
A missing admiral. A city of secrets. And one detective caught between power, lust, and betrayal.
Private investigator Dozy Agu is hired by a disgraced former minister to find her missing husband—Admiral Alex Maduagu. But when the Admiral turns up dead, Dozy is drawn into a deadly web of corruption, betrayal, and buried truths. Set against the gritty backdrop of modern-day Lagos, The Dead Man’s Dame is a sharp, atmospheric noir where nothing is as it seems—and everyone has something to hide.

CHARACTERS
Step into the shadows of The Dead Man’s Dame.
Every mystery hides behind a face, every crime has its players. Here you’ll meet the power brokers, the liars, the lovers, and the haunted souls who stalk these pages. Each one carries secrets; together, they form the pulse of a noir tale where no one is ever what they seem.