Harmattan Season

PRE-ORDER FOR MAY 27, 2025

Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi

A Gritty, Genre-Bending Fantasy Noir from Award-Winning Author Tochi Onyebuchi
Raymond Chandler meets P. Djèlí Clark in a haunting mystery set in a magical, dust-drenched West Africa.

In Harmattan Season, Tochi Onyebuchi, the acclaimed author of Riot Baby and Goliath, blends hard-boiled noir, political intrigue, and speculative magic into a masterfully crafted standalone novel that’s both biting and breathtaking.

Meet Boubacar—war veteran, private investigator, and man out of time. Haunted by a past he’d rather forget and stranded in a city on the brink, Bouba prefers the shadows. But when a bleeding woman stumbles onto his doorstep—and vanishes just as suddenly—he’s pulled back into a world of secrets, power, and unrest.

In a postcolonial West Africa where French occupiers maintain brittle control and the indigenous dugulen splinter into warring factions, every answer comes with a cost. As Bouba navigates violent conspiracies and buried magic, he must confront his dual identity—and decide whether justice is worth the price of peace.

🌪️ Perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin, P. Djèlí Clark, and Walter Mosley
🌪️ A richly imagined West African setting meets noir mystery and magical realism
🌪️ Explores colonial legacies, personal trauma, resistance, and fractured identity

Format: Hardcover
Genre: Fantasy Noir, Speculative Fiction, Mystery/Thriller
Themes: Postcolonial Identity, Magical Realism, Social Justice, Urban Fantasy
Audience: Readers who crave atmospheric, thought-provoking stories that blur genre lines and challenge traditional power structures

✨ Harmattan Season is a smoldering, dust-choked detective fantasy, where truth is elusive, magic is dangerous, and the ghosts of empire refuse to rest. Onyebuchi delivers a noir unlike any other—sharp, raw, and unforgettable.