"In an imaginary Nigeria, a cunning entrepreneur is selling body parts stolen from Dr. Menka's hospital for use in ritualistic practices. Dr. Menka shares the grisly news with his oldest college friend, bon viveur, star engineer, and Yoruba royal, Duyole Pitan-Payne. The life of every party, Duyole is about to assume a prestigious post at the United Nations in New York, but it now seems that someone is deter­mined that he not make it there. And neither Dr. Menka nor Duyole knows why, or how close the enemy is, or how powerful. [This book] is at once a literary hoot, a crafty whodunit, and a scathing indictment of political and social corrup­tion."--Dust jacket flap.

"Originally published in Nigeria by Bookcraft Limited, Ibadan, in 2020"--Title page verso.

Oke Konran-Imoran --The gospel according to happiness -- Pilgrim's progress -- Scoffer's progress -- Villa potencia -- Father, is that you? -- An intellectual property heist: the inside story -- Jos -- The rumble of the humble -- The audience -- The hand of God -- Boriga or bust -- Surgical transplant -- Badetona -- Badagry -- The Codex Seraphinianus -- A deadly rivalry -- A vigil too far -- The discreet funeral of the bourgeoisie -- Homecoming -- Ziggurat or death -- The board of happiness -- Clash of the titans