Wife of the Gods, Kwei Quartey
Wife of the Gods, Kwei Quartey
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Wife of the Gods
A Novel

Author: Kwei Quartey

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 9 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/26/2010

Synopsis

Detective Inspector Darko Dawson, a good family man and a remarkably intuitive sleuth, is sent to the village of Ketanu—the site of his mother's disappearance many years ago—to solve the murder of an accomplished young AIDS worker.

While battling his own anger issues and concerns for his ailing son, Darko explores the motivations and secrets of the residents of Ketanu. It soon becomes clear that in addition to solving a recent murder, he is about to unravel the shocking truth about his mother's disappearance.

Kwei Quartey's sparkling debut novel introduces readers to a rich cast of characters, including the Trokosi—young women called Wives of the Gods—who, in order to bring good fortune to their families, are sent to live with fetish priests. Set in Ghana, with the action moving back and forth between the capital city of Accra and a small village in the Volta Region, Wife of the Gods brings the culture and beauty of its setting brilliantly to life.

About Kwei Quartey

Kwei Quartey was raised in Ghana by an African American mother and a Ghanaian father, both of whom were university lecturers. He writes early in the morning before setting out to work at HealthCare Partners, where he runs a wound care clinic and is the lead physician at an urgent care center. He lives in Pasadena and is currently working on his next novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Trish

This is first in a series about Detective Darko Dawson of Accra in Ghana. I have wanted to read this book ever since I saw it in a bookstore a couple of years ago and I was thrilled to be able to dip into it when I came across the audio version this summer. I don’t mind telling you that when I first......more

Goodreads review by Cindy

I am always looking for a new mystery series to start and recently took the recommendation of Michael Sears, one half of the writing duo Michael Stanley, and tried the Detective Dawson series by Kwei Quartey. Set in Ghana, the series focuses on the local culture, cuisine, customs, and everyday issue......more

Goodreads review by Skip

I liked this novel much better than another Ghaniain author's Tail of the Blue Bird. Darko Dawson is a police inspector in Accra, who is called to investigate the death of a young female AIDS worker in a village where his mother disappeared many years prior. The author sets up four possible suspects......more

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