The Great Game of Scruples: Masterpiece of Post-colonial Doublespeak

“The Great Game of Scruples” is a satirical novel that exposes the continuous exploitation of Africa by Western powers through a “masterpiece of post‑colonial doublespeak.” It argues that while direct colonial rule has ended, the methods of control have evolved, becoming more insidious and more complex to unmask. The novel’s narrative begins with the 1884 Berlin Conference, a pivotal act of “geopolitical deception” in which European powers arbitrarily carved up Africa. This event is presented as the blueprint for centuries of exploitation, setting the stage for the book’s exploration of modern‑day power dynamics. Foreign Aid and Debt are portrayed as lifelines “laden with conditionality” that force African nations into structural adjustments, privatisation, and market openness. This creates a cycle of dependency, ensuring African wealth continues to flow outward.

THE LIBERTY GARDENER

The Garden is Overgrown. It’s Time for a Trim.

For seventy years, the man known only as “The Gardener” has worked for the world’s most powerful landscaping firm. But his job isn’t to plant seeds — it’s to decide which ones are allowed to grow.

From the copper mines of Chile to the oil fields of Iran, he has spent a lifetime pruning “weeds”: the democratic movements, stubborn leaders, and national identities that threaten the aesthetic of the global market. To him, a nation is not a collection of people, but a patch of land to be managed. If a country grows too tall, it is topped. If its roots extend into “private” soil, it is poisoned.

In this brutal and witty odyssey, Oluwatayo Jide Shoneye takes us behind the curtain of the “Hollow State”. Following the Gardener from the shadows of the Cold War to the engineered blackouts of Venezuela in 2026, the novel unveils a chilling secret history where:

“Stability” is just another word for concrete.

“Humanitarian Aid” is the fertiliser for extraction.

“Regime Change” is a calculated liquidation sale where the Gardener is both the auctioneer and the only bidder.

Part secret history, part terrifyingly plausible field guide, The Liberty Gardener is the ledger of a man who paves the world so that shareholders can enjoy the view. From the “Plywood Era” of the 1950s to the “Digital Era” of near-future Caracas, discover how nations are turned into vacancies and why a “failed state” is often the most profitable harvest of all.

If the grass looks greener on the other side, it’s probably because the Gardener has just finished paving it.

THE MINISTRY OF FAILED PROMISES

Step into a world where integrity is a “processing fee” and democracy is a theatrical performance in The Ministry of Failed Promises, a sharp political satire that maps the anatomy of a collapsing state with surgical precision.

In this country, the “Grand Highway to Nowhere” is paved with shiny brochures and billions in missing funds, while the “Ministry of Illumination” specialises in selling the absence of electricity. From the Oxygen Tax that monetises every breath in dilapidated hospitals to the Electoral Alchemists who use vanishing ink to ensure the dead vote early and often, the system is a masterpiece of “Functional Collapse”.

But a failed state is a delicate ecosystem that requires a perfect balance of hunger and hope. When the “Architects of Rot” push too far, they ignite the Antidotes.

The Ministry of Failed Promises is more than just a critique — it is a narrative of the “Hunger Cycle” coming to an end. It follows an unlikely resistance as they realise a smartphone can be more dangerous to a tyrant than a rifle.

“The light only stays on if you are watching the meter.”

Ideal for fans of Animal Farm and The Last King of Scotland, this novel is a witty, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful examination of what unfolds when people finally refuse to ignore the workings of power.

THE CORPORATE APOSTLES: A PROFIT-DRIVEN FAITH

Salvation is FREE; however, terms and conditions apply.

Experience a high-stakes thriller where ancient faith meets the ruthless efficiency of cutting-edge digital finance.

In the heart of Lagos, a city driven by the ambitions of 20 million, a new religion has arisen. Where God’s grace is measured by tangible wealth and salvation becomes a high-frequency commodity. The Redemption’s Gospel of Exponential Growth (RGEG) is not merely a church; it is a multi-billion-naira financial conglomerate that has effectively transformed the human soul into the ultimate asset.

