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The missing American
- Title
- The missing American / Kwei Quartey.
- Author
- Quartey, Kwei
- Publication
- New York, NY : Soho Press, Inc., [2020]
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Details
- Description
- 419 pages; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "When her dreams of rising through the police ranks like her late father crash around her, 26-year-old Emma Djan is unsure what will become of her life in Accra. Through a sympathetic former colleague, Emma gets an interview with a private detective agency tracking down missing persons, thefts, and marital infidelities. It's not the future she imagined, but it's her best option. Meanwhile, Gordon Tilson, a middle-aged widower in Washington, DC, has found solace in an online community after his wife's passing. Through the support group, he's even met a young Ghanaian widow he really cares about, and when her sister gets into a car accident, he sends her thousands of dollars to cover the hospital bill - to the horror of his only son, Derek. When Gordon runs off to Ghana to surprise his new love and disappears, Derek chases after him, fearing for his father's life. The case of the missing American man will drag both Emma and Derek into a world of Sakawa scams, fetish priests, and those willing to keep things secret through death"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- The Emma Djan mysteries
- Quartey, Kwei. Emma Djan mysteries ; 1.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Detective and mystery fiction.
- Fiction.
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Call Number
- Sc D 20-410
- ISBN
- 9781641290708
- 1641290706
- LCCN
- 2019019288
- OCLC
- 1097578184
- Author
- Quartey, Kwei, author.
- Title
- The missing American / Kwei Quartey.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Soho Press, Inc., [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- The Emma Djan mysteriesQuartey, Kwei. Emma Djan mysteries ; 1.
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 20-410