International Mystery Book Group: Wife of the Gods
Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
Tuesday, February 28th, 6pm at Longfellow Books
Introducing Detective Inspector Darko Dawson: dedicated family man, rebel in the office, ace in the field—and one of the most appealing sleuths to come along in years. When we first meet Dawson, he’s been ordered by his cantankerous boss to leave behind his loving wife and young son in Ghana’s capital city to lead a murder investigation. For Dawson, this sleepy corner of Ghana is rife with emotional land mines: an estranged relationship with the family he left behind 25 years earlier and the painful memory of his own mother’s inexplicable disappearance. Armed with remarkable insight and a healthy dose of skepticism, Dawson soon finds his cosmopolitan sensibilities clashing with age-old customs, including a disturbing practice in which teenage girls are offered to fetish priests as trokosi, or Wives of the Gods. Delving deeper into the student’s haunting death, Dawson will uncover long-buried secrets that, to his surprise, hit much too close to home.
The International Mystery Book Group will be meeting at Longfellow Books on Tuesday, February 28th at 6:00 pm to discuss Kwei Quartey's Wife of the Gods. Come pick up your copy with the book group 20% discount and join us for an evening filled with fun, books and, as always, refreshments!
- Street:
- One Monument Way
- City:
- Portland ,
- Province:
- Maine
- Postal Code:
- 04101-4078
- Country:
- United States
