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It begins in Enugu, at Uncle Kelechi’s glittering 50th birthday, a night of laughter, highlife music, and family pride. For young Unoma, it is a world of color and belonging. For her father and his brother, it is the night that exposes the deep differences between them. Weeks later, tragedy strikes. One life is lost, another forever changed, and the truth buried beneath years of silence. Decades on, that silence still governs Unoma’s world.

Meet Ebenezer Cosmen. He's a computer programmer and a writer - a middle-of-the-road man with conventional needs and a relaxed attitude towards worldly things. He lives alone with a small cohort of trusted comrades. He wrote a fictional novel about a serial killer that was later imitated by an actual killer. Obviously, he became a little less middle-of-the-road after that. This recognition propelled his book sales to heights he never imagined. He enjoyed the success for over a decade until the killer was captured.

Leta Troutman, an elite CIA operative, finds herself deep within Nigeria on a mission to surveil a high-level target. However, Lagos' balmy nights and bustling markets soon become the backdrop to a deadly game when assassination attempts nearly claim her life. The meticulous nature of the attack reveals a chilling truth: the enemy seems to be a step ahead, possessing insider information that should be known only to the most secretive ranks of the CIA. With her cover blown and trust in the agency shattered, Leta is forced to go dark.

In the shadowy world of espionage, CIA agent Leta James has mastered the art of disappearing. Her most important mission: protecting her son. Every year, as he celebrates his birthdays and milestones, Leta watches from the shadows, a silent guardian, ensuring his safety from afar. But when a great political figure in Nigeria meets a mysterious and untimely demise, the fragile balance of power in the region is sent into a tailspin.