Children of the street
Subtitle: a novel
By: Kwei Quartey
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780812981674; 9780679604112
Subjects: Murder; Police; Investigation; Fiction
Description: "In the slums of Accra, Ghana's fast-moving, cosmopolitan capital, teenagers are turning up dead. Inspector Darko Dawson has seen many crimes, but this latest string of murders--in which all the young victims bear a chilling signature--is the most unsettling of his career. Are these heinous acts a form of ritual killing or the work of a lone, cold-blooded monster? With time running out, Dawson embarks on a harrowing journey through the city's underbelly and confronts the brutal world of the urban poor, where street children are forced to fight for their very survival--and a cunning killer seems just out of reach."--P. [4] of cover.