It's a literary murder mystery set in Nigeria. Two parents hear a noise outside their house. When they open the door, they discover the dead body of their adult son. He has a head wound, and his clothes and jewelry are missing. The parents suspect that their son's friends may be keeping secrets about his murder.

Since this is literary fiction, it's slower paced than most murder mysteries, but that didn't bother me. I love a character-driven story. It's about parenthood and how it's impossible to completely know somebody, even if that somebody is your own son. Vivek had a whole life that his parents didn't know about until after his death. This is a book about grief and accepting your child's choices.

The Death Of Vivek Oji isn't very long, but it has a lot of characters. On one hand, that's awesome because the reader gets a sense of the community and their culture and values. On the other hand, I couldn't remember how the characters are connected. I think that's my only complaint.

No, wait, I have another one. There's a scene where a ghost watches people having sex. That's nasty.

Okay, aside from the ghost inviting itself to sexy times, I liked the book. I think it has a good message about how love and acceptance can prevent tragedy.