The Missing American

When Gordon Tilson falls victim to an online scam, he finds himself alone in the whirlwind city of Accra. But his decision to confront those responsible leads him into unimaginable danger. Now his son Derek has lost all contact with him and has no choice but to travel into the heart of Ghana to begin a near impossible search for his father. Frustrated by the inadequate local police, Derek turns to Emma Djan, a young private detective desperate to prove her worth. In a heart-stopping race against time, they must expose those at the very centre of Accra's power who are willing to kill to protect their secrets, if they are to find the missing American...

Kwei Quartey was born in Ghana, but moved to the USA to complete his medical training. He practiced as a physician for more than twenty-five years while simultaneously writing, before deciding to become a full-time novelist in 2018. The Missing American is the first novel in the Private Investigator Emma Djan series.