Adam Oyebanji was born in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. He is taking the big step of moving east to Edinburgh by way of Birmingham, London, Lagos, Chicago, Pittsburgh and New York: a necessary detour, because the traffic otherwise is really, really bad. A graduate of Birmingham University and Harvard Law School, Adam works in the field of counter-terrorist financing, helping banks choke off the money supply to rogue states, narcotics empires, and human trafficking networks.
Imagine John le Carre attempting an Agatha Christie mystery. Or the other way around. In any case, that mix is at the heart of this stunning novel * <b>Booklist Starred Review</b> * Well-plotted . . . Oyebanji demonstrates a confident and developed voice and style * <b>Library Journal</b> * Along the way to the satisfying ending, Oyebanji smoothly inserts commentary on topical social and political issues * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> * Oyebanji's hero is complicated and sure to win readers' sympathies * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> * A brilliant debut . . . Innovative worldbuilding, a plot packed with surprises. Oyebanji's nuanced exploration of social and cultural shifts make this a must-read * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> Starred Review of <b>Braking Day</b> * If you're after action, mystery, and mind-bending mega-structures, look no further than Adam Oyebanji's Braking Day . . . I look forward to what [Adam] does next * <b>The Washington Post</b> on <b>Braking Day</b> * Engaging, fast-moving, and inventive * <b>Jack Campbell, <b>New York Times</b> bestselling author of the Lost Fleet series</b> on <b>Braking Day</b> * A crystalline, dazzling debut, teeming with life and data and full of breathless, rip-roaring twists and turns. From its first pages, Braking Day grabs you and never lets you go * <b>Lena Nguyen, author of <b>We Have Always Been Here</b></b> on <b>Braking Day</b> * A story of people who are their own worst enemies as groups fracture, danger ramps up, and options close in * <b>Library Journal</b> Starred Review of <b>Braking Day</b> *