Wife of the gods, a novel, Kwei Quartey
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Wife of the gods, a novel, Kwei Quartey
Language
eng
Main title
Wife of the gods
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
621673698
Responsibility statement
Kwei Quartey
Sub title
a novel
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
Target audience
general
Creator
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