Ebook {Epub PDF} Children of the Street by Kwei Quartey

 · Kwei Quartey. • 12 Ratings; $; $; Publisher Description. In the slums of Accra, Ghana’s fast-moving, cosmopolitan capital, teenagers are turning up dead. 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 /5(12).  · In “Children of the Street”, Kwei Quartey explores the issue of runaway children in Accra, the capital of Ghana – because there appears to be a serial killer Brand: Random House Publishing Group. Children of the Street: An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery. Kwei Quartey. Random House Publishing Group, - Fiction - pages.4/5(9).

"Kwei Quartey does what all the best storytellers do. He takes you to a world you have never seen and makes it as real to you as your own backyard. In Children of the Street he brings a story that is searing and original and done just right. Inspector Darko Dawson is relentless and I look forward to riding with him again."—Michael Connelly. KWEI QUARTEY Biography Kwei Quartey is a crime fiction writer and physician based in Pasadena, California. In , having practiced medicine for more than 15 years while simultaneously working as a writer, Quartey finally retired from medical practice to become a full-time novelist. "Kwei Quartey's Children of the Street may be a fictional crime drama, but it takes place in the very real slum of Agbogbloshie in the heart of Ghana's capital, Accra With an enticing plot, well-stocked with twists and turns, and a dynamic and imperfect protagonist, Children of the Street is a great read for diehard crime-novel enthusiasts and leisure readers alike.".

“Kwei Quartey does what all the best storytellers do. He takes you to a world you have never seen and makes it as real to you as your own backyard. In Children of the Street he brings a story that is searing and original and done just right. Inspector Darko Dawson is relentless and I look forward to riding with him again.”—Michael Connelly. In “Children of the Street”, Kwei Quartey explores the issue of runaway children in Accra, the capital of Ghana – because there appears to be a serial killer that has discovered that they are easy prey. Quartey convincingly portrays the seedy underbelly of Accra, Ghana's capital city, in his second novel starring Det. Insp. Darko Dawson (after Wife of the Gods). The well-rounded Dawson, a homicide investigator, struggles with his taste for marijuana as well as the politics of his job.