The Whitewashed Tombs

Vicious hate crimes are rocking the LGBTQ+ community in Accra, and prejudice and politics threaten to stymiePI Emma Djan's investigation.Author Kwei Quartey tackles a real-life-and deeply personal-issue as an anti-gay bill threatens to tear Ghanaapart.Marcelo Tetteh, a twenty-seven-year-old LGBTQ activist, is butchered one night after being lured on Grindr toa deserted building site. With rampant homophobia in Ghana, Marcelo's wealthy father doesn't trust the GhanaPolice Service to find the killer, so he goes to the Sowah Private Investigators Agency for help, partly becausehe still feels guilty for disowning his son when he came out.Emma is assigned the case, but quickly learns of a complication that prevents her from teaming up as usualwith Jojo, her trusted colleague. Emma is the only one at work who knows Jojo is gay, and now he revealssomething else: for some time, Jojo was dating Marcelo, the victim.Working with Manu, whom she's never gotten along with, Emma goes undercover in the International Congressof Families, a powerful organization seeking to criminalize homosexuality in African countries. As Emmainfiltrates the ICF, she uncovers a web of deceit and hypocrisy and discovers that the mastermind behind themurders is someone much closer than she ever imagined. Emma must race against time to unmask the killer,protect the vulnerable LGBTQ+ community, and bring justice to the victims, all while navigating the dangerouswaters of politics, power, and personal secrets.