Leye Adenle is a writer and author of the award-winning novel, Easy Motion Tourist, which won the first ever Prix Marianne in 2016. With a uniquely satirical writing style and vivid imagination, Adenle has written at least two crime novels and is critically acclaimed across the globe as a crime fiction writer.
His latest novel, The Beautiful Side of the Moon, is his first sci-fi, fantasy novel. The London-based author has written short fiction pieces, and his short story, “The Assassin”, was shortlisted for the 2017 CWA Short Story Dagger. A contributor to Lagos Noir and Sunshine Noir, Adenle comes from a family of writers and has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s “Open Book.”