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"When her dreams of rising through the police ranks like her late father crash around her, 26-year-old Emma Djan is unsure what will become of her life in Accra. Through a sympathetic former colleague, Emma gets an interview with a private detective agency tracking down missing persons, thefts, and marital infidelities. It's not the future she imagined, but it's her best option. Meanwhile, Gordon Tilson, a middle-aged widower in Washington, DC, has found solace in an online community after his wife's passing. Through the support group, he's even met a young Ghanaian widow he really cares…
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6 editions- Audiobook · English · 2020The Missing AmericanRecorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781664489240
- Paperback · English · 2020The Missing AmericanSoho Crime · 448 pages · 9781641292122
- Other · English · 2020Soho Press, Incorporated · 432 pages · 9781641290708
- Other · English · 2020Allison & Busby, Limited · 448 pages · 9780749025076
- Other · English · 2020Allison & Busby, Limited · 448 pages · 9780749025731
- Other · English · 2020Allison & Busby, Limited · 9780749025120
American literatureWomen private investigatorsFictionMissing personsAmericansInternet fraudMystery & Detective / Police Procedural