Last Seen in Lapaz -- Kwei Quartey - Hardcover

When a whirlwind romance leads to a brutal murder and the disappearance of a young Nigerian woman, PI Emma Djan resorts to dangerous undercover work to track her down in Accra.

Just as things at work are slowing down for PI Emma Djan, an old friend of her boss's asks for help locating his missing daughter. According to her father, Ngozi had a bright future ahead of her when she became secretive and withdrawn. Suddenly, all she wanted to do was be with her handsome new beau, Femi, instead of attending law school in the fall. So when she disappears from her parents' house in Nigeria the middle of a summer night, they immediately suspect Femi was behind it and have reason to believe the pair has fled to Accra.

During Emma's first week on the case, Femi is found murdered at his opulent residence in Accra. There are no signs of Ngozi at the scene, and fearing the worst, Emma digs further, discovering that Femi was part of a network of sex traffickers across West Africa.

Emma must figure out which of Femi's many enemies killed him, but more urgently, she must find Ngozi before she, too, is murdered in cold blood.

Author: Kwei Quartey
Publisher: Soho Crime
Published: 02/07/2023
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.00h x 7.60w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9781641293396

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/01/2022 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2022
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2022
Booklist 12/01/2022 pg. 110
Library Journal 01/01/2023 pg. 68