Akwaeke Emezi’s new novel begins with a death; it adopts the form — but not the spirit — of traditional crime fiction, glorying in some of the genre’s conventions while slyly subverting them.
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Akwaeke Emezi’s new novel begins with a death; it adopts the form — but not the spirit — of traditional crime fiction, glorying in some of the genre’s conventions while slyly subverting them.