Death By His Grace

"Vastly engaging . . . Apart from the thrill of the detecting, Death By His Grace offers an education in Ghana's history, social life, eating habits and other customs peculiar to that endlessly intriguing country."
--The Toronto Star

"There's plenty of delicious Ghanaian food mentions to salivate over and a friendly overview of Accra's plentiful neighborhoods, but Quartey covers the bad as well as the good: an inherent part of the plot here includes the workings--and cons--of a charismatic church and its self-enriching leader."
--The Seattle Review of Books

"Quartey's Ghanaian mysteries, driven by tension between traditional culture and modernity, share top-notch writing and full-sensory settings with those of Michael Stanley, Deon Meyer, and Parker Bilal."
--Booklist, Starred Review

"Totally enthralling."
--Fresh Fiction

"This is a delightful novel, rich in Ghanian culture, with a hero we really come to admire."
--Reviewing the Evidence

"A great writer."
--KPFA Africa Today

Praise for the Darko Dawson investigations

"Quartey provides such a strong sense of Ghana that you'll be wishing for a platter of kenkey, a staple food made from fermented corn, to keep you from biting your nails to the quick as Dawson winnows down the list of suspects to solve the mystery."
--Oprah.com

"A sensitive novel of powerful family passions, set in the unique and vivid colors of Ghana."
--Anne Perry

"An absolute gem of a first novel and the sort of book that will delight not only hard-core mystery fans, but also those who visit the genre only casually in search of an occasional literary entertainment . . . Wife of the Gods undoubtedly will be compared with Alexander McCall Smith's phenomenally successful No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, but Quartey's debut is--to this reader, at least--a far richer and more sophisticated experience."
--Los Angeles Times

"Vividly depicted."
--Library Journal

"[Quartey] renders a compelling cast of characters inhabiting a world precariously perched between old and new . . . Intriguing."
--Booklist, Starred Review

"Quartey's mastery of the art of misdirection serves him well . . . A complex plot, combined with a warts-and-all lead and an evocative portrayal of the author's native country, add up to a winner."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review