The Missing American - (An Emma Djan Investigation) by Kwei Quartey (Paperback)

The "Missing American" is a gripping and intriguing novel that will take you on a thrilling ride through the dark underbelly of Ghana's internet scams, fetish priests, and secrets kept at all costs.

When 26-year-old Emma Djan's dreams of rising through the police ranks crash around her, she finds herself interviewing for a job as a private investigator in Accra.

Little does she know that her first case will lead her into the heart of Ghana's criminal underworld, where she must navigate a complex web of email scams and fetish priests to find a missing American man.

Meanwhile, Gordon Tilson, a middle-aged widower in Washington DC, has found solace in an online support group after his wife's passing.

But when he sends money to help cover the hospital bill of a young Ghanaian widow he's come to care for, he sets off a chain of events that will put both him and Emma in grave danger.

Will they be able to uncover the truth behind the missing American man before it's too late? Find out in this 2021 Edgar Nominee for Best Novel.