Death of the Mantis: A Detective Kubu Mystery: 3 - Softcover

Stanley PH., Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062000373 ISBN 13: 9780062000378

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2011

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2011 Pages: 448 in Publisher: Harper Perennial In the southern Kalahari area of ??Botswana-an arid landscape of legends that speak of lost cities. Hidden wealth and withancient gods-a fractious ranger named Monzo is found dying from a severe head wound in a dry ravine. Three Bushmen surround the doomed man. but are they his killers or there to help Detective David Kubu Bengu is on the case. an investigation that his old school friend Khumanego claims is motivated by racist antagonism on the part of the local police. But when a second bizarre murder. and then a third. seem to point also to the nomadic tribe. the intrepid Kubu must journey into the depths of the Kalahari to uncover the truth. What he discovers there will test all his powers of detection ... and his ability to remain alive.

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Review:

"DEATH OF THE MANTIS is the best book I've read in a very long time. A fantastic read. Brilliant!"--Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author of Bury Your Dead

"Kubu's third recorded case is again alive with local color and detail and, refreshingly, offers his fullest mystery plot yet."--Kirkus Reviews

"Impossible to put down, this immensely readable third entry. . . delivers the goods. 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 (starred review)

From the Back Cover:

In the southern Kalahari area of Botswana--an arid landscape of legends that speak of lost cities, hidden wealth, and ancient gods--a fractious ranger named Monzo is found dying from a severe head wound in a dry ravine. Three Bushmen surround the doomed man, but are they his killers or there to help? Detective David "Kubu" Bengu is on the case, an investigation that his old school friend Khumanego claims is motivated by racist antagonism on the part of the local police. But when a second bizarre murder, and then a third, seem to point also to the nomadic tribe, the intrepid Kubu must journey into the depths of the Kalahari to uncover the truth. What he discovers there will test all his powers of detection . . . and his ability to remain alive.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0062000373
• ISBN 13: 9780062000378
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448