Tag Archives: Darko Dawson mystery

THE CULTURAL TIGHTROPE

Posted on December 26, 2012 by kweiquartey

It can be tricky to set a story in a foreign country. The author has to reasonably represent the customs of the place without losing his or her readers. In the Darko Dawson detective series, I have to make decisions … Continue reading →

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Update: Murder at Cape Three Points

Posted on July 25, 2012 by kweiquartey

I completed a second revision of Murder at Cape Three Points on Monday July 23. It came in at 387 pages (about 90,000 words), trimmed down from 460 pages. Included on the cutting room floor were two action scenes that just didn’t … Continue reading →

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E-BOOKS AND THE BLUDGEONING OF PUBLISHING

Posted on October 22, 2011 by kweiquartey

It’s been just over a year since I wrote about electronic books and the perils of publishing. Since then, developments have been hurtling us even faster into a future that’s already here. It’s affecting the entire book world and its components: … Continue reading →

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Intrigue and deceit in faraway lands

Posted on August 17, 2011 by kweiquartey

An afternoon of intrigue is coming your way as authors share plots of mystery in foreign settings.  Experience working for the resistance in wartorn Paris, murder at a Turkish excavation site and the hunt for a missing mosaic, ritualistic murders of … Continue reading →

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Eso Won Books – discussion and signing

Posted on July 20, 2011 by kweiquartey

Wonderful crowd at Eso Won on a balmy evening of July 19 2011. We had a great discussion on Ghana, the world, and Darko Dawson, a lively Q & A and some good laughs. A small world when a childhood … Continue reading →

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Literature, Medicine and Mystery: The Doctor-Writer Connection

Posted on May 12, 2011 by kweiquartey

What do famous authors Anton Chekhov, Michael Crichton, Robin Cook, Khaled Hosseini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have in common? Answer: all had another profession apart from their writing: the practice of medicine. As some of my readers know, I have … Continue reading →

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Kwei Interviews Quartey – Part 2 of 2

Posted on September 4, 2010 by kweiquartey

(This post contains external links) Q: So, the question was how much of Detective Inspector Darko Dawson is me, or how much of me is in Darko. To clear something up from the very start, I don’t smoke marijuana, nor … Continue reading →

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