SKELETON KEY

At the tender age of nine, a child is thrust into a harrowing world when he witnesses the brutal murder of his mother at the hands of his father, the glint of an axe the only reminder of that fateful day. The horror of the crime is compounded when the body is buried in the backyard, a secret locked away beneath the soil. This gripping tale follows Detective Priest Jones Sellick, a man shaped by tragedy and resilience. Raised in a foster home belonging to a wealthy Black family, Priest's childhood is marked by both privilege and strife. After school, he is conscripted into the military, where six harrowing years leave him scarred both physically and psychologically.

Now back in Nania, Priest awakens from a coma in a military hospital, grappling with the shadows of his past and the demons of war. He finds himself spiraling deeper into the web of his father's sins, haunted by memories that cling to him like a shroud. Yet, amidst the darkness, a glimmer of hope emerges: an uncle in the Congo, a mysterious figure whose financial support has long bolstered his father's corrupt empire.

In a world where truth is often obscured by lies and betrayal, Priest must navigate the complexities of family, guilt, and redemption. He learns that uncovering the truth is not just a quest for justice, but a journey of self-discovery, even in the face of overwhelming adversity.