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Kwei Quartey

4 Series • 12 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Darko Dawson Books
Start with: Wife of the Gods (2009)
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Publication Order of Emma Djan Investigation Books
Start with: The Missing American (2020)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Kamila (2010)

ⓘ About Kwei Quartey

Kwei Quartey is a Ghanaian author of mystery, crime, and fiction books best known for his Darko Dawson series featuring Inspector Darko Dawson, a rebel in the office but a dedicated family man. Quartey spends his childhood in Ghana with Ghanaian father and African American mother. Besides writing, the author is a trained physician living in Pasadena. In 2009, Kwei Quartey book was featured in Los Angeles Times Bestseller List, and the following year he was chosen the Best Male Author by the G.O.G National Book Club. He became a published author in 2009 when Wife of the Gods, the first book in Darko Dawson series was released. In 2013, Dr. Quartey also published a novella titled Death at the Voyager Hotel. Wife of the Gods Wife of the gods is the first book in Inspector Darko Dawson series.

All Book Series by Kwei Quartey

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Wife of the Gods

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2009

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2009
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Children of the Street

Book 2 of 5 · published 2011

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2011
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Murder at Cape Three Points

Book 3 of 5 · published 2014

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2014
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Gold of Our Fathers

Book 4 of 5 · published 2016

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2016
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Death by His Grace

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2017

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2017
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The Missing American

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2020

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2020
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Sleep Well, My Lady

Book 2 of 4 · published 2021

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2021
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Last Seen in Lapaz

Book 3 of 4 · published 2023

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2023
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The Whitewashed Tombs

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024

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2024
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Kamila

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2010

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2010
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Death at the Voyager Hotel

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2013

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2013
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Sunshine Noir

Single-title series · published 2016

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2016

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Kwei Quartey?

Kwei Quartey is a Ghanaian author of mystery, crime, and fiction books best known for his Darko Dawson series featuring Inspector Darko Dawson, a rebel in the office but a dedicated family man. Quartey spends his childhood in Ghana with Ghanaian father and African American mother. Besides writing, the author is a trained physician living in Pasadena.

Which Kwei Quartey series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Darko Dawson series, the earliest of Kwei Quartey's multi-book series: it opens with Wife of the Gods (2009) and runs to 5 books across 2009–2017, ending with Death by His Grace (2017). Kwei Quartey's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Kwei Quartey written?

Kwei Quartey has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2009 and 2024. 9 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Darko Dawson series with 5 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Kwei Quartey's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kwei Quartey's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Darko Dawson (2009–2017, 5 books) and Emma Djan Investigation (2020–2024, 4 books).

How are Kwei Quartey's books organised into series?

This guide splits Kwei Quartey's 12 books into 2 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Darko Dawson (5 books, 2009–2017); Emma Djan Investigation (4 books, 2020–2024).