Burnt Alive for a Stranger’s Child
Burnt Alive for a Stranger’s Child

Burnt Alive for a Stranger’s Child

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Author: Jennifer Travis
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A careful Lagos driver’s life shatters in one night after he accidentally kills a child left lying in the road. Hunted by a furious couple and a bloodthirsty crowd, he’s trapped in his car as they break his bones, set him on fire, and demand his life for their loss. With police far away and the city’s rage closing in, will he escape alive—or pay for another family’s tragedy with his own blood?

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