When a Botswana mine is robbed of 100,000 carats of diamonds and the thieves are murdered execution-style, Botswana's Detective Kubu's first case becomes a terrifying international investigation … The...

Please note that this thriller was previously published with the title Shoot the Bastards in North America. A freelance journalist is dragged into a deadly investigation when researching an article on...

'Death of the Mantis, by Michael Stanley is the best book I've read in a very long time' Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author of the Chief Inspector Gamache novelThe third novel in the fantastic...

'Impressive . . . The intricate plotting, a grisly sense of realism and numerous topical motifs make this a compulsively readable novel' Publishers WeeklyThe second in the fantastic crime series, featuring...

This cookbook is a collection of southern Africa recipes that are favorites of Detective Kubu - the gourmet detective in Botswana who features in the mysteries by Michael Stanley.The book covers special...

The second collection of Michael Stanley short stories following on from the highly successful DETECTIVE KUBU INVESTIGATES and featuring more twisty cases from Botswana and elsewhere. There's also an...

"Kubu" Bengu is a detective in the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department. A large man with big appetites - his nickname Kubu means hippo in the Setswana language.  He is happily married and lives...

A new collection of four southern African mystery short stories from Michael Stanley, author of the award-winning Detective Kubu series, including a never-before-published Kubu mystery.Serial Killer is...

“[An] impressive debut. . . . The intricate plotting, a grisly sense of realism and numerous topical motifs . . . make this a compulsively readable novel.” — Publishers WeeklyA Carrion Death offers a...

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...

“[An] impressive debut. . . . The intricate plotting, a grisly sense of realism and numerous topical motifs . . . make this a compulsively readable novel.” — Publishers WeeklyA Carrion Death offers a...

“The African Columbo….Like the first book to feature Kubu, A Carrion Death, this is a smart, satisfyingly complex mystery. [Grade] A.”—Entertainment Weekly The second book in the Inspector Kubu series—penned...

This is the eighth book in the Detective Kubu series and the second with him as a young man. "A Deadly Covenant provides the reader with an exciting insight into crime in Botswana. A thoroughly enjoyable...

When the body of a bushman with puzzlingly young organs is stolen from the morgue and a local witch doctor goes missing, Detective Kubu becomes involved in a life-threatening case.'Richly atmospheric...

Detective Kubu's world is shattered when his father is violently murdered. Defying orders, he sets off on the killers' trail … with shocking consequences…'This fifth mystery featuring Detective Kubu is...

New recruit to the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department, Samantha Khama, calls upon Detective Kubu when the hunt for two missing girls hits a dead end … and it becomes clear that there is a serial...

Books 4,5 and 6 of THE DETECTIVE KUBU COLLECTIONAssistant Superintendent David 'Kubu' Bengu of the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department returns to solve a series of dark, devastating crimes that...

A freelance journalist is dragged into a deadly investigation when researching an article on rhino-horn smuggling in South Africa. An unputdownable new thriller from the authors of the critically acclaimed...

When a human skeleton is discovered at the site of a controversial new dam in remote northern Botswana, rookie Detective Kubu is drawn into a terrifying local feud, and discovers a deadly covenant that...

When a Botswana mine is robbed of 100,000 carats of diamonds and the thieves are murdered execution-style, Botswana's Detective Kubu's first case becomes a terrifying international investigation … The...

'There's no easy way to say this, Kubu. Your father's dead. I'm afraid he's been murdered.'Faced with the violent death of his own father, even Assistant Superintendent David 'Kubu' Bengu, Botswana CID's...

Something secret is hidden deep in the Kalahari desert. People will kill for it. But does it even exist?When the body of a Bushman is discovered near the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, the death is written...

In this BOXED SET of all the Michael Stanley short stories included in the successful Detective Kubu Investigates 1 & 2 and African Mysteries collections, there are thirteen twisty cases from Botswana...

'I'm fascinated by Africa and now I really want to visit Botswana. Through this book, I've come to love the people there, and fall totally for the main character' Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling...

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...