Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

"Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon is a museum heist and a love story, but the heist is on behalf the creator God, and the thieves – and love-story protagonists – are a nightmare god and a succubus. Strap in. We’re caught up in the political machinations of the Yoruba pantheon, organised here into the Orisha Spirit Company. Shigidi, an unprepossessing nightmare god, has been bringing in very little for the company and lives a hard life for a god. Nneoma, the succubus, has been working as a free agent, preferring to feed on spirit directly rather than be a company functionary. She persuades Shigidi to join her, displeasing his superiors, and ultimately resulting in their obligation to complete a heist – the retrieval of an artifact from the British Museum, kept behind both mundane and magical protection. This book is fun . It’s exactly as sexy as you’d expect, and the pace doesn’t let up for a moment. Gary K. Wolfe reviewed the book for Locus magazine , describing it as a “kinetic mix of noir heist fiction, erotic romance, political intrigue, and supernatural fireworks.” Well, exactly."