Two successful crime fiction writers with deep West African roots share their creative process of writing to include culture, customs and social issues in the context of creative and strong images within the genre of mystery fiction.

Ghana and Nigeria both have a rich literary tradition of great writers. Join us for this unique opportunity to meet two of them. Kwei Quartey is a bestselling crime fiction writer and physician born in Ghana and now based in Pasadena, California. He is author of two series—the Darko Dawson series and the Emma Djan series—writes from a perspective of Ghana. His latest novel is Last Seen in Lapaz. Stella Oni, from Nigeria, works as a technical writer in aviation by day and a crime fiction author by night. She took a powerful journey to write Deadly Sacrifice, which focuses on the Nigerian diaspora in the United Kingdom

These two writers have transformed their life experiences into crime fiction. Reading their novels is to become engaged with another country and culture while at the same time challenging your sleuthing skills.