I loved this book! Just ask my family. I can't stop talking about it. A young man stands accused of murdering a well-liked med student and Inspector Darko Dawson is sent from the Ghanian capital of Accra to Ketanu; Ketanu where his own mother disappeared from twenty-five years earlier. This isn't just a mystery, it's a tale about personal demons, old-fashioned bad police work, modern investigation and modern medicine bucking against the fetish priests in the area. There are more suspects than you can count and the poor victim was actually liked! Kwei Quartey takes us from mud huts to city houses and Inspector Dawson even complains about traffic jams. Traffic jams! In Africa. Ok I know it's silly, but I honestly haven't thought of Ghana that way. I'm serious, if you don't find much more than just a great mystery in this book I'll stop eating chocolate for a week! By the way, I was so taken up by the story, the country and the writing that I had no clue to the killer until near the end. Welcome Dr. Quartey, we've been waiting for you.
Leonard Mlodinow discusses and signs The Drunkard's Walk
06/11/2008 7:00 pm
Location:
Street:
Vroman's Bookstore
Additional:
695 E. Colorado Blvd
City:
Pasadena
,
Province:
California
Postal Code:
91101
Country:
United States
Mlodinow, a former writer for Star Trek and MacGyver, reminds us that much of life is less predictable than the steps of a drunken man, stumbling home from a night at the bar. By highlighting the lives and careers of the wild and unpredictable characters who contributed necessary groundwork to the study of probability, Mlodinow shows us how we misinterpret the world around us and believe we have control or understanding, when in fact we are gleaning too much from far too little.