When a young medical student is found murdered in a remote region of Ghana, Detective Darko Dawson from the Accra police gets put on the case. He reluctantly accepts, because the scene of the crime is also the place where his mom disappeared without a trace 25 years ago. In the remote village of Ketanu, Darko will have to face the ghosts of his past and deal with religious traditions and police corruption which complicate his investigation.

Wife of the Gods is an engrossing book and a fast read. I was fascinated by the author’s descriptions of the landscapes, the food and the local customs. However, I didn’t like the main character; he’s sexist, he can’t manage his temper … in short, he has a toxic masculinity problem. I haven’t read the other books in this series, but I hope he works on himself!