{"product_id":"death-in-the-family-1","title":"Death In The Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eDetective Kubu’s world is shattered when his father is violently murdered. Defying orders, he sets off on the killers’ trail … with shocking consequences…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘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 \u003ci\u003eNo. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A wonderful, original voice – McCall Smith with a dark edge and even darker underbelly’ \u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '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’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'There's no easy way to say this, Kubu. Your father's dead. I'm afraid he's been murdered.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set amidst the dark beauty of modern Botswana, \u003ci\u003eA Death in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The perfect combination of “I don’t want it to end” and “I can’t put it down”. Great African crime fiction’ \u003cb\u003eDeon Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘My favourite writing duo since Ellery Queen’ \u003cb\u003eRagnar Jónasson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘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...’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Richly atmospheric … a gritty depiction of corruption and deception’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘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’ \u003cb\u003eYrsa Sigurðardóttir\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316187865470,"sku":"NW9781910633229","price":8.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781910633229.jpg?v=1778717945","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/death-in-the-family-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}