Detective Kubu’s world is shattered when his father is violently
murdered. Defying orders, he sets off on the killers’ trail … with
shocking consequences… ‘This fifth mystery featuring Detective
Kubu is another fast-moving procedural notable for its warm
characterizations and vivid sense of place. A natural for fans of
the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency' Booklist ‘A wonderful,
original voice – McCall Smith with a dark edge and even darker
underbelly’ Peter James 'Impossible to put down. Kubu’s
painstaking detecting skills make him a sort of Hercule Poirot of the
desert … This series can be recommended to a wide gamut of
readers’ Library Journal _______________ 'There's no easy way to
say this, Kubu. Your father's dead. I'm afraid he's been murdered.’
Faced with the violent death of his own father, even Assistant
Superintendent David ‘Kubu’ Bengu, Botswana CID's keenest mind, is
baffled. Who would kill such a frail old man? The picture becomes even
murkier with the apparent suicide of a government official. Are
Chinese mine-owners involved? And what role does the US Embassy have
to play? When grief-stricken Kubu defies orders and sets out on the
killers’ trail, startling and chilling links emerge, spanning the
globe and setting a sequence of shocking events in motion. Will Kubu
catch the killers in time … and find justice for his father? Set
amidst the dark beauty of modern Botswana, A Death in the Family is
a thrilling insight into a world of riots, corruption and greed, as a
complex series of murders present the opera-loving, wine connoisseur
detective with his most challenging – and personal – case yet.
_______________ ‘The perfect combination of “I don’t want it to
end” and “I can’t put it down”. Great African crime fiction’
Deon Meyer ‘My favourite writing duo since Ellery Queen’ Ragnar
Jónasson ‘Bengu is a wonderful creation, complex and beguiling. The
exotic smells and sounds of Botswana fill the pages as well as the
changes and struggles of a country brimming with modern technology yet
fiercely clinging to old traditions. Compelling and deceptively
written...’ New York Journal of Books ‘Richly atmospheric … a
gritty depiction of corruption and deception’ Publishers Weekly
‘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 Sigurðardóttir
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ISBN
9781910633205
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Orenda Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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