The Missing American, Quartey - B

                     This novel is set in Accra, Ghana, and features Emma Djan, a private investigator. She and her boss are hired by a young American to find his dad.  Gordon Tilson had been in Ghana decades before in the Peace Corps, and returned to America with his Ghanian bride. In a lonely state of mind after his wife's death, he falls for a Ghanian woman on line. When he goes to Accra, he ascertains that he has been scammed. Trying to find out who is behind it proves incredibly frustrating, as the police and other government officials are all part of the corruption behind on-line scamming. He seeks out to find those who had tricked him and disappears from sight. A month later, two fishermen pull his body from the Volta River. As the detective agency was hired to find Gordon, the case is over, but Emma can't let go. She continues looking into the 'sakawa boys' running the con jobs until she is threatened by the mob, and they eventually make an attempt on her life. A call placed to the police saves her life. Emma helps bring to justice the higher ups who support the criminal system. This is a very interesting tale about a place that is overwhelmed by corruption.