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01825cam a2200385 a 4500 |
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bib 2008032579 |
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DLC |
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20090713132626.0 |
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080723s2009 nyub 000 1 eng |
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| LC control number |
2008032579 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781400067596 (alk. paper) |
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DLC |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
CoLwJCPL |
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f-gh--- |
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| Classification number |
PS3617.U37 |
| Item number |
W54 2009 |
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| Classification number |
813/.6 |
| Edition number |
22 |
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| Filing suffix |
M |
| Classification number |
FICTION |
| AUTHOR NAME |
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| AUTHOR NAME |
Quartey, Kwei J. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Wife of the gods : |
| Remainder of title |
a novel / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Kwei Quartey. |
| EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Random House, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2009. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 317 p. : |
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map ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
An Inspector Darko Dawson mystery. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
An original debut novel set in Ghana, is the story of Detective Inspector Darko Dawson, who is sent from the big city to the village of Ketanu to solve the murder of an accomplished young AIDS worker. Darko's own mother disappeared from this same village many years ago, and as the mystery unfolds, the reader meets a rich cast of characters, and learns about Trokosi, a system where young teenage girls are sent to live with fetish priests to bring good fortune to their families. Darko explores the motivations and secrets of the residents of Ketanu, and in addition to solving a recent murder, discovers the shocking truth about his own mother's disappearance. |
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Dawson, Darko (Fictitious character) |
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Police |
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Murder |
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Missing persons |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Mothers |
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| Koha item type |
02. English Fiction |
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F QUA |
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310 |
