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Wife of the gods : a novel

Quartey, Kwei J. (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.

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  • ISBN: 1400067596
  • ISBN: 9780812979367 (trade pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781400067596 (hc)
  • ISBN: 9781400067596 (hc) :
  • Physical Description: print
    x, 317 p. : map ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, 2009.

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Subject: Dawson, Darko (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Murder -- Fiction
Missing persons -- Fiction
Mothers -- Fiction
Ghana -- Fiction
Genre: Mystery fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.

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  • 1 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Castlegar Public Library MYS QUA (Text) 35146001515717 Mystery Volume hold Available -
Williams Lake Branch QUA (Text) 33923004731786 Suspense Volume hold Checked out 2024-06-14
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