"What if the truth is more terrible than the forest?" Darko Dawson is an up-and-coming police detective in Accra, the capital of Ghana. He has a great job, a family he loves, and yet he carries a deep sorrow from the disappearance of his mother in his childhood when she was returning from a visi...
She had a home to go to, but her new stepfather, who had beaten her up three days ago, had told her to stay away unless she could bring back money.“Useless girl,” he had called her as he threw her out. “Kwasea.”The little bit of money she had made today was gone. Not because she had spent it, but...
Inspector Fiti, in a state of high distress and agitation, had kicked Dawson out of Bedome. Like a chastened schoolboy, Dawson had obediently returned to Ketanu, which was bruising to his ego but probably the better part of valor. He lay on the bed in the guesthouse and stared at the water spots ...
From there, they could see the bay where Ezile was located to their left, and a second slightly larger bay to their right. The sand was pale fawn in color, the water dark turquoise rolling onto the shore and breaking into white foam.“It’s deserted,” Dawson observed in surprise.Cardiman looked at ...
She called him into the office and shut the door. He still looked shattered as he slumped into the chair at the side of her desk. “How are you doing?” she asked him softly. “Will you be okay tonight?” He gave a tiny shrug. “Maybe you should stay with a family member,” Paula suggested, “so you’ll ...