Why hello, love. Happy to hear from me? I reckon you thought you’d be hearing about my sister Nena Knight’s day in her life. But don’t you already know enough? I mean, there have been two books about the old girl already and none about me though I think myself the more exciting and more fun one of the two Knight daughters. Don’t you agree?
If you think about it, Nena is pretty drab. Yes, she knows how to kill people in more ways than we could count. I think she may even know how to kill someone with a pencil or chopstick. I think she’s done it. Yes, yes, it was the French bloke. And she has a thing for blades. Do you know how difficult it was to find fashionable ways for my little sis to carry her tiny daggers in secret? I had to call upon discreet friends in the fashion industry for those belts she wears.
A woman of Nena’s belt once said, “My, what a dashing little belt you have there.” Nena took the backhand compliment in stride as she usually does, but I wanted to say, “The better to kill you with, my pretty.” In my most horrible witch voice, like in that Riding Hood fairy tale. I managed to control my emotions as a proper Brit would, and Nena was quite pleased with her belts. Mum and Dad avoided scandal, and all was right in the world. Not a bad deal.
You must be wondering what life is like for the sister of an assassin and financial head of a powerful secret African organization that is NOT bent on world domination. No, the Tribe is many things, but out to take other people over is not in our repertoire. And while I’m out there checking on our investments and ensuring that our philanthropic ventures stay above board and that we keep providing the necessary supplies and support to the African towns and cities the Tribe watches over.
I continue to study under the tutelage of my father, Noble Knight, who is determined to place Nena and me at the head of the Tribe when he finally steps down—not that he ever will. We’ll have to pry the Tribe’s reigns from his cold, dead fingers before my father ever relinquishes his rule) and prepare to be a mother. My father teaches me to be a shrewd businesswoman and my mum, Delphine Knight, shows me how to be the driving force because Delphine is most definitely a force.
Most importantly, I am preparing to be a mother. I’m in a rather sticky spot, to be perfectly honest. You see, my baby’s father was killed in combat by my little sister.
I’ll let you sit on that one for a while. It’s a big drop, yeah?
It was for me too.
I loved Oliver more than I’d ever loved anyone in my life. I had even married him, and we were to be parents together. He died not knowing. Perhaps if he’d known—if I’d known I was with child—his choices would have been different. Perhaps Ofori wouldn’t have tried to kill his only sister, Nena, after just learning she had survived the destruction of their Ghanaian village and her being human trafficked by Paul, the snake. He turned Ofori into his son Oliver. Paul twisted Oliver’s mind so severely that when he learned Nena was his long-lost sister, rather than joining forces to avenge the murder of their family and destruction of their home, Oliver thought she was a threat and tried to kill her instead. Most unfortunate.
Now I’m left wondering how Nena and I will move from this. Ever since my parents adopted Nena, and because she is my sister in every sense, I have fought for her and loved her as if we’d been sisters all of our lives. Nothing has come between us before. Our family always came first. Nena feels guilty for killing the last of her blood family, the man who was supposed to be part of my newly established family. And I feel. . . Well, I reckon I’ll have to get back to you when I figure that out. But in the meantime, do discover more in our illustrious story.
One day I will write my own story, The Life and Times of Elin, or something of the sort. My story of becoming will be glorious. After all, it’s not easy being the daughter of parents whose expectations would rival God’s and the sister of a sister who has overcome such adversity, you have nothing else but to look at her in wonder. But she makes mistakes, as do I. And maybe I will talk about more than just one day of my life. I’ll talk about the whole damn thing. Until next time, good people.
They Come at Knight, A Nena Knight Mystery #2
Genre: Thriller
Release: September 2022
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Yasmin Angoe’s They Come at Knight is the heart-pounding second installment in the Nena Knight series about an intrepid female assassin who will stop at nothing to protect her family.
For elite assassin Nena Knight, eliminating dangerous players on the world stage is part of the job. The Tribe, a powerful business syndicate in Africa, ensures that she has those opportunities. But for Nena, the Tribe is more than just her employer; it’s an organization that supports the African people—until it turns on itself.
As Nena embarks on a new mission, a violent siege by a paramilitary group throws the Tribe into chaos, and mysterious acts of violence plague the Tribe’s territories. As the attacks escalate, Nena suspects a different kind of enemy at play: someone on the inside, determined to undermine the Tribe’s leaders.
As this new threat closes in on her own family, Nena enlists a team to root out the danger. But as she gets closer to the truth, she will have to risk everything to protect the future she holds dear—even if it means facing off with an enemy she never expected.
Meet the author
Yasmin Angoe is the Anthony-nominated and first generation Ghanaian American author of the critically acclaimed Her Name Is Knight, and the second of the series, They Come At Knight. She is the recipient of the 2020 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award from Sisters in Crime. Yasmin’s books have received reviews from The New York Times, Kirkus, and Publisher’s Weekly and has been listed as Amazon’s “Best Book of the Month” and “Editor’s Pick”. They have also appeared in outlets such as OprahDaily.com, PopSugar, Women’s World, and The Guardian.
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