The Whitewashed Tombs

The Emma Djan Investigation Series - Book 4

The Whitewashed Tombs

By Kwei Quartey
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Vicious hate crimes are rocking the LGBTQ+ community in Accra, and prejudice and politics threaten to stymie PI Emma Djan's efforts to find the killer. Author Kwei Quartey tackles a timely and deeply personal issue as a very-real anti-gay bill threatens to tear Ghana apart if ratified by the president.

Marcelo Tetteh, a twenty-seven-year-old LGBTQ activist, is butchered to death one night after being lured on Grindr to a deserted building site. With high instances of homophobia in Ghana, Marcelo's wealthy father doesn't trust the Ghana Police Service to find the killer, so he goes to the Sowah Private Investigators Agency for help, partly because he still feels guilty for disowning his son when he came out.

Emma is assigned the case, but quickly learns of a complication that prevents her from teaming up as usual with Jojo, her trusted colleague. Emma is the only one at work who knows Jojo is gay, and now he reveals something else: for some time, Jojo was dating Marcelo, the victim.

Working with Manu, whom she's never gotten along with at work, Emma goes undercover in several organizations including International Congress of Families, a powerful organization seeking to criminalize homosexuality in African countries. As Emma infiltrates the ICF, she uncovers a web of deceit and hypocrisy and discovers that the mastermind behind the murders is someone much closer than she ever imagined. Emma must race against time to unmask the killer, protect the vulnerable LGBTQ community, and bring justice to the victims, all while navigating the dangerous waters of politics, power, and personal secrets.

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  1. Jan
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    Intense read

    hate-crimes, propaganda, crime-thriller, crime-fiction, Ghana, ex-cop, politics, private-investigators, detective, suspense, LGBTQ+, triggers, international-crimes, investigations, friendship, friends, family, cultural-differences, murders, violent-crimes, violence, audiobook***** This book was a difficult read whether one is an ally or an opposer of life choices that have been endemic in professions once all male throughout the ages. It delves into political twisting both by conviction and for monetary gain by both nationals and those from other continents. As usual, this sort of thing resulted in particularly violent murders. Emma Djan left the CID and went to work for a prestigious private firm, but that did not remove her from violent crime investigations or political abuses. It was sometimes difficult for me to follow the plot lines because of the multitude of necessary characters, but that helped me wade through the vitriolic rhetoric against people who have done no harm to their abusers. This book will make you think. Adjoa Andoh brings Emma and other characters to life. I requested and received a free temporary audio EARC from RBmedia | Recorded Books via NetGalley. Thank you #EmmaDjanInvestigationsBk4 #LGBTQ+ #HateCrimes #Ghana

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