Wife of the Gods
by:
Kwei Quartey (author)
A lyrical and captivating mystery that brings to life the majesty and charm of Ghana-from the capital city of Accra to a small community where long-buried secrets are about to rise to the surface.
A lyrical and captivating mystery that brings to life the majesty and charm of Ghana-from the capital city of Accra to a small community where long-buried secrets are about to rise to the surface.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780812979367 (0812979362)
Publish date: August 3rd 2010
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Book Club,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
International,
African Literature
Series: Darko Dawson (#1)
I'm enjoying this book, but the frequent descriptions of exceptionally beautiful women (author's words) and their specific physical attributes has started getting a little distracting and offensive from an otherwise very good and interesting story. And of course all of the exceptionally beautiful w...
Darko Dawson is a detective living in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. He is sent to the small village of Kentanu to assist in solving the murder of a young female health worker. This is also the place where his mother disappeared many years ago.The story is full of interesting characters and I ...
Darko is a police inspector in Ghana who gets called in to remote village where his aunt lives to investigate the murder of an AIDS worker. Deals with interesting customs in Ghana most Westerners aren't aware of.
In his first novel, Wife of the Gods, Kwei Quartey introduces us to an intriguing lead character, an exotic setting, and a story that takes some compelling twists and turns along the way. When a young female medical student is murdered in the forest between two small villages in the Volta Region of ...
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