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Kwei Quartey's blogs about African writing and literature, African mysteries, on being a Ghanaian-American writer, travel, and sometimes medical topics.

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Mar 23, 2021
4 min

The Food In My Novels: Part Two

In my last post, we saw some Ghanaian dishes that show up in my novels. But wait, there's more! There was too much to include in one...

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Jul 16, 2020
1 min

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...

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Apr 28, 2020
2 min

COVID CRIMES

Covid Crimes Crime in the US during the COVID-19 has followed a not altogether clear path. The general headline has been that crime rates...

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Apr 14, 2020
4 min

A NEW TWIST TO MEDICINE AND WRITING IN THE COVID-19 ERA

Medicine and Writing in the COVID-19 era The COVID-19 pandemic has turned life upside down in so many ways it’s difficult to quantify....

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Nov 12, 2019
6 min

AFRICAN CRIME FICTION

AFRICAN CRIME FICTION Magic and murder in African crime fiction African crime fiction can offer more than its counterpart from elsewhere...

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May 9, 2019
5 min

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...

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Jul 23, 2018
4 min

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...

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Jul 4, 2017
1 min

A DEATH IN THE FAMILY

This is the 5th novel in Michael Stanley’s Detective Kubu series set in Botswana, one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s most promising nations....

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Jun 14, 2017
4 min

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...

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Mar 4, 2017
1 min

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...

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Mar 2, 2017
1 min

DEATH BY HIS GRACE–THE VIDEO

On or around Saturday, March 4, 2017, the trailer for the fifth Inspector Darko novel, DEATH BY HIS GRACE, will premiere. It will hint at...

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Feb 22, 2017
2 min

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...

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Sep 25, 2016
2 min

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...

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Apr 22, 2015
3 min

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...

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May 11, 2014
3 min

CRIME FICTION : WORLD TOUR “B” is for BOTSWANA

Botswana is notable for a number of reasons besides being the setting for murder mysteries. It’s a landlocked country in southern Africa...

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