A Death in the Family
Published on 28. July 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-1-910633-21-2 (ISBN)
Description
'There's no easy way to say this, Kubu. Your father's dead. I'm afraid he's been murdered.' Thus begins a roller-coaster ride of a crime thriller, set amidst the dark beauty of modern Botswana. A Death in the Family - the fifth in the unforgettable crime series featuring the opera-loving wine connoisseur Assistant Superintendant David 'Kubu' Bengu of the Botswana Police Force - takes the reader from Botswana to New York and back again, as riots, corruption, greed and a series of murders present Kubu with his most challenging case yet.
Reviews / Votes
'Under the African sun, Michael Stanley's Detective Kubu investigates crimes as dark as the darkest of Nordic Noir. Call it Sunshine Noir, if you will - a must read' Yrsa Sigurdardottir, best-selling author of I Remember You 'Kubu returns with a vengeance - but what is prowling in the darkness of Botswana is more dangerous than the four-legged predators. Then there are the Chinese who just may be the most dangerous of all - I love it!' Charles Todd, award-winning author of the Ian Rutledge and Bess Crawford mysteries 'I was gripped and entranced from the first page. A wonderful, original voice - McCall Smith with a dark edge and even darker underbelly' Peter James 'Saturated with local colour. Kubu is hugely appealing - big and solid and smart enough to grasp all angles of this mystery. Readers may be lured to Africa by the landscape, but it takes a great character like Kubu to win our loyalty' Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-910633-21-2 (9781910633212)
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Person
Michael Stanley is the writing team of Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip. Both were born in South Africa and have worked in academia and business. Stanley was an educational psychologist, specialising in the application of computers to teaching and learning, and is a pilot. Michael specialises in image processing and remote sensing, and teaches at the University of the Witwatersrand. On a flying trip to Botswana, they watched a pack of hyenas hunt, kill, and devour a wildebeest, eating both flesh and bones. That gave them the premise for their first mystery, A Carrion Death, which introduced Detective 'Kubu' Bengu of the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department. It was a finalist for five awards, including the Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger. The series has been critically acclaimed, and their third book, Death of the Mantis, won the Barry Award for Best Paperback Original mystery and was a finalist for an Edgar award. Deadly Harvest was a finalist for an International Thriller Writers' award. A Death in the Family is their latest book.