Tag Archives: Darko Dawson

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: EBOOKS AND PRINT BOOKS

In 2013, as I await news on a new publisher for my Darko Dawson series, I plan to write a couple of novellas in the form of electronic books, also known as ebooks. A novella is 70-140 pages in length, or … Continue reading

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Upcoming visit to GH

I will be blogging from Ghana March 4 to March 27, during which time I will be visiting the cities of Accra and Sekondi-Takoradi. I will blog as often as time and Internet access allow. The purpose of the visit … Continue reading

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THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE

Many thanks to all for the terrific response to my blog Title for Book 3 in search of a new title for the 3rd Darko Dawson mystery. Apart from nominating the choices offered on the blog, some of you suggested your … Continue reading

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The Pasadena Book Club & Writing

I spent some time with the Pasadena Book Club on Sunday Aug 14. Jackie, one of the members had been at my Vroman’s book signing and the group were kind enough to invite me to their book club meeting. It’s … Continue reading

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A CRIME TOUR OF ACCRA

In CHILDREN OF THE STREET, murder leads Inspector Darko Dawson to many different settings in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The geography is as correct as I could get it and the names of all the streets in the novel are real. … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Oil Club, Ghana

In the third Darko Dawson novel, working title MEN OF THE RIG, we get introduced to Ghana’s brave new world of petroleum. On December 15, 2010, the country officially began pumping light sweet crude from an area in the

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The Amazing Race, Bangladesh and Darko Dawson

This weekend, the remaining teams on The Amazing Race went to Dhaka, Bangladesh. This wouldn’t otherwise be commented on in this blog except for the fact that compared to Dhaka, Accra (Ghana) looked like Shangri-La. There are obviously degrees of … Continue reading

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