KWEI JONES QUARTEY | BLOG

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.

Sep 44 min read

The Whitewashed Tombs: Reflecting on Medicine, Printing, and Writing as Lifelong Practices

Writing and Medicine: A Shared Commitment to Lifelong Improvement As an author and former medical doctor, the release of my latest novel...

Jun 30, 20193 min read

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....

Mar 19, 20197 min read

AFRICA’S GREATEST UNSOLVED MURDERS-3

AFRICA’S GREATEST UNSOLVED MURDERS The US has its share of cold cases, unsolved murders, and murder mysteries that have never been...

Sep 25, 20162 min read

SUNSHINE NOIR

We all know about Nordic Noir, right? It’s a tradition of realistic crime fiction written in a cold, often gray, snowy setting. A group...

Apr 22, 20153 min read

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...

Jan 3, 20141 min read

IS 2014 THE YEAR OF THE AFRICAN WRITER?

Looks like it’s hip to be an African writer in 2014, particularly in the diaspora. Publishers are snapping up their books like hotcakes....