated nurse. Korede’s veiled affection for the doctor comes to light, and she can’t bear the thought of him falling victim to Ayoola’s lethal tendencies. The heart-wrenching dilemma surfaces: to save one, the other must be forsaken.
My Sister the Serial Killer weaves a narrative that skillfully blends dark comedy with a reflection on the tenacity of familial bonds – ones that prove to be more indomitable, and more challenging to remove from the fabric of life, than mere water stains on a care
About The Author
Oyinkan Braithwaite is a graduate of Creative Writing and Law from Kingston University. Following her degree, she worked as an assistant editor at a Nigerian Publishing House and has been freelancing as a writer and graphic designer since. She has had short stories published in anthologies and has also self-published work.
In 2014, she was shortlisted as a top ten spoken word artist in the Eko Poetry Slam. In 2016, she was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
She is the author of My Sister, the Serial Killer, which won the 2019 LA Times Award for Best Crime Thriller, the 2019 Morning News Tournament of Books, the 2019 Amazon Publishing Reader’s Award for Best Debut Novel, the 2019 Anthony Award for Best First Novel.
