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Share The butler did it. Or in this case, the chauffeur. Well, at least that’s who the Ghana police pin it on when renowned fashion designer, Lady Araba, is found bludgeoned to death in her luxury villa in a gated estate in Trasacco Valley – the Beverly Hills of Accra. Don’t be fooled by the cosy-sounding set-up, though. This is no rehash of The No1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Kwei Quartey’s second Emma Djan novel is dark detective fiction with a hint of noir and an authentic African flavour. Ten months after the murder, Dele Teffeyfio, Araba’s dressmaker aunt who took her under her wing as a child, walks into the Sowah Private Investigators Agency requesting the murder be reinvestigated. Dele is convinced that Araba’s on-off celebrity boyfriend, Augustus Seeza, is guilty of her murder. Seeza’s depended on Araba to maintain his luxurious lifestyle, which included smart cars and imported cigars, combined with his addiction to alcohol. This makes him a likely c ....