A Prophet of Profit

From the cockpit of his gold-trimmed private jet, Pastor Maximus “Maxi-Wealth” Ola governs his empire with an unwavering doctrine: poverty is a sin, and the tithe is the mandatory fee to enter Heaven. With the launch of Tithe-Coin and a revolutionary Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO), Maxi-Wealth is set to render its corporate kingdom invincible by any earthly law.

The RGEG’s power is upheld by the 65% Mandatory Remittance Rule, a ruthless algorithm that extracts every penny from local branches to support the Prophet’s global ambitions. While the “Mega-Structure” headquarters gleam in glass and chrome, the devoted periphery—like Chike and Bisi Okoro—are compelled to sacrifice their children’s education for the promise of “spiritual shares”.

As a cynical London academic prepares a secular counterstrike to expose the “world’s first spiritual Ponzi scheme,” Tolu must decide whether to use her genius to protect the system or execute a “Divine Dividend Glitch” to bring it down.

“The Corporate Apostles” is a compelling, satirical exploration of a world where the ledger is the Book of Life and the only genuine miracle might be the honesty of a simple machine.

You can get your copy today and discover the true cost of an eternity paid for in cash.

CERTIFICATE OF SLAVERY

In the aftermath of JÁPA’s migration lottery, a new empire of paperwork and desperation rises, one where the Certificate of Sponsorship is not a ticket to freedom, but a deed of ownership.

JÁPA’s migration lottery promised escape. What it delivered was a new empire of bureaucracy, desperation, and silent exploitation, where the Certificate of Sponsorship doesn’t grant freedom; it transfers ownership.

Segun Ogundipe, a burnt‑out Lagos bank auditor drowning in inflation and despair, thinks his long‑awaited CoS is salvation. Instead, he walks straight into a trap: a post‑Brexit labour market where care homes bleed workers dry, sponsors behave like feudal landlords, and migrants are locked into contracts tighter than shackles.

Visa brokers. Predatory landlords. And the algorithms that can delete a life with one keystroke. Certificate of Slavery rips open the machinery behind Britain’s “Health and Care Worker” miracle.

As debt mounts and a 60‑day curtailment notice looms, Segun discovers the truth no one tells you: in this new economy, your body is the product, and obedience is the price.

A bold, unsettling satire that asks: What happens when hope becomes a commodity.

MARRIAGE OF TWO STRANGERS

Sarah and Mark had the “fairytale” start: a whirlwind university romance, a beautiful Manchester wedding, and a future filled with promise. But a decade later, the laughter has been replaced by a “suffocating blanket” of silence.

They share a roof, a surname, and a mortgage, but their lives have become parallel lines that never touch. He is buried in his engineering projects; she is lost in her journalism and private journals. There was no dramatic betrayal or explosive fight—just a slow, “insidious drift” that left them marooned on separate islands in their own home.

Marriage of Two Strangers is a raw, deeply moving exploration of the “loudest silences” in a relationship. It is a story for anyone who has ever felt alone while standing right next to the person they love, and a testament to the courage it takes to break the silence and truly be known again.

PRO TIPS FOR A SEAMLESS, SUCCESSFUL LIFE

Stop Seeking Success. Start Radiating It.

Most high achievers live a “fragmented” life—trying to fix a career while their health crumbles, or chasing deep relationships while their personal growth remains stagnant. This is “Seeking Mode,” a low-frequency cycle of “wanting” that only creates more lack.

Pro Tips for a Seamless, Successful Life is the definitive guide for the modern visionary ready to break that cycle. Rooted in the Law of Integrated Momentum, this book shows that your life is not a collection of separate compartments but a single, spinning ecosystem. When you alter the “source code” of your internal identity, the “User Interface” of your reality—your bank account, your vitality, and your social circle—must follow.

