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Wife of the gods : a novel / Kwei Quartey.
- Title
- Wife of the gods : a novel / Kwei Quartey.
- Author
- Quartey, Kwei
- Publication
- New York : Random House, c2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PS3617.U37 W54 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 317 p. : map; 25 cm.
- Summary
- 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.
- Series Statement
- An Inspector Darko Dawson mystery
- Quartey, Kwei J. Inspector Darko Dawson mystery.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Mystery fiction
- Fiction
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 9781400067596 (hc : alk. paper)
- 1400067596
- LCCN
- ^^2008032579
- OCLC
- 236117395
- SCSB-10996068
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library