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Kwei Quartey
Full Series List in Order
Detective Inspector Darko Dawson
1 - Wife of the Gods (Jul-2009)2 - Children of the Street (Jul-2011)
3 - Murder at Cape Three Points (Mar-2014)
4 - Gold of Our Fathers (May-2016)
5 - Death by His Grace (Sep-2017)
An Emma Djan Investigation
1 - The Missing American (Jan-2020)2 - Sleep Well, My Lady (Jan-2021)
3 - Last Seen in Lapaz (Feb-2023)
4 - The Whitewashed Tombs (Sep-2024)
Book List in Order: 10 titles
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Wife of the Gods
- Jul-2009
- / Police Procedural
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Lyrical and captivating, Kwei Quartey's debut novel 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. In a shady grove outside the small...
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Children of the Street
- Jul-2011
- / Law Enforcement
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In the slums of Accra, Ghana's fast-moving, cosmopolitan capital, teenagers are turning up dead. Inspector Darko Dawson has seen many crimes, but this latest string of murders -- in which all the young victims bear a chilling signature -- is the most...
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Death At The Voyager Hotel
- Aug-2013
- / Suspense
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In the cosmopolitan West African city of Accra, the Voyager Hotel is widely known as a low-priced, well-run lodging perfectly suited to cash-strapped tourists. But one early March morning, it gains a notoriety it would rather not have. Hotel guest He...
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Murder at Cape Three Points
- Mar-2014
- / Police Procedural
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Accra’s hotshot Detective Inspector Darko Dawson returns to solve a complex mystery that will take him out of the city to the beautiful coasts of Ghana, where a grim double-murder seems to have larger political implications. At Cape Three Points...
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Gold of Our Fathers
- May-2016
- / Police Procedural
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Darko Dawson has just been promoted to Chief Inspector in the Ghana Police Service the promotion even comes with a (rather modest) salary bump. But he doesn't have long to celebrate because his new boss is transferring him from Accra, Ghana's capital...
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Death by His Grace
- Sep-2017
- / Police Procedural
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Atmospherically set in Accra, Ghana, Chief Inspector Darko Dawson investigates the brutal murder of a high-society bride. In order to expose the truth, Darko must confront the pivotal role religion plays in Ghana -- and wrestle with his old demons th...
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The Missing American
- Jan-2020
- / Police Procedural
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A 2021 Edgar Nominee for Best NovelAccra private investigator Emma Djan's first missing persons case will lead her to the darkest depths of the email scams and fetish priests in Ghana, the world's Internet capital. When her dreams of rising through...
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Sleep Well, My Lady
- Jan-2021
- / Police Procedural
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In the follow-up to the acclaimed series debut The Missing American, PI Emma Djan investigates the death of a Ghanaian fashion icon and social media celebrity, Lady Araba. Hard-hitting talk show host Augustus Seeza has become a household name in G...
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Last Seen in Lapaz
- Feb-2023
- / Police Procedural
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When a whirlwind romance leads to a brutal murder and the disappearance of a young Nigerian woman, PI Emma Djan resorts to dangerous undercover work to track her down in Accra.Just as things at work are slowing down for PI Emma Djan, an old friend o...
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The Whitewashed Tombs
- Sep-2024
- / Police Procedural
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Vicious hate crimes are rocking the LGBTQ+ community in Accra, and prejudice and politics threaten to stymie PI Emma Djan’s investigation.Author Kwei Quartey tackles a real-life -- and deeply personal -- issue as an anti-gay bill threatens to tear ...
Award-Winning Books by Kwei Quartey
2021 Shamus Award -- First P.I. Novel