Inside this Global Blueprint, you will discover:

Career & Success (The Impact): Execute the “Innovation Pivot” to move from a replaceable commodity to an indispensable global disruptor.

Health & Wellness (The Vessel): Reframe your body as a high-performance business asset using biological “hacks” like the Digital Sunset and Somatic Alignment.

Relationships (The Radiance): Master the “Mirror Principle” and “Appreciation Loop” to stop searching for high-value people and start attracting them.

The Identity Audit: Identify and re-code “Old Scripts” that act as silent saboteurs to your international expansion.

Tactical Tools for Rapid Transformation:

Pro Tips: High-impact actions in every chapter designed for immediate implementation.

Manifestation Scripts: Practical tools to actively rewire your subconscious mind for “Being Mode”.

The 30-Day Master Alignment Plan: A day-by-day roadmap that bridges the gap between spiritual manifestation and high-performance execution.

Your external world is a 3D printout of your internal state. It’s time to change the file.

Whether you are a founder aiming to go international or a professional seeking peak energy and radical alignment, this book provides the manual to live your “Wish Fulfilled” today.

THE ABSENT PARENTS

The Adeyemi house has forty-foot glass walls, German cars and a security system that tracks every room. It also has three children nobody is watching.

Dele Adeyemi is a CEO who checks on his family on an app instead of looking at them. Beatrice, the “Mother of the Parish”, leads the church’s purity rallies while her own daughter goes unseen. In their mansion, provision has quietly replaced presence, and the silence at the breakfast table is getting louder.

Tobi, 15, is the son nobody asks about. He finds a father figure in the ShadowKing, a voice in the dark that always asks, “Have you eaten?”

Aisha, 14, is the perfect daughter, with ironed uniforms and straight A’s. A stranger online has noticed how lonely she is, and he is good at being the one who “understands”.

Kemi, 8, is raised by a purple tablet that knows her favourite colour better than her parents do. Then a “secret game” starts playing in her kitchen.

On the night of the family’s grandest gala, everything they have hidden goes up on the screens in front of three hundred guests. By midnight, their house is dark, their phones are dead, and someone is at the study window.

The Absent Parents is a gripping family thriller set in Lagos, and a warning for every parent who has ever said: “not now”. It asks one question that stays with you: what is your child really doing while you are in the room?

If you loved the tension of Little Fires Everywhere and the moral weight of We Need to Talk About Kevin, this is your next read.

Content note: Mature themes, including online grooming of a minor (not depicted explicitly), teenage drug dependency, and home invasion. Intended for adult readers (18+).

Put down the screen. Pick up the soul. Before the power goes out.

THE GRAVITY OF GOLD

Zara Okafor, a behavioural economist from Peckham, once wrote a viral essay under a secret pen name. It argued that women are not drawn to rich, powerful men but to their altitude, and that they aren’t fools for it. She is then hired as a speechwriter for Babatunde Coker, a Lagos billionaire running for Governor, and falls in love with exactly the kind of man she wrote about. When his accounts are frozen in a laundering scandal, the women who circled him leave one by one, and the whole city discovers her pen name. Zara must find out who framed him and whether she ever loved the man or only the view. The Gravity of Gold is a romance about why women gravitate towards wealth, power, and fame, and who stays when the gold is gone.

THE COLOUR BAR CODE

One cheek swab. Nine colours. A nation sorted overnight.

Britain is obsessed with TrueHue, the DNA test that stamps your Heritage Band on a gold certificate marked Accurate to Nature. Then a software glitch shuffles the country. A magistrate turns Yoruba-adjacent, a Lagos tycoon goes Premium Grade, and the Home Secretary is labelled Insufficient Data.

Lead scientist Ada Whitlock-Eze traces the system back to a box of Victorian paint cards, made by her own ancestor.

A sharp, funny satire on the invention of race. There is no white or black. Only between.

For readers of Americanah, Erasure and The Sellout.