Wife of the Gods: A Novel (A Darko Dawson Mystery)
US $4.62US $4.62
Aug 12, 23:49Aug 12, 23:49
Picture 1 of 2
Gallery
Picture 1 of 2
Have one to sell?
Wife of the Gods: A Novel (A Darko Dawson Mystery)
US $4.62
ApproximatelyRM 19.50
Condition:
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
Last one1 sold
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
Free Economy Shipping.
Located in: Denver, Colorado, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Mon, 15 Sep and Sat, 20 Sep to 94104
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:187466150448
Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2010
- ISBN
- 9780812979367
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0812979362
ISBN-13
9780812979367
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79833331
Product Key Features
Book Title
Wife of the Gods : a Novel
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Family Life, Crime, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
A Darko Dawson Mystery Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Move over Alexander McCall Smith. Ghana has joined Botswana on the map of mystery . . . [This] newcomer is most welcome."- Kirkus "Crisp, engrossing debut…. Fans of McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels will relish the opportunity to discover yet another intriguing area of Africa." - Booklist, Starred Review "A winning Debut…readers will be eager for the next installment in what one hopes will be a long series." - Publisher's Weekly " Wife of the Gods is a gem. Memorable fiction is always about discovery, and this fascinating debut delivers much that is new. Kwei Quartey contrasts the modern against the ancient while portraying his native West Africa in a way that is always fresh and alluring. He introduces us to people we don't know who live a culture we've never imagined, and he manages to offer the most elusive of fabulist gifts…an engrossing story we haven't heard."-Stephen White, author of The Siege "A sensitive novel of powerful family passions, set in the unique and vivid colours of Ghana. It is a complex mystery and with a detective that I hope we meet again."-Anne Perry, author of Buckingham Palace Gardens "With great artistry, Quartey takes us on a mystical trip through the heart of Ghana where we visit remarkable characters and find ourselves tangled in unfathomable mysteries."-Colin Cotterill, author of Curse of the Pogo Stick "Kwei Quartey's wonderful Inspector Darko Dawson mystery, Wife of the Gods , brings to vivid life a character and a setting that no mystery fan should miss."-Charles Todd, author of A Matter of Justice: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery From the Hardcover edition., "Move over Alexander McCall Smith. Ghana has joined Botswana on the map of mystery . . . [This] newcomer is most welcome."- Kirkus "Crisp, engrossing debut…. Fans of McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels will relish the opportunity to discover yet another intriguing area of Africa." - Booklist, Starred Review "A winning Debut…readers will be eager for the next installment in what one hopes will be a long series." - Publisher's Weekly " Wife of the Gods is a gem. Memorable fiction is always about discovery, and this fascinating debut delivers much that is new. Kwei Quartey contrasts the modern against the ancient while portraying his native West Africa in a way that is always fresh and alluring. He introduces us to people we don't know who live a culture we've never imagined, and he manages to offer the most elusive of fabulist gifts…an engrossing story we haven't heard."-Stephen White, author of The Siege "A sensitive novel of powerful family passions, set in the unique and vivid colours of Ghana. It is a complex mystery and with a detective that I hope we meet again."-Anne Perry, author of Buckingham Palace Gardens "With great artistry, Quartey takes us on a mystical trip through the heart of Ghana where we visit remarkable characters and find ourselves tangled in unfathomable mysteries."-Colin Cotterill, author of Curse of the Pogo Stick "Kwei Quartey's wonderful Inspector Darko Dawson mystery, Wife of the Gods , brings to vivid life a character and a setting that no mystery fan should miss."-Charles Todd, author of A Matter of Justice: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery, "Move over Alexander McCall Smith. Ghana has joined Botswana on the map of mystery . . . [This] newcomer is most welcome."-Kirkus "Crisp, engrossing debut…. Fans of McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels will relish the opportunity to discover yet another intriguing area of Africa." -Booklist,Starred Review "A winning Debut…readers will be eager for the next installment in what one hopes will be a long series." -Publisher's Weekly "Wife of the Godsis a gem. Memorable fiction is always about discovery, and this fascinating debut delivers much that is new. Kwei Quartey contrasts the modern against the ancient while portraying his native West Africa in a way that is always fresh and alluring. He introduces us to people we don't know who live a culture we've never imagined, and he manages to offer the most elusive of fabulist gifts…an engrossing story we haven't heard."-Stephen White, author ofThe Siege "A sensitive novel of powerful family passions, set in the unique and vivid colours of Ghana. It is a complex mystery and with a detective that I hope we meet again."-Anne Perry, author ofBuckingham Palace Gardens "With great artistry, Quartey takes us on a mystical trip through the heart of Ghana where we visit remarkable characters and find ourselves tangled in unfathomable mysteries."-Colin Cotterill, author ofCurse of the Pogo Stick "Kwei Quartey's wonderful Inspector Darko Dawson mystery,Wife of the Gods, brings to vivid life a character and a setting that no mystery fan should miss."-Charles Todd, author ofA Matter of Justice: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery
Series Volume Number
1
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
"Fans of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency may have a new hero: Detective Inspector Darko Dawson."-- The Wall Street Journal 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: In a shady grove outside the small town of Ketanu, a young woman--a promising medical student--has been found dead under suspicious circumstances. Dawson is fluent in Ketanu's indigenous language, so he's the right man for the job, but the local police are less than thrilled with an outsider's interference. For Dawson, this sleepy corner of Ghana is rife with emotional land mines: an estranged relationship with the family he left behind twenty-five 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. Praise for Wife of the Gods "An absolute gem . . . mystery fans have an important new voice to savor." -- Los Angeles Times "Full of suspense, humor and plot twists . . . Quartey's remarkable characters give the reader a worthy whodunit." -- Ebony " A] winning debut . . . Dawson is a wonderful creation, a man as rich with contradictions as the Ghana Quartey so delightfully evokes." -- Publishers Weekly "Engrossing . . . Quartey] renders a compelling cast of characters. . . . Fans of McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency will relish the opportunity to discover yet another intriguing area of Africa." -- Booklist (starred review), "Fans of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency may have a new hero: Detective Inspector Darko Dawson."-- The Wall Street Journal 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: In a shady grove outside the small town of Ketanu, a young woman--a promising medical student--has been found dead under suspicious circumstances. Dawson is fluent in Ketanu's indigenous language, so he's the right man for the job, but the local police are less than thrilled with an outsider's interference. For Dawson, this sleepy corner of Ghana is rife with emotional land mines: an estranged relationship with the family he left behind twenty-five 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. Praise for Wife of the Gods "An absolute gem . . . mystery fans have an important new voice to savor." -- Los Angeles Times "Full of suspense, humor and plot twists . . . Quartey's remarkable characters give the reader a worthy whodunit." -- Ebony "[A] winning debut . . . Dawson is a wonderful creation, a man as rich with contradictions as the Ghana Quartey so delightfully evokes." -- Publishers Weekly "Engrossing . . . [Quartey] renders a compelling cast of characters. . . . Fans of McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency will relish the opportunity to discover yet another intriguing area of Africa." -- Booklist (starred review)
Item description from the seller
Seller feedback (504,062)
This item (1)
All items (504,062)
- n***5 (30)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseArrived in a timely fashion, well packaged, good quality books (some ex-library, but in good condition), good value for money with 4 for 3 offer.
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder completed successfully—tracked and on time
- e***l (1326)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAwesome 😎
- -***e (1459)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook is in very good condition. Books usually take forever to receive, but this cookbook arrived amazingly fast. Thank you. Looking forward to trying out these gluten-free recipes made in my bread machine.
More to explore :
- Mystery Books,
- A To Z Mysteries,
- Suspense Mystery, Thriller Books,
- Mystery Fiction Fiction & Nonfiction Books,
- Agatha Christie Mystery Collection,
- Mystery Nonfiction Books & Fiction,
- Mystery Fiction Paperbacks Books,
- Mystery Fiction Trixie Belden Fiction & Books,
- Mystery Fiction Large Print Fiction & Books,
- Mystery Fiction Agatha Christie Fiction & Books
Seller feedback (504,062)
This item (1)
All items (504,062)
- n***5 (30)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseArrived in a timely fashion, well packaged, good quality books (some ex-library, but in good condition), good value for money with 4 for 3 offer.
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder completed successfully—tracked and on time
- e***l (1326)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAwesome 😎
- -***e (1459)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook is in very good condition. Books usually take forever to receive, but this cookbook arrived amazingly fast. Thank you. Looking forward to trying out these gluten-free recipes made in my bread machine.