Deadly Harvest (Detective Kubu, #4)

Posted on 08 October 2018 by Michael Stanley

Deadly Harvest in Michael Stanley s beloved Detective Kubu series tracks a series of murders and a mysterious witch doctor whose nefarious potions might hold the key to a web of missing persons.When young girls start to go missing, Samantha, a new detective on the Botswana police force suspects that muti, a traditional African medicine, is the reason She and Detective David Kubu Bengu race to stop a serial killer, all as the father of one of the victims threatens to take matters into his own hands.Weaving together a thrilling mystery with a fascinating look at modern day Africa, Deadly Harvest is filled with elements suspense and plot twists that will keep you captivated until the very end. Free Read [ Deadly Harvest (Detective Kubu, #4) ] author [ Michael Stanley ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Deadly Harvest was brilliant and captivating, very haunting in places and absolutely captured my imagination, I read it in one sitting whilst gulping huge amounts of coffee.The setting for a start was so beautifully described you could almost taste the air I know nothing relatively speaking about Botswana, Deadly Harvest was a bit of an education for me in that respect and the authors here manage to convey that sense of place with some wonderfully descriptive prose that digs deep The characte Deadly Harvest was brilliant and captivating, very haunting in places and absolutely captured my imagination, I read it in one sitting whilst gulping huge amounts of coffee.The setting for a start was so beautifully described you could almost taste the air I know nothing relatively speaking about Botswana, Deadly Harvest was a bit of an education for me in that respect and the authors here manag...Deadly Harvest A Hot ThrillerThe writing duo who make up Michael Stanley have written a hot thriller based out under the hot sky of Botswana where the Police have to combat corruption and the belief in witch doctors This Sunshine Noir has all the darkness of Nordic Noir but at arelaxed approach, with some excellent characters.When a young girl goes missing, and then not long after another girl disappears in to thin air, the police seem slow to react and show very little interest It is Deadly Harvest A Hot ThrillerThe writing duo who make up Michael Stanley have written a hot thriller based out under the hot sky of Botswana where the Police have to combat corruption and the belief in witch doctors This Sunshine Noir has all the darkness of Nordic Noir but at arelaxed approach, with some excellent characters.When a young girl goes...I like an international flavour to my books a little escapism to a far away land where life is different to mine In a literary sense, I feel well travelled So why can t I think of a single book I ve read that s set in Africa Probably because Deadly Harvest was my first visit to the vast continent how is that possible But what an introduction This was no gentle easing into the customs and the climate, oh no This was a smack you between the eyes visit to Botswana with body parts galore I like an international flavour to my books a little escapism to a far away land where life is different to mine In a literary sense, I feel well travelled So why can t I think of a single book I ve read that s set in Africa Probably because Deadly Harvest was my first visit to the vast continent how is that possible But what an introduction This was no gentle easing into the customs and the climate, oh no This was a smack you between the eyes visit to Botswana ...I really like these Detective Kubu books about a portly Kubu means hippo police detective in Botswana, who solves crimes and is a funny, lovable character Oops, I apologize for noting in an earlier post that this series is set in India I was thinking about another, similar detective series I enjoy Tarquin Hall s Vish Puri series These two authors known collectively as Michael Stanley have written another very well crafted story which proceeds at a stately, nuanced pace which n I really like these Detective Kubu books about a portly Kubu means hippo police detective in Botswana, who solves crimes and is a funny, lovable character Oops, I apologize for noting in an earlier post that this series is set in India I was thinking about another, similar detective series I enjo...I mentioned it last time, but I ll mention it again this time, but you would never know that there are two authors writing these books The whole thing is so well written and it flows beautifully There aren t sections that you can tell that are written by one person or the other which is what I ve found when reading other books bythan one author.The story itself is wonderfully crafted and is full of the twists and turns that I now expect from a Michael Stanley book I don t want to say to I mentioned it last time, but I ll mention it again this time, but you would never know that there...Deadly Harvest is my introduction to The Detective Kubu series, set in Botswana I m looking forward to getting my hands on the rest and devouring them Detective Kubu is wonderful and it s eye opening discovering a rich African culture The writing team of Michael Stanley Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip are at their fourth adventure for Assistant Superintendent David Benga, known as Kubu.The story is fascinating, dark and beautifully written Botswana is a modern country, that still clings Deadly Harvest is my introduction to The Detective Kubu series, set in Botswana I m looking forward to getting my hands on the rest and devouring them Detective Kubu is wonderful and it s eye opening discovering a rich African culture The writing team of Michael Stanley Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip are at their fourth adventure for Assistant Superintendent David Benga, known as Kubu.The story is fascinating, dark and beautifully written Botswana is a modern country, that still clings to the old ways of black magic and superstition It seems very understandable at times, yet bizarre Imagine wanting to get promotion at work and seeking the advice of a witch doctor to becomepowerful It s a whole different belief system.Samantha Kharma is new to...I received a copy of this book from the publisher and this is my honest opinion of the book.A young girl goes missing on her way home from shopping The police do little to find her and she vanishes without a trace Months later another girl disappears, her father taking it upon himself to find out what happened to her New detective Samatha Khama is dealing with the cases and believes the girls were taken to be used in muti, African traditional medicine Calling on the help of Assistant Superin I received a copy of this book from the publisher and this is my honest opinion of the book.A young girl goes missing on her way home from shopping The police do little to find her and she vanishes without a trace Months later another girl disappears, her father taking it upon himself to find out what happened to her New detective Samatha Khama is dealing with the cases and believes the girls were taken to be u...Crime mystery set in BotswanaThis review first appeared on our blog where we also chat to the author s well paced mystery that circles around as the clues come together, the darkness of illicit practices unfurls like the smoke from a witch s cauldron There isthan a nod to Macbeth in the book, set against a rich Botswana background.Intriguingly behind the story is writer duo, Stanley Trollip and Michael Sears, combining to make Michael Stanley I Crime mystery set in BotswanaThis review first appeared on our blog where we also chat to the author s well paced mystery that circles around as the clues come together, the darkness of illicit practices unfurls like the smoke from a witch s cauldron There isthan a nod to Macbeth in the book, set against a rich Botswana background.Intriguingly behind the story is writer duo, Stanley Trollip and Michael Sears, combining to make Michael Stanley I have often pondered how 2 writers can work on one book and I pose my curious questions about the process below it is, in fact,common than one might think Take for example, another writer doubl...Some of the very best crime fiction explores issues that are relevant to the society in which it is set Michael Stanley s Kubu series, set in Botswana seems to have really hit its straps in that department in the last couple of books, with DEADLY HARVEST reaching a particular high The fourth book in the Detective Kubu series, here the author s are exploring the disappearance of a number of young girls The suspicion is that these girls are the victims of a powerful, unknown witchdoctor, looki Some of the very best crime fiction explores issues that are relevant to the society in which it is set Michael Stanley s Kubu series, set in Botswana seems to have really hit its straps in that department in the last couple of books, with DEADLY HARVEST reaching a particular high The fourth book in the Detective Kubu series, here the author s are exploring the disappearance of a number of young girls The suspicion is that these girls are the victims of a powerful, unknown witchdoctor, looking for victims to incorporate in his muti, or traditional African healing, potions.This is, needless to say a rather confrontational storyline Built as it is into questions of the p...When I started I had no idea what to expect However, once I started reading, I didn t want to stop as I was drawn in immediately Opening with the abduction of a young girl, the book definitely starts with a twist as the reader is made to question who would take a child, and why And why did the girl go with them so easily Set in Botswana, the location gives a fabulous backdrop to the story I am so used to reading books set in colder climes, that Deadly Harvest was a welcome change to the norm When I started I had no idea what to expect Howe...

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08 October 2018

Michael Stanley