Murder at Cape Three Points (Darko Dawson #3)

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Accra s hotshot Detective Inspector Darko Dawson returns to solve a complex mystery that will take him out of the city to the beautiful coasts of Ghana, where a grim double murder seems to have larger political implications.A canoe washes up at a Ghanaian off shore oil rig site Inside it are the bodies of a prominent, wealthy couple, Charles and Fiona Smith Aidoo, who have been ritualistically murdered Pillars in their community, they are mourned by everyone, but especially by their niece Sapphire She is not happy that months have passed since the murder and the local police have made no headway in figuring out who committed the gruesome crime.Detective Inspector Darko Dawson of the Accra police force is sent out to Cape Three Points to investigate The he learns about the case, the convoluted it becomes Three Points has long been occupied by traditional fishing populations, but real estate entrepreneurs and wealthy oil companies have been trying to bribe the indigenous inhabitants to move out Dawson unearths a host of motives for murder, ranging from personal vendettas to corporate conspiracies. Best Read eBook Murder at Cape Three Points (Darko Dawson #3) Author Kwei Quartey – kino-fada.fr Rick Riordan, the 1 New York Times bestselling author, has quoted about families in his book,The Sea of Monsters Families are messy Immortal families are eternally messy Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we re related for better or for worseand try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum Kwei Quartey, an American crime fiction w...Opening on a happy note, Inspector Darko Dawson and wife Christine are in the hospital with their son, Hosiah, who has finally gotten the heart operation he needed Meantime, two bodies appear drifting in a canoe at an offshore oil drilling rig Charles and Fiona Smith Aidoos, prominent members of the local community Charles works PR for Malgum Oil and Fiona is active in politics Their niece, Sapphire, petitions for assistance, and CID Colonel Lartey forces Darko off family leave to investigat Opening on a happy note, Inspector Darko Dawson and wife Christine are in the hospital with their son, Hosiah, who has finally gotten the heart operation he needed Meantime, two bodies appear drifting in a canoe at an offshore oil drilling rig Charles and Fiona Smith Aidoos, prominent members of the local community Charles works PR for Malgum Oil and Fiona is active in politics Their niece, Sapphire, petitions for assistance, and CID Colonel Lartey forces Darko off family leave to investi...his is my 2nd Darko Dawson mystery The first was the first, Wife of the Gods I read the hard copy for that one and enjoyed the writing as well although I thought the author could improve his craft overtime I think he has with this one although as at least one other reviewer indicated it could have used some better editing For instance, passages like she said sincerely suggest the author does not trust himself to capture the mood and intent of the character through what he has already se his is my 2nd Darko Dawson mystery The first was the first, Wife of the Gods I read the hard copy for that one and enjoyed the writing as well although I thought the author could improve his craft overtime I think he has with this one although as at least one other reviewer indicated it could have used some better editing For instance, passages like she said sincerely suggest the author does not trust himself to capture the mood and intent of the character through what he has already set up prior to and in the description of the scene This one came at the end so perhaps he was rushing to finish In any case, the story was a pretty good mystery that held the reader to the end I heard an interview with the author about his love of American detective sto...Perfect flight read, short and interesting Not as good as the first 2 books in the series but I like the interplay of modern and superstitious Ghanaian beliefs as related to solving mysterious crimes.This is the 3rd book in the series by Author Kwei Quartey and his hero, Inspector Darko Dawson This book follows Wife of the Gods and Children of the Street, all three books are 5 star mysteries I was hooked from the first few pages and could not put the book down until I finished it Again, Author Quartey is the master of twists and turns until you are breathlessly waiting to find out who done it The story begins when a tiny canoe is observed drifting slowly towards an oil rig at Cape Three This is the 3rd book in the series by Author Kwei Quartey and his hero, Inspector Darko Dawson This book follows Wife of the Gods and Children of the Street, all three books are 5 star mysteries I was hooked from the first few pages and could not put the book down until I finished it Again, Author Quartey is the master of twists and turns until you are breathlessly waiting to find out who done it The story begins when a tiny canoe is observed drifting slowly towards an oil rig at Cape Three Points on the coast of Ghana, a terrible sight awaits Inspector Darko Dawson is asked to investigate the murders, which includes a family with long standing feuds In this book we meetof Darko s extended family and ...Very good straight forward police procedural set in Ghana Detective Inspector Darko Dawson has aural hand synesthesia where sounds, especially voices, can be felt in his hand This works as a kind of lie detector Nice balance between enough local flavor and travelogue mode.Ghana set detective novel I liked itfor the human stories of Darko and his wife and family and for the well drawn setting than for the murder mystery, which was well constructed but just left me a bit cold I m not in a very murder mystery place though, so ymmv.I m enjoying this series The mystery was intriguing It seemed to get solved pretty quickly at the end maybe too quickly Darko was great in this novel.I really like these Quartey crime novels They are well crafted and are quite the page turners The complex mysteries, set in Ghana, give a flavor for the culture and people of the country They are complex and the protagonists and supporting characters are quite likeable Th...Darko Dawson, the detective, is working again in Ghana His work this time involves the brutal murder of a husband and wife, the Smith Aidoos and a man I congratulate Kwei Quartey for handling such a brutal incident in a gentle way He didn t throw it all in your face until you felt sick Murder At Cape Three Points is about environmental issues involving oil and the development of beachfront property There are also family disputes gone haywire between brothers and sisters and perhaps, a love Darko Dawson, the detective, is working again in Ghana His work this time involves the brutal murder of a husband and wife, the Smith Aidoos and a man I congratulate Kwei Quartey for handling such a brutal incident in a gentle way He didn t throw it all in your face until you felt sick Murder At Cape Three Points is about environmental issues involving oil and the development of beachfront property There are also family disputes gone haywire between brothers and sisters and perhaps, a love affair It s not easy to discover the solution to the crime There are too many people who have a reason to kill.T...

Murder at Cape Three Points (Darko Dawson #3)
  • English
  • 24 March 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 336 pages
  • 1616953896
  • Kwei Quartey
  • Murder at Cape Three Points (Darko Dawson #3)