In the neon-lit boardrooms of the Akonor Palace, power is a game of cold metrics. Nana Kwesi Asare II is a king built for the twenty-first century, managing multi-million-dollar lithium trusts on an iPad Pro.

By his side stands Kofi Mensah, the Okyeame—a strategic PR genius who translates ancient statecraft into viral corporate press releases.But where wealth grows, envy turns blood-red. Maserhud, a predatory palace Chief of Staff with a London master’s degree, wants the kingdom's gold mining leases.

To eliminate his rival, Maserhud orchestrates an intimate high-society dinner in the Aburi hills, serving an executive goat soup designed to weaponize a sacred royal protocol and frame the innocent poet for high treason.A brilliant blend of modern corporate intrigue and traditional Ghanaian wit, The Cold Seed is a high-stakes psychological thriller.

Grounded by his brilliant wife, Abena, Kofi must outmaneuver a toxic trap where the currency is reputation, and the weapon is deception.