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Wife of the Gods: A Novel by Kwei Quartey
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Wife of the Gods: A Novel (original 2009; edition 2009)

by Kwei Quartey

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An original debut novel set in Ghana, is the story of Detective Inspector Darko Dawson, who is sent from the big city to the village of Ketanu to solve the murder of an accomplished young AIDS worker. Darko's own mother disappeared from this same village many years ago, and as the mystery unfolds, the reader meets a rich cast of characters, and learns about Trokosi, a system where young teenage girls are sent to live with fetish priests to bring good fortune to their families. Darko explores the motivations and secrets of the residents of Ketanu, and in addition to solving a recent murder, discovers the shocking truth about his own mother's disappearance.… (more)
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Title:Wife of the Gods: A Novel
Authors:Kwei Quartey
Info:Random House (2009), Edition: 1st Unabridged, Hardcover, 336 pages
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Tags:Staff Recommendation, May2011, Donna G, fiction, mystery, Ghana, Africa

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Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey (2009)

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Enjoyable. Ghanaian food & culture with a standard mystery with appropriate twists & turns ( )
  cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |
I picked this up from a list of detective stories outside the USA. I did enjoy it but I'm not sure I'll go any more in the series. I enjoyed the setting in Ghana and there were alot of good elements but it didn't really come together very well until the end. The ending was well done but there was alot of meandering to get there.
  amyem58 | Dec 12, 2023 |
A good start to a police detective series. The setting is interesting and I will definitely pick up the next one. ( )
  mmcrawford | Dec 5, 2023 |
Nice little mystery.

Quite a few cool lines like:
"His voice was like the warty, slimy surface of a toad's back. Dawson was not enamored of toads." ( )
  MickeyMole | Oct 2, 2023 |
That was tough. Oh, a well done mystery, well written, plotted, situated. It just hit me with a lot of the points where I say "oh, that's not fair!" like a petulant child. Luckily it's pretty well-resolved too. ( )
  Kiramke | Jun 27, 2023 |
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To Papa. He would have loved to see this.
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The forest was black and Darko was afraid to enter.
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"...have you ever heard the saying that the true character of a person is revealed when something terrible happens? You have strength. You just have to let it come out. Gladys is gone and now the beat of the drum is different, and so you must change your steps according to the new rhythm."
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An original debut novel set in Ghana, is the story of Detective Inspector Darko Dawson, who is sent from the big city to the village of Ketanu to solve the murder of an accomplished young AIDS worker. Darko's own mother disappeared from this same village many years ago, and as the mystery unfolds, the reader meets a rich cast of characters, and learns about Trokosi, a system where young teenage girls are sent to live with fetish priests to bring good fortune to their families. Darko explores the motivations and secrets of the residents of Ketanu, and in addition to solving a recent murder, discovers the shocking truth about his own mother's disappearance.

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