Children of the Street (Darko Dawson, Bk 2) (Inspector Darko Dawson Mysteries)
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (970 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812981677 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 335 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Darko is my African Easy Rawlings." according to Horace D. Black. I've just become acquainted with this author and I find him refreshing. I am now on his third novel!. Four Stars I like his books.. A Prayer For The Children. Dean M. The West African nation of Ghana is the setting for this second entry in Kwei Quartey's signature protagonist Inspector Darko Dawson."Children Of The Street" is a meticulous and compelling detective yarn, wherein a series of murders among children of the slums of Accra - Ghana's capital - presents an almost impossible case for the determined Darko Dawson. But the novel transcends the
In the slums of Accra, Ghana’s fast-moving, cosmopolitan capital, teenagers are turning up dead. Are these heinous acts a form of ritual killing or the work of a lone, cold-blooded monster? With time running out, Dawson embarks on a harrowing journey through the city’s underbelly and confronts the brutal world of the urban poor, where street children are forced to fight for their very survival—and a cunning killer seems just out of reach.. Inspector Darko Dawson has seen many crimes, but this latest string of murders—in which all the young victims bear a chilling signature—is the most unsettling of his career
He takes you to a world you have never seen and makes it as real to you as your own backyard. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency may have a new hero: Detective Inspector Darko Dawson.”—The Wall Street Journal “Mystery fans have an important new voice to savor.”—Los Angeles Times“Engrossing a compelling cast of characters.”—Booklist (starred review)“Full of suspense, humor and plot twists.”—Ebony. “Quartey cleverly hides the culprit, but the whodunit's strength is as much in the depiction of a world largely unfamiliar to an American readership as in its playing fair.”--Publishers Weekly Starred Review“Kwei Quartey does what all the best storytellers do. In Children of the Street he brings a story that is searing and original and done just right. Inspector Darko Dawson is relen