{"product_id":"the-missing-american-kwei-quartey-9781641292122","title":"The Missing American","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 Edgar Nominee for Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccra private investigator Emma Djan's first missing persons case will lead her to the darkest depths of the email scams and fetish priests in Ghana, the world's Internet capital. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When her dreams of rising through the Accra police ranks like her late father crash around her, 26-year-old Emma Djan is unsure what will become of her career. Through a sympathetic former colleague, Emma gets an interview with a private detective agency that takes on cases of missing persons, theft, and infidelity. It's not the future she imagined, but it's her best option. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Gordon Tilson, a middle-aged widower in Washington, DC, has found solace in an online community after his wife's passing. Through the support group, he's even met a young Ghanaian widow he's come to care about. When her sister gets into a car accident, he sends her thousands of dollars to cover the hospital bill--to the horror of his only son, Derek. Then Gordon decides to surprise his new love by paying her a visit--and disappears. Fearing for his father's life, Derek follows him across the world to Ghana, Internet capital of the world, where he and Emma will find themselves deep in a world of sakawa scams, fetish priests, and those willing to kill to protect their secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kwei Quartey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641292121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641292122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Kwei Quartey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051302973695,"sku":"9781641292122","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9869001d-ada9-410c-b8b5-f9ca4f16c381.jpg?v=1685012286","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-missing-american-kwei-quartey-9781641292122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}