{"product_id":"2940165563782","title":"Detective Kubu Investigates Boxed Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this BOXED SET of all the Michael Stanley short stories included in the successful Detective Kubu Investigates 1 \u0026amp; 2 and African Mysteries collections, there are thirteen twisty cases from Botswana and elsewhere. There's also an interview with Kubu himself, and exclusive excerpts from the new Kubu novel \u003cem\u003eA Deadly Covenant \u003c\/em\u003eto be released in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man is killed while rhino poaching, but is it as straightforward as it appears? A garbage collector makes a horrifying discovery in a bin. Is he the culprit or a victim? A witch doctor sets out to solve crimes with the help of the spirits. How does that work out? A man is stabbed outside a bar. Is it just a jealous fight or is there something much more sinister behind it? A writer at a weekend party is writing a noir short story set in the house where he's staying, but it seems to be coming true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn seven of the stories Kubu investigates murders in Botswana. Four detectives with very different styles and methods solve cases in South Africa, and there are two bonus stories set outside Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest-selling British mystery author Peter James wrote of Michael Stanley's work, \"I was gripped and entranced from the first page. A wonderful, original voice—McCall Smith with a dark edge and even darker underbelly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Stanley is the pen name of two South Africans—Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip—who write fiction together. Their award-winning novels featuring Detective Kubu are \u003cem\u003eA Carrion Death\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eA Deadly Trade\u003c\/em\u003e, outside North America), \u003cem\u003eDeath of the Mantis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDeadly Harvest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Death in the Family\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDying to Live\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFacets of Death\u003c\/em\u003e. They also have a stand-alone thriller \u003cem\u003eShoot the Bastards\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDead of Night\u003c\/em\u003e, outside North America).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White Sun Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46464879624433,"sku":"2940165563782","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940165563782_p0.jpg?v=1765963565","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940165563782","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}