Kwei Quartey, MD, blogs about African writing and literature, African mysteries, being a Ghanaian-American writer, travel to Africa and beyond, human rights, politics, popular culture, and medicine.

Oct 13, 20206 min read

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Get Ready For Sleep Well, My Lady–Coming 2021

Sleep Well, My Lady Sleep Well, My Lady (January 2021) In Sleep Well, My Lady, Emma Djan, Private Investigator, returns for another round...

Jul 16, 20201 min read

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MISSING AMERICANS: The real ones

Missing Americans The Missing American (Coming Jan 14, 2020) THE MISSING AMERICAN, an Emma Djan Investigation in which Washington DC...

Sep 20, 20194 min read

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WHO IS GORDON TILSON?

Who Is Gordon Tilson? Gordon Tilson is an important character in the novel The Missing American, which will be released on January 14,...

Aug 2, 20192 min read

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LETTER FROM GHANA–1

Letter from Ghana I’ve been in Ghana now for just under a month combining books/family/leisure, although I have to say I’ve had little of...

Jul 25, 20191 min read

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THE MISSING AMERICAN

The Missing American When American Gordon Tilson joined the Peace Corps in the 1980s, he went to the country of Ghana for his service....

Jun 30, 20193 min read

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AFRICAN FICTION, WESTERN READERS

AFRICAN FICTION, WESTERN READERS African fiction, western readers? Why is that a question? The sad irony of African writers in the...

May 9, 20195 min read

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FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: THE KILLING OF A GHANAIAN JOURNALIST Press freedom is a precious commodity everywhere on earth. On January 16,...

Feb 4, 20193 min read

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RESEARCHING YOUR NOVEL

In my novel writing, my aim is not only to entertain but also to render as authentic an experience as possible to the reader, especially...

Jul 23, 20184 min read

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THE CURSED POOR:MEDICINE IN A WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY

A GLIMPSE INTO THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN A WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY The West African country of Ghana continues to show respectable GDP...

Jun 30, 20184 min read

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RELIGION, MARRIAGE, AND MURDER (IN GHANA)

On Tuesday August 29, 2017, my fifth Detective Chief Inspector Darko Dawson novel will go on sale. It’s called DEATH BY HIS GRACE, and...

Jun 14, 20174 min read

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THE WAIT IS OVER

At last, today the trailer for DEATH BY HIS GRACE makes its debut. DBHG is the 5th novel in the Inspector Darko Dawson series, and in...

Mar 4, 20171 min read

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GOD, MARRIAGE, & MURDER: A deadly trinity

For a few years now, Ghana has topped many lists of the most religious countries in the world with 96% of West African nation’s...

Feb 22, 20172 min read

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AFRICAN SAFARI–Part 1

My first African safari was when I was a kid. I went to one of the national wildlife parks in Kenya with my mother and brother. We saw...

Oct 13, 20163 min read

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GHANA GOLD

Watch this video by Afua Hirsch, formerly of The Guardian, UK. It gives insight into the new Inspector Darko Dawson novel, GOLD OF THE...

Jun 17, 20161 min read

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REALITY BITES IN THE DARK

I wrote about the on-off cycle of electricity in Ghana in my last post. After arriving in Ghana on Jan 6, the lights in my area stayed on...

Jan 16, 20162 min read

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Travels To The “Dark Country”

The term “Dark Continent” is an antiquated (and to many, offensive) euphemism for Africa that once got veteran NPR broadcaster Jean...

Jan 8, 20162 min read

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CRIME FICTION WORLD TOUR: G is for GHANA

Ghana is located on the coast of West Africa. Its southernmost tip, Cape Three Points, is closest to zero than any other world land mass...

Apr 22, 20153 min read

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GHANA GOLD

I was in Ghana during August-September of 2013 to research illegal gold mining, which will be the background for the 4th Inspector Darko...

Nov 24, 20134 min read

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ALL THAT GLITTERS: LEGAL AND ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN GHANA

During August-September 2013, I was in Ghana researching illegal gold mining in that country as I prepare to write the fourth Inspector...