New mystery for readers who enjoy Alexander McCall Smith
There is a new mystery series that takes place in Botswana. Like the wonderful Alexander McCall Smith gentle mysteries centered on Mma. Precious Ramotswe, this new series features a wise and persistent detective. His name is Detective David Bengu and he is known as “Kubu” (Setswana for hippopotamus!).
Check out The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu by Michael Stanley.
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2009-06
Harper
9780061252495
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The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu: A Detective Kubu Mystery
By Stanley, Michael
Botswana’s Detective Kubu is caught in a twisted tangle of money, murder, andhidden motives, in his second evocative mystery from the author of “A CarrionDeath.”
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Two vicious murders, only hours apart
Normally a peaceful wilderness retreat, the Jackalberry bush camp has suddenly become a ghastly crime scene—and the details are still emerging when Detective David “Kubu” Bengu is assigned to the case. Zimbabwean teacher Goodluck Tinubu and another tourist have been found bludgeoned to death, while another guest at the camp—rumored to be a dissident wanted in Zimbabwe—has disappeared without a trace.
With the local police unable—or unwilling—to provide much assistance, Detective Kubu relies on his own instincts to track down those responsible for the crimes. But a startling piece of forensic evidence from Goodluck Tinubu’s murder adds a complicated twist to the investigation, and Kubu must work fast to solve a seemingly impossible riddle before any more Jackalberry guests meet their death. Suspecting that everyone at the camp has something to hide, the wily detective from Gaborone sets a clever trap to find the truth.
The memorable Kubu of “A Carrion Death” returns in this gripping story of murder, greed, and hidden motives. Set in northern Botswana, amid lush vegetation and teeming wildlife, “The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu” captures the intense loyalties and struggles taking place at the country’s borders—and the shattered dreams of those living just outside this modern democracy.
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