Gold of Our Fathers (Darko Dawson Mystery #4)

Chief Inspector Darko Dawson steps off the bus into Obuasi’s red-dust streets expecting gold-boom glamour and finds instead police lockers hanging off hinges, evidence mounded like termite towers, and mercury-scarred rivers whispering warnings about Economic and Environmental Justice ignored. His second sunrise brings a grisly revelation: a Chinese mine owner buried beneath his own glittering quarry, a brutal reminder that riches can strangle conscience. Pushing past bribed officers and muscle-bound galamsey kingpins, Darko weaves Ashanti folklore, forensic grit, and the quiet prayers of villagers whose lungs burn from illegal blast fumes, asking whether Criminal Justice can bloom where money grows faster than cocoa. Mapping pay-off chains from Accra boardrooms to jungle sluices, he crafts a moral compass for students of corruption and congregations yearning for creation care; every clue flickers like a headlamp in a night pit, urging readers to decide who truly owns the earth’s buried grace. When a final ambush forces Darko to choose between career safety and prophetic truth, one question swelters above the pits: will justice shine brighter than gold? Tap the blue ➕ to Save to List for later inspiration, or hit the bold arrow to Learn More and connect your classroom, youth group, or congregation to this pulse-pounding quest for accountability in Ghana’s golden heart.