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Wife of the gods [electronic resource] : a novel / Kwei Quartey.

Quartey, Kwei J. (Author). Prebble, Simon. (Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781400193417 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
  • ISBN: 1400193419 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
  • Publisher: [Old Saybrook] : Tantor Media, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Downloadable audio file.
Title from: Title details screen.
Unabridged.
Duration: 9:21:26.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Simon Prebble.
System Details Note:
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 134488 KB; MP3 file size: 263619 KB).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Murder > Fiction.
Missing persons > Fiction.
Mothers > Fiction.
Ghana > Fiction.
Genre: Audiobooks.


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