Kwei Quartey Bücher

\"Sodom und Gomorra\" - so nennen die Einwohner von Accra jenes Viertel der ghanaischen Hauptstadt, das nur die Menschen betreten, denen keine andere Wahl bleibt. Denn wer Sodom betritt, setzt sein Leben aufs Spiel: Der giftige schwarze Rauch von Ghanas größter Mülldeponie ist hier genauso allgegenwärtig wie Armut und Gewalt. Dass in dieser Umgebung ein Mord geschieht, ist für Inspector Darko Dawson daher wenig überraschend. Was den Polizisten allerdings entsetzt, sind die Umstände des Verbrechens: Das Opfer ist ein Straßenjunge - und ihm wurden sämtliche Finger abgeschnitten. Als wenig später ein weiterer Teenager ermordet und verstümmelt wird, ist sich Dawson sicher: Ein Ritualmörder macht Jagd auf Accras Straßenkinder, ein Killer, dessen Intelligenz nur von seiner Heimtücke übertroffen wird. Und das muss Dawson bald am eigenen Leib erfahren ...

Eine strangulierte Medizinstudentin im Buschland von Ghana. Ein dubioser Dorfpriester, der verbotene Rituale pflegt. Unschuldige junge Frauen, die als Götterbräute, Trokosi, versklavt werden. Und ein Inspector, der nur widerwillig ermittelt. Denn er hat Angst. Angst vor dem Busch, in dem einst seine Mutter verschwand; Angst vor den Abgründen, die sich vor ihm auftun, aber auch Angst um seinen schwerkranken Sohn, dem kein Heiler, sondern nur ein Londoner Herzchirurg helfen kann. Ein Spannungsroman, in dem das alte, abergläubische Afrika mit seinen Traditionen und das moderne Afrika aufeinanderprallen. Ein Kriminalfall mit einem sehr sympathischen Ermittler, der mit seinen persönlichen Problemen sofort das Herz der Leser erobert.

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 of her boss’s asks for help locating his missing daughter in Accra. According to her father, Ngozi had a bright future ahead of her when she became secretive and withdrawn. Suddenly, all she wanted to do was be with her handsome new beau, Femi, instead of attending law school in the fall. So when she disappears from her parents’ house in Nigeria in the middle of the night, they immediately suspect Femi was behind it and have reason to believe the pair has fled to Ghana. The case escalates quickly when Femi is found murdered at an opulent hotel in Accra, but there are no signs of Ngozi at the scene. Emma knows if she’s to have any hope of finding Ngozi, she must learn more about Femi, so she digs into his past and discovers he was part of a network of sex traffickers operating across West Africa. Fearing the worst, Emma resorts to dangerous undercover work in a desperate attempt to track Ngozi down before it’s too late.

"Hard-hitting talk show host Augustus Seeza has become a household name in Ghana, though notorious for his lavish overspending, alcoholism, and womanizing. He's dating the imposing, beautiful Lady Araba, who leads a selfmade fashion empire. Fearing Augustus is only after her money, Araba's religious family intervenes to break them up. A few days later, just before a major runway show, Araba is found murdered in her bed. Her driver is arrested after a hasty investigation, but Araba's favorite aunt, Dele, suspects Augustus Seeza was the real killer. Almost a year later, Dele approaches Emma Djan, who has finally started to settle in as the only female PI at her agency. To solve Lady Araba's murder, Emma must not only go on an undercover mission that dredges up trauma from her past, but navigate a long list of suspects with strong motives. Emma quickly discovers that they are all willing to lie for each other - and that one may still be willing to kill."--Publisher

American widower, Gordon Tilson, befriends a young woman online. After sending her thousands of dollars, he goes to Ghana to surprise her but then he disappears. Gordon's son Derek, turns to a PI agency with a new detective determined to prove her worth.

"Katherine Yeboah's marriage to Solomon Vanderpuye is all the talk of Accra high society. But when it becomes apparent that Katherine is infertile, Solomon's extended family accuses her of being a witch, hounding her until the relationship is so soured Solomon feels compelled to order Katherine out of the house they shared. Alone on her last night there, Katherine is brutally murdered by an intruder wielding a machete. Chief Inspector Darko Dawson of the Ghanaian federal police has personal as well as professional reasons to find the killer fast: Katherine was the first cousin of his wife, Christine, who is devastated by the tragedy. As Darko investigates, he discovers that many people close to Katherine had powerful motives to kill her, including: Solomon, her husband; James Bentsi-Enchill, her lawyer and ex-lover; and her filthy rich pastor, Bishop Clem Howard-Mills. In order to expose the truth, Darko must confront the pivotal role religion plays in Ghana--and wrestle with his old demons the investigation stirs up"-- Provided by publisher