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.
Books in order of publication:
Darko Dawson Books
| Wife of the Gods | (2009) | |
| Children of the Street | (2011) | |
| Murder at Cape Three Points | (2014) | |
| Gold of Our Fathers | (2016) | |
| Death by His Grace | (2017) |
Emma Djan Investigation Books
| The Missing American | (2020) | |
| Sleep Well, My Lady | (2021) |
Short Stories/Novellas
| Death at the Voyager Hotel | (2013) |
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