Facets of Death (Detective Kubu #0)
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- Synopsis
- When a Botswana mine is robbed of 100,000 carats of diamonds and the thieves are murdered execution-style, Botswana’s Detective Kubu begins a terrifying international investigation in this chilling prequel to the award-winning Detective Kubu series._______________Recruited straight from university to Botswana’s CID, David ‘Kubu’ Bengu has raised his colleagues’ suspicions with his meteoric rise within the department, and he has a lot to prove…When the richest diamond mine in the world is robbed of 100,000 carats worth of gems, and then the thieves are killed, execution-style, Kubu leaps at the chance to prove himself. But where are the diamonds? And what role does a witch doctor and his son play?Does this young detective have the skill – and integrity – to engineer an international trap? Or could it cost him everything, including his life…?A riveting, chilling prequel to the award-winning Detective Kubu series, Facets of Death introduces the beloved Kubu and his richly described native Botswana, in a dark, sophisticated thriller that will leave you breathless. _______________Praise for the Detective Kubu series‘A wonderful, original voice – McCall Smith with a dark edge and even darker underbelly’ Peter James’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‘Detective David “Kubu” 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‘Impossible to put down’ Library Journal’My favourite writing duo since Ellery Queen’ Ragnar Jónasson‘Richly atmospheric … a gritty depiction of corruption and deception’ Publishers Weekly
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 336 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781913193645
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781913193638
- Publisher:
- Orenda Books Ltd
- Date of Addition:
- 04/08/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.