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Kingsley, a newly minted Nigerian engineer, faces a grim job market and a family that can’t afford to wait. In desperate bid for financial help, he turns to his uncle—an established operator of an e‑mail fraud enterprise. The uncle offers a cash loan, but with hidden strings that force Kingsley into a high‑stakes world of internet crime. As he navigates this perilous terrain, the novel explores themes of poverty, ambition, and the blurred lines between legality and survival in contemporary Nigerian society.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Crime Fiction/Criminal Underworld
Authors: Adaobi Nwaubani